Activities at Elm Bank Care Home

The residents and staff at Elm Bank were delighted in attending the local St Thomas More School for an afternoon of Archaeology and dinosaur’s.

Residents were very excited to have been invited to a wonderful afternoon at their local St Thomas More School’s archaeology afternoon that was delivered by the talented team from ‘Giant Journeys’. The residents and children immersed themselves in learning about the world of dinosaurs and thrilled to have been a part of the fantastic educational afternoon.  Darren from Giant Journeys along with his team educated the children and residents about the amazing artefacts that they had with them, when everyone thought that it was all over, the hall was full of surprise as a giant dinosaur surprised all.

Resident Beryl said, "It was lovely, to see all the children all so keen to learn, I was a teacher myself and this afternoon was just perfect. The dinosaur now he was a surprise as no one was expecting to see him."

Marvellous Bindura, General Manager said, “It was lovely that the local school opened their doors to our residents, it means so much to the residents, it allows for the young and the old to mix and the wonderful experiences are shared.  Beryl was a teacher, so this meant so much to her.  I believe as do we all here at the home, it is crucial to create links with our local schools and within the community to continue for our residents to remain a part of the community.”

The residents and staff at Elm Bank care home in Kettering were overjoyed with little elves that came to visit during the festive period. The little elves from the local St Thomas More School were certainly given a warm welcome by all the residents and staff at the home.

It was a rather chilly morning, when some little elves from the local St Thomas More School decided to pay a visit to the residents and staff of Elm Bank care home. All the children had smiles on their faces as they made their way around the home spreading festive cheer to all. It was certainly a delightful sight, to see the smiles and hear the little voices as the elves spent time with staff, offering to help with duties and spending time with residents telling some very funny elf jokes. The teachers and children were all beautifully dressed in some wonderful costumes that made everyone very happy. The elves were treated to a surprise visit to see Father Christmas in the homes sensory Santa’s grotto.

Marvellous Bindura, General Manager said, “It is was heart-warming to have had the teachers and children from St Thomas More School come dressed as elves to see us all. The residents and staff truly welcomed having the elves with us spreading a lot of festive cheer to us all. One thing that we love at the home is creating good links with our local schools, it means so much to our residents that they have the intergenerational connection with children, which truly enriches the lives of both our residents

The residents and staff at Elm Bank care home in Kettering were delighted after a surprise visit was made by the ladies and children from the local Redeemed Church of God (RCCG) from the Emmanuel Chapel Kettering.

Residents and staff were very excited to have beautiful voices echoing throughout the home spreading Christmas joy to all. The residents truly enjoyed the surprise visit, which added a little more festive cheer to their day, the children and ladies from the local Redeemed Church of God, came during the morning, unannounced. It was a beautiful start for the residents and staff, as it was the day of the homes Christmas Fete.

Residents all said, "It was lovely, have a surprise group of lovely people turn up at this time of year and spread the festive joy to us here at the home, as we were all getting ready for our Christmas fete.

Marvellous Bindura, General Manager said, “It is was heart-warming to have had the ladies and children from the local Redeemed Church of God come to us and sing for us, we welcomed them in and they filled the home with beautiful voices, we really cannot thank them enough for creating some wonderful smiles on everyone’s faces.”

The residents and staff at Elm Bank care home in Kettering were delighted in attending Park Road Infant Schools afternoon Carol Service. A truly magical afternoon that allowed the residents to immerse themselves in the joy of Christmas and all that it has to offer.

Headteacher Liam Cox welcomed the residents and staff of Elm Bank care home to attend the Carol Service, the children performing were aged between five and seven years old. Residents Mabel and Eileen were very excited to have been invited to such a spectacular afternoon service. The residents enjoyed listening to the young children performing beautiful Christmas Carols, it was an opportunity for all to reminisce of Christmas when they were younger, and being back at school.

Resident Mabel said, "It was lovely, to see all the children and to hear them sing, thank you so much for bringing me to see the beautiful children and their little faces so happy."

Marvellous Bindura, General Manager said, “It was lovely that the local school opened their Christmas Carol Service up to our residents and welcomed them so warmly, it means so much to the residents, it allows for the young and the old to mix and the wonderful experiences are shared. Mabel and Eileen were overjoyed on their return. I believe, as do we all here at the home it is crucial to create links with our local schools and within the community to continue for our residents to remain a part of the community.”

The residents and staff at Elm Bank care home in Kettering were delighted in welcoming local school children from St Peter’s School, Kettering, to their home for a magical afternoon of Christmas carols. It was an afternoon that allowed the residents to immerse themselves in the joy of Christmas and all that it has to offer.

Residents were very excited to have beautiful young voices echoing throughout the home spreading Christmas joy to all. The residents enjoyed an afternoon of learning about the lives of the young children at school, reminiscing on how things have changed since they were at school themselves. Many of the children explained about the badges they had pinned to their beautiful uniforms, how they earned their badges, and questions asked by the children to the residents of how they earned badges when they were at school. It was a wonderful opportunity for residents to reminisce of when they were younger, engaging with each other and the children of the school, sharing stories on how things have changed.

Resident Hilda said, "It was lovely, to see all the children and to hear them sing so wonderfully, they all looked so smart and listening to their stories on how they earned their badges. We never really had badges in our day, it was more ribbon but we still had the different house groups"

Marvellous Bindura, General Manager said, “It is always lovely to invite the local school children in at this time of year, and to hear them sing their Christmas songs to us all is simply beautiful. It means so much to the residents and all the staff, it allows for the young and the old to mix and the wonderful experiences are shared.  I believe as do we all here at the home it is crucial to create links with our local schools and within the community to continue for our residents to remain a part of the community, it enriches the lives of all in many ways.”

The residents and staff at Elm Bank care home in Kettering were delighted in welcoming The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for an afternoon of carol singing.

The members of The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints sang beautiful Christmas carols to the residents and staff of Elm Bank care home. The residents and staff were blown away by the amazing festive songs across all communities within the home. The residents embraced the afternoon of carolling, joining in to the beautiful festive tunes, voices from young and old created a warm and inviting atmosphere at an important time of the year for many. After the wonderful festive carols the members of the church chatted to the residents regarding Christmas and what it meant to them, followed by offering all beautifully hand wrapped chocolates for both residents and staff.

Marvellous Bindura, General Manager said, “It is lovely to open our doors to the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for an afternoon of Christmas Carols. The weather was bad outside and yet they all arrived with wonderful smiles and bearing gifts for us all that they had hand wrapped. It was lovely that the members of the church stayed after the carol singing to talk to us all and share the meaning of Christmas, spreading joy in all our hearts.”

Hosting events at Elm Bank Care Home is an essential part of our activities program and we are always looking for new ideas to bring the wider community into our home.