Feeling fine and sandy – Banbury care home surprises resident with seaside trip

A care home in Banbury made shore to fulfil a resident’s wish to travel to the coast.  

Martin Keane, aged 71 and a resident at Care UK’s Highmarket House, on North Bar Place, missed the sights and sounds of the coast and wanted to enjoy fish and chips at the seaside – so the team organised a special trip to Bournemouth for him and a few other residents to enjoy a fun day out.

Along with five other residents at the home, Martin, who last visited the seaside over 18 years ago, was able to walk along the pier and get an ice cream, before sitting and enjoying the tranquillity of being by the coast. To top things off, the residents and home team enjoyed a much-awaited fish and chip lunch along with a pint of beer, while taking in the view of the sea front.  

Martin said: “I really enjoyed the day out to the seaside, and my favourite part was being on the sea front and sipping my pint of Stella – I also couldn’t have asked for better company and better care.”

Francesca Cowley, Home Manager at Highmarket House, said: “Our trip to Bournemouth was one for the books, and there’s no doubt we’ll still be talking about it for weeks to come.

“Martin loves the seaside and has shared countless stories of his beach holidays over the years – so when he made a wish to enjoy a fish and chip supper by the sea, we knew we had to make it happen.

“It was incredibly rewarding for the team to see just how happy he was to be near the sea again – the smile on his face said it all. It was a lovely day out for the residents, and we are delighted we were able to make Martin’s wish to visit the seaside again come true!”

Highmarket House is a state-of-the-art care home which provides full-time residential, dementia, nursing and short-term respite care. The home, which features 73 en-suite bedrooms, has been designed to enable its residents to live active and fulfilled lives, while also promoting independence. The care home incorporates space for hobby and leisure activities and includes its own cinema, hairdressing salon and café.

For more information on Highmarket House, please contact Customer Relations Manager Daniel Worley on daniel.worley@careuk.com or call 01295 297 652.

For more general information, visit careuk.com/highmarket-house.