Activities at Boroughbridge Manor Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience, and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Shelbie Taylor
Hi my name is Shelbie, I have recently been promoted to Head of Activities here at Boroughbridge Manor.
I have worked at Boroughbridge Manor for 7 years, I love making our residents smile. I get great satisfaction knowing I have made someone’s day better!
Myself, Leoni and Suzanne have created a wonderful culture within Boroughbridge Manor and we work together to give our residents the best possible experiences.
We are here to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active. We ensure the team knows each residents' preferences, so that we can deliver a person-centred program of events and activities. We are extremely fortunate to have our very own minibus, we love taking the residents out for coffee, shopping and lots of fun trips out whether that be to the museum or the seaside.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Boroughbridge Manor Care Home
Mince Pies and Hot Chocolate
We would like to say a huge thank you to Jane who kindly came in and held a hot chocolate and mince pie afternoon for the residents.
Everyone had a lovely time and thoroughly enjoyed their hot chocolates topped with whipped cream and lots of marshmallows!
Thank you for a great afternoon Jane!
Christmas Cocktails
With Christmas only 8 days away we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to recreate some of our favourite festive cocktails, with a twist.
Residents created their own versions of cocktails including; a very merry fruity punch, let it snowball, wintery virgin cosmopolitans and many more delights which were all enjoyed by all.
What a fantastic way to spend a Saturday afternoon!
Aquatic Finatic
We had a wonderful morning here at Boroughbridge Manor!
This morning residents enjoyed a fantastic hands on animal experience with Jamie and Mark from Aquatic Finatic, who were both so informative.
Everyone loved holding and petting the animals, some even braved getting up close and personal with the snakes!
Festive Floral Arrangements
Residents came together for an in house flower arranging competition with the help of Leoni, Suzanne and Andreea.
Using a variety of beautiful flowers and foliage picked from our garden, residents used their creative skills to produce aesthetically pleasing arrangements.
Flower arranging is a very popular activity amongst our residents here at Boroughbridge Manor. It enables them be as imaginative as they like and encourages reminiscence, the use of their hands and reduces feelings of stress and anxiety.
Well done to everyone!
You have all done a great job!
Christmas Cookery Demonstration
We had a fantastic time this afternoon joining Chef Alex Connell from V for Life for a Christmas-inspired live virtual cookery demonstration.
Chef Alex showed us how to make and decorate a gingerbread house from scratch!
Alex is very creative and his gingerbread house looked fantastic!
Yesterday we had the opportunity to decorate our own gingerbread houses to be entered into a themed competition, where Chef Alex will judge the entries in the New Year.
We have had a lovely afternoon.
Gingerbread House Making
We love any excuse to get creative so when we found out it was Gingerbread House Day we didn’t need any persuading to get cracking.
Residents throughout the home enjoyed building and decorating their gingerbread houses, so much half of a roof is missing because one of our residents thought it looked rather delicious and ate it!
The residents worked together as a team and between them, created some lovely gingerbread houses.
What a fun way to spend the afternoon.
Upcoming events
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We recognise the impact a Volunteer can make on the lives of our residents, do you have any spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
For more information why not pop in and see what Boroughbridge Manor can offer you.
Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel - police, ambulance and fire services, district nurses - come and take a break on us, there maybe a cake or two available....
