Activities at Herne Place Care Home
Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure are a major focus of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat is always be welcomed.
Sophie Glasgow
My name is Sophie, I am the Activities Coordinator here at Herne Place Care Home. It is my duty to ensure all residents feel happy and content. I love my job because I enjoy seeing our residents smiling and having fun on a daily basis.
I enjoy getting to know all of our residents on a one-to-one basis and in a group setting. This allows me to get to know their hobbies and ambitions as individuals, and fulfil these with life enriching activities they appreciate and will benefit from.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Herne Place Care Home
Burns Night Celebrations
Here at Herne Place we have celebrated Burns Night in style. The day started with a Scottish tour via Oomph ‘ The waterfalls and beaches’, we then watched a Scottish dance show, and finished with a Scottish Folk singalong party enjoying whiskey, shortbread and haggis.
Herne Place and Baytastic Bring the Local Community Together
Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Herne Place Care Home to enjoy a Christmas Fayre that was held in the home’s grounds on Sunday 28th November 2021.
Herne Place Care Home and Baytastic events hosted a variety of activities throughout the day, including gift stall, foodstalls, live music, a Christmas choir, and live dance performance which were enjoyed by everyone who came to the event.
Resident, Ken, said, “I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was great to see the grounds come to life”.
Sophie Betts, General Manager at the home, said: “Staff at Herne Place Care Home are dedicated to making sure that the home is a hub of the local community, and this event, along with the hard work of Baytastic organisational skills, has definitely paid off. It was a resounding success!”
Lest We Forget
Staff and residents at Herne Place took a moment to remember and honour the lives that were lost in service of the country.
Christmas Baking
It's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas at Herne Place… our residents have been busy baking gingerbread biscuits this afternoon and they smell and look lovely.
Vegetarian for Life
To celebrate Halloween and all things autumnal, staff and residents at Herne Place were treated to an interactive virtual cookery demo courtesy of chef, Alex Connell, from Vegetarian for Life.
Chef, Alex, whipped up some tasty, healthy Halloween-inspired vegetarian dishes in a live, interactive cookery demo. Much to residents’ delight, chef Dawn had prepared the same recipes so that residents could try all the dishes.
Residents sampled a hearty root vegetable and pumpkin tagine, deliciously warming roasted pumpkin mac & cheese, yummy apricot flapjacks and last but not least, chocolate pots with Halloween-themed piped biscuits.
Residents trip to Badger's Hill
We took a trip to Badgers Hill. A shandy and packet of crisps followed by fresh air. Visiting the animals was definitely a highlight!
