Activities at Boroughbridge Manor Care Home

The staff and residents at Boroughbridge Manor care home in Boroughbridge have been flipping and turning pancakes all morning in preparation for their annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Day celebrations.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed preparing the batter and decorating the pancakes with fresh fruit, berries, syrup and chocolate. Thomas, kitchen assistant at the home, flipped more than 100 pancakes, serving them up with sweet and savoury fillings for all the eager staff and residents.

Thomas said: “My secret to the best pancakes is all in the whipping. Give it some elbow grease when mixing the batter and you’ll get perfect pancakes every time. I like experimenting with the fillings – the residents’ favourites are chocolate spread and banana and of course, good old fashioned lemon and sugar!”

We warmly welcomed back one of our favourite entertainers Matthew Jones-Green for a morning of moving and grooving!

We had the best time dancing the morning away, we definitely worked up an appetite and couldn’t wait to sit down with our friends for our famous fish and chip Friday.

This afternoon our memory lane community enjoyed cuppa, cake and catchups with Shelbie followed by reminiscence cards and soft ball some games to round of a great day of activities.

Our home was filled with flowers, cards, balloons and decorations as we celebrated the day of love in style with sweet treats and gifts.

We marked the day by making and sending cards to loved ones, baking shortbread biscuits and a delightful afternoon tea with friends and family in the cafe.

Our residents had the opportunity to taste delicious sweet and savoury treats, prepared by our activities team whilst listening to all-time favourite love songs.

To end a fantastic day of celebrations residents enjoyed Valentines themed booklets courtesy of Oomph Wellness.

We’ve all had such a lovely day full of love and laughter.

To celebrate National Pizza Day residents marked the occasion by making their very own delicious homemade pizzas!

Residents loved having a variety of toppings to choose from to put on their chosen base.

We finished the day off by tasting our creations and they certainly did not disappoint, they were amazing!

A wonderful, tasty day enjoyed by all

Did you know he was actually called Charles Hardin Holley?

He was a pioneering singer-songwriter, hailed as one of the greats of 1950’s American rock & roll, despite his short career.

Many of our residents are big Buddy Holly fans and still love his music. We had a fantastic day listening to his hits, finding out more about his life and taking a themed quiz courtesy of Oomph Wellness.

We all had a brilliant time reminiscing about our dance hall days too!

Here at Boroughbridge manor we marked Time to Talk Day by holding small conversations about big issues and mental health.

Run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. We got into the spirit of the day by discussing mental health and hosting mindfulness and positive affirmation sessions with home made scones courtesy of our fab chef Tony!

During the day we focused on raising awareness, having meaningful discussions and of course having fun!