Ladies & Gentlemen - the bar is now open!

Ladies and Gentlemen – the bar is officially open! We've opened a new pub at Highfield House for the residents at the home to enjoy.

The home on London Road in Halesworth provides short-term and longer-term residential care including support for people living with dementia. “The Highfield Arms” is situated in one of the communal lounges at the home and was recently converted by Castlemeadow Care’s Regional Maintenance team.

The pub was officially opened by resident Jonathon Harvey O.B.E with Home Manager Martin Bargeman. For the opening, residents enjoyed their favourite tipple, served from the bar by Wellbeing Co-ordinator Hollie Mitchell, with mince pies while listening to festive music.

Home Manager Martin Bargeman explained how the idea came about: “The lounge at the home was always a nice area for residents with its big picture windows, but when we suggested converting it to a pub, the residents were all for it! With a refit and some fantastic donations from the local Halesworth community, we’ve created a lovely area of the home that we can use for activities, social occasions and events, as well as it being a lovely location for residents to enjoy their favourite tipple! The wellbeing of our residents is something we take really seriously, so to have something like this at the home is brilliant!”.

Highfield House would like to thank Adnams and The Angel Hotel in Halesworth for their generosity in providing items for the new bar.