Activities at Magnolia Court Care Home
Our Activities Coordinators work as a team by involving staff and relatives in the activities sessions. They implement and plan activities tailored to residents' likes, dislikes, beliefs and life stories. Lots of people choose to place loved ones in Magnolia Court because of our reputation for hosting great activities all year long!
Tammie Comey
I joined Barchester in December 2019 as an Activities assistant and in February 2022 I became the Activities Lead at Magnolia Court Care Home. I am passionate about my role at Magnolia Court, I am a people person and nothing makes me happier than putting a smile on our Residents faces. It is a joy to work with such a great team, I am very happy to be a part of team Magnolia and look forward to meeting you soon!
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 Magnolia Court Care Home
Musical reminiscence trip down memory lane
Magnolia Court residents, relatives and staff were enthralled and entertained, when 'Memory Singing Club' (a registered, local charity) who entertain in the community, and especially at residential homes, day care centres as well as charity events came along to perform for us last week after a period of absence. The performance included well-known songs that our residents sang along to and especially enjoyed the varied repertoire which had everyone singing along, clapping their hands and tapping their feet.
Thank you Valerie and the 'Memory Lane Singing Club' for a wonderfully uplifting afternoon of interactive, musical, entertainment and we all look forward to seeing you again soon!
Jewish festival 'Chag Sukkot Sameach' Celebrations
When Dr Bentley made his weekly visit to check on the health and wellbeing of our Residents, he was invited to join in the celebrations for 'Sukkot' delivered by the Rabbi Yossi who told us all traditional Sukkot story and why we celebrate it. Sukkot is a Torah-commanded holiday celebrated for seven days, beginning on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei.
It is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals on which those Israelites who could were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem. In addition to its harvest roots, the holiday also holds spiritual importance with regard to its abandonment of materialism to focus on nationhood, spirituality, and hospitality, this principle underlying the construction of a temporary, almost nomadic, structure of a sukkah.
Everyone was invited by Rabbi Yossi to shake the Lulav - a closed frond of the date palm tree and Etrog - yellow citron or Citrus fruit.
We said "Tod Araba" - which means "thank you" in Jewish culture to our friend Rabbi Yossi and "Sukkot Sameach" to our Jewish friends, residents and their families.
Out and About to RAF Museum
Residents from Magnolia Court took off and had a very interesting trip to The Royal Air Force Museum.
Seeing the aircraft of Second World War, especially Battle of Britain' s fighter aircraft - the Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire and Messerschmitt - brought back memories for our residents.
We all had a great time and agreed that "A visit to a museum is a search for beauty, truth and meaning in our lives."
Wellness through Walking
A saunter, a bimble, a mosey,
Makes your cheeks so rosey!
Wind through my hair,
Not a care!
Daffodils smiling, fields of green
Simple beauty in everything seen!
The pleasure of a stroll
Honours my soul!
Art Exhibition at Magnolia Court
Our community have enjoyed looking at the amazing art created by one of our incredibly talented residents, Gerald, along with his carer Katie.
Merry Christmas from Magnolia Court
On Christmas day, residents at Magnolia Court woke up to a visit from Santa who brought lots of lovely gifts for everyone! A truly magical Christmas morning.
To all of our family, friends, community and people we have yet to meet, all the residents & staff here at Magnolia Court like to wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS, wherever in the world you may be!
