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
Yorkshire Day celebrations in full swing
Residents at Boroughbridge Manor celebrated the largest county in the UK, Yorkshire Day!
We sampled some Yorkshire delicacies such as Yorkshire puddings, Wensleydale cheese board, rhubarb and Pontefract cake liquorice.
In the afternoon residents watched The Railway Children and enjoyed some Yorkshire Day crafts to get into the spirit. Staff also put together a quiz where residents had to guess the meaning of different words in Yorkshire dialect, we then looked at old television programmes that was filmed in Yorkshire, it brought back lots of great memories.
It was a wonderful day.
Residents celebrate Cowboy Day
For Cowboy Day, residents at Boroughbridge Manor got creative and made some wanted posters for around the building.
We had an interesting afternoon sharing stories where each resident were asked if they were ever in trouble, and the story behind it.
It was a great day to have some fun and find out more about our residents history and memories.
Residents enjoy the start of the Tokyo Olympics!
Residents and staff at Boroughbridge Manor have had a great first few days watching the Tokyo Olympics!
To show our support for all the nations that participate and the Team GB, we decorated our home with special flags, banners and torches.
We’ve organised a series of activities, games, quizzes and themed events for our residents to enjoy during the games.
With how life has been the past year it's great to see the Olympics resuming and we are excited to watch and follow the games.
Fun filled afternoon with a music performance from Trevor Woodhead
A fun filled day with smiles all around at Boroughhbridge Manor with a visit from Trevor Woodhead.
Our residents and staff had a wonderful time singing along with the wonderful Trevor. We do our best to provide a wide range of activities and entertainment at Boroughbridge Manor as part of the lifestyle enrichment programme for residents, and this was one of our favourites!
We can’t wait for our next visit already!
Residents find out about our mechanical friends!
We enjoyed a wonderful virtual introduction to the world of robots with V&A Dundee Curator, Kirsty Hassard.
Kirsty talked us through the history of robots and their early beginnings, the presentation traced the fascination of all things wired and wonderful and considered what the future might hold for our relationship with a multitude of mechanical machines.
It was absolutely thrilling to learn what robots can do now and what they might be able to do in the future.
Residents tour the magnificent gardens at Blenheim Palace
Residents and staff had a lovely time exploring the amazing gardens of Blenheim Palace through a virtual talk, hosted by the Historian - Antonia Keaney.
We enjoyed a virtual look at how the gardens at Blenheim have developed over the past 300 years - from the formality of Henry Wise through to the ‘natural’ landscape created by Capability Brown and beyond.
Everyone was very impressed by the many jewels hidden within the 150 acres of beautiful gardens.
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....
