Activities at Mallard Court Care Home

Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Mallard Court to enjoy a Christmas Fete that was recently held in the home’s grounds. Mallard Court hosted a variety of activities throughout the day, including a festive feast, tombola stall, live entertainment, games which were enjoyed by everyone who came to the event. The home also welcomed special guests, Councillor Jackie Foster - Deputy Mayor and Councillor Cyril Marsburg - Deputy Mayors Consort to open the proceedings.

Residents and colleagues made everyone feel welcome and were delighted to see different generations having fun together. Visitors enjoyed plenty of refreshments, such as Mince pies and mulled wine prepared by the catering team, who were hard at work making sure that a great time was had by all – it really was a team effort!

Dianne Peters General Manager said: “Staff here at Mallard Court are dedicated to making sure that the home is a hub of the local community, and this event, along with all their hard work, has definitely paid off. It was a resounding success!”

Residents at Mallard Court had lots of fun on Talk Like a Pirate Day and thought about items they would take if they were stranded on a desert island. Lots of staff decided to dress up like characters from the Pirates of the Caribbean and one even had a stuffed parrot sewn on to his shirt.

Fruity cocktails were mixed up and enjoyed as well as a sing song to some sea shanty tunes with a special performance by guitarist, Robert Illes.

To celebrate National Dog Day, residents of Mallard Court held a photography competition open to everyone including residents, family, friends and staff.  Judging was incredibly hard for the panel to choose their winners due to the quality of entrants received.

Residents eventually chose their winners and prizes were presented to the top 3 finalist which included a photo shoot at Max Spielman local photography shop. Barbara their local RSPCA fund raiser donated a RSPCA hamper, a £10 Sainsbury voucher and dog treats for all other entries.

All proceeds went to the homes local RSPCA branch. There was a display board in the foyer for everyone to view the photos. In addition, they also had a cake stall to raise funds for the RSPCA, with funds raised on the day of £33.00.

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Betty celebrated her birthday on the ‘glorious 12th’, as she fondly refers to it, so we can never forget the date!   orn in 1922, Betty formerly lived in Chapletown, before moving closer to family.

Betty worked for Newton Chambers at High Green during the war, has also worked for Halls & Pickles engineering factory in Ecclesfield and as barmaid at Chapeltown Working Mens Club. 

Betty married her beloved late husband, Fred, who was a musician, where they toured the clubs and featured on the radio station,'Worker's Playtime’.

Betty loves reading anything, especially love stories like Mills and Boon. Betty also loves music, singing and dancing, and her favourite song is ,Que Sera, by Doris Day. 

She has always lived by the motto, 'the most important thing in life is good manners; being respectful to others and in return gaining the respect of others'.

The home held a surprised birthday party for Betty, her friends and family, where staff presented the birthday girl with a huge cake in her honour. 

Residents and staff at Mallard Court had a brilliant time at their Mexican evening. It was full of delicious Mexican cuisine, with entertaining mariachi band-style music in the background. Residents decided on the Mexican-themed tasting menu and, while some were a little nervous about trying new food, everyone really enjoyed themselves. It was a really fun evening and we are already planning our next event.