Activities at Dovedale Court Care Home

A visit to the British commercial museum in Leyland. What a fantastic time the residents had looking at old vehicles and trying on old fire marshal clothing and helmets.  

Our resident, David, decided to sit on the pope's mobile and give the crowds a wave.      

Dovedale Court care home took a trip to Avenham park nr Preston city centre. 

With such nice weather, they had a nice walk by the river, passed a few horses, families enjoying the weather and dog walkers. We chatted along the way and enjoyed ice cream in the sunshine.  

We had a brilliant afternoon out in the countryside at Alpaca fold in Samlesbury. Alpaca Fold has 21 Alpacas that roam the farm fields freely. 

It’s no secret that everyone loves alpacas, they are fun and have lots of character and our residents love being out with them. The staff really looked after us at Alpaca Fold, and we will certainly be back. 

We've had some great weather and to make the most of it, our gardening club is back on. 

We got to plant a vegetable patch, pull out a few weeds and do some tidying up. We finished the afternoon with refreshments in the garden.  

Residents at Dovedale Court enjoyed a shopping trip round Asda.  

Looking at different things from clothing, the home department and food, the trip sparked many memories and residents chatted about the trip to Asda and days afterwards. 

With it being Bob Marley day, we had a good excuse to make and taste cocktails whilst enjoying reggae music. 

The residents were really engaged with it, tasting, dancing, socialising and a great time was had by all. 

We had a fab trip out to Charnock Farm Garden Centre. We got to meet some of their animals. Diego the little Shetland pony was their favourite.   

We finished the trip with a stop at their café to have a chat and reminisce about the farm.

Using a really great App on our giant touch-screen tablet, these residents teamed up to do a number of Wordsearches. 

They were absolutely brilliant and completed a good few. They even had a go through all the different difficulty levels. 

Is this the coolest gang you've come across?

We arrived at Red Rose Bowling in Preston and, from the start, the residents were in sports mode. They were so competitive, and it was great to witness. 

The winner of the day was David, so when we go back, he's definitely the man to beat.