Activities at Mallard Court Care Home

The sun is shining here at Mallard Court and perfect days to enjoy the garden areas,  and what better way to spend some time for our residents and staff having some fun in the garden participating in various activities. Planting fresh herbs in the garden together and playing various games including Giant dominoes and Blockbuster whilst having a nice cuppa with cake and biscuits!

Residents had a lovely afternoon joining the team from Hereford Cathedral as they were given a glimpse of the spectacular building and its treasures as they were taken on a tour of the site.

From the stunning gardens which lead down to the River Wye, to the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library, the virtual visit shared the history and beauty of the historic building.

It was wonderful to learn more about the history and beauty of Hereford Cathedral.

Here at Mallard Court in Bridlington, our residents have been getting very creative following a wonderful Flower Arranging Masterclass from #BloomingHaus who in partnership with #BloomingBarchester have created a fun competition for us to enter and try out our new skills.

We have had great fun today using new techniques and trying out new ideas  and playing with colour, shape and form in our arrangements.

The inspiration for our arrangements is ‘Bygone Days’ as we reminisced with our residents about past times and childhoods, playing in fields of wild flowers, running free on our local beautiful beaches here at the seaside and the well kept gardens and parks of past times bursting with Peonies, roses, Stocks, Bluebells and rustling trees. We also added a poem we wrote with our residents that reflects this bygone era and memories they cherish.

Residents had a bee-rilliant time learning about the history of bee-keeping and the importance of bees for food production, enjoying a virtual tour of a bee hive, holding a tasting of local honey, making a bee home for the garden and planting some bee friendly flowers in the garden.

Brenda, a resident said: “I have always found bees fascinating, they really are marvellous little creatures.  We had such an interesting day today, I loved sampling all the local honey, and it was absolutely delicious! We also were creased up with laughter as our two Lifestyle Co-ordinators were in fancy dress as two bees!”

We celebrated a very special day this week at Mallard Court, with Resident Christine’s 8oth birthday on Thursday 13th May.   Dianne Peters, General Manager was proud to present this lovely lady with her favourite flavoured birthday cake, made especially for her by the homes hospitality team.

Christine, a former Mayoress of Bridlington and well-liked and respected in our local community, was thrilled as Dianne and everyone here sang Happy Birthday to her.  Christine received some beautiful cards, gifts and flowers from her family and friends.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Mallard Court care home in Bridlington were treated to an armchair work out courtesy of the Green Goddess, Diana Moran, and Shackleton’s furniture company, followed by a mindfulness session led by Shackleton’s Emma Raybould.