Activities at Boroughbridge Manor Care Home

We were treated to an amazing live virtual talk and a tour of Cliveden, hosted by the house and chapel guides from the National Trust Talks Service.

The volunteers kindly gave us a tour around the famous house taking an in-depth look at Cliveden’s many stories from its 350 year history, from devilish dukes to scandalous headlines and boundary-breaking garden designs to political notoriety.

Starting with the Duke of Buckingham who built the first house in 1666, our residents met the key owners who helped shape the house and its gardens including the Orkney, Sutherland and Astor families.

The talk was accompanied by an illustrated presentation which brought to life these individuals and showed how their influence at Cliveden still continues today.

We all had a brilliant time.

Happy International Women’s Day! 

In recognition of the day, we commemorated the wonderful achievements of women around the world and celebrated with themed activities and music and lots of laughter.

Our residents took part in discussions about the role of many different women who have shaped history from Cleopatra and Boudicca to Florence Nightingale and Marie Curie right through to the Queen and Mrs Thatcher.

In the afternoon, they got involved in a themed quiz with the support of Oomph Wellness and enjoyed creating this amazing video.

A lovely day was had by all.

Throughout one of the most delicious weeks of the year, our residents kicked off the week and got involved in fun-filled activities and pie tasting sessions.

Pies are considered as a British National dish and we spent some time learning about the history of pies and exploring different recipes.

Of course we had to make something! The residents decided they wanted to make some delicious banoffee pies! They went down a treat!

We all had a wonderful time.

Today we marked World Wildlife Day in support of animals and plants across the world and to raise awareness of the extraordinary diversity of wildlife and marine life that we have today.

Our residents loved learning about all the different species of animals.

In recognition of World Wildlife Day we had a game of ‘name that animal sound’ with a variety of wildlife activity packs which were provided by Oomph Wellness. We even used our magic table Social-Ability. Residents enjoyed colouring in the wildlife pictures, they had a wonderful time and to finish off we listened to Elvis on the magic table’s radio! 

The first day of March was busy as we marked not only St David’s Day but also Pancake Day. Pancake Day or Shove Tuesday is the traditional feast day before the Lent on Ash Wednesday.

Our residents had a wonderful day, filled with pancake-inspired activities, they prepared homemade pancakes and decorated them with fresh fruit, berries, syrup and chocolate. It’s safe to say they went down a treat!

It was a fun day, enjoyed by all.

Celebrations have been under way as we marked St David’s Day today to acknowledge the patron saint of Wales.

To be in line with Welsh traditions, we decorated our home with flags, daffodils and leeks.

We spent the morning enjoying a painting class ran by Activities Coordinator, Shelbie where residents painted some beautiful daffodils. We were then treated to traditional lunch of Welsh food and drinks, such as Welsh cakes and Leek and Lamb Cawl.

It was a great day, enjoyed by all.