Activities at The Manor Care Home
Our activities staff are here 7 days a week and are constantly striving to mentally and physically stimulate those we care for in a group or individual basis. From trips to garden centres, the theatre, and flower shows to personal shopping and attending family events. We also love organising Christmas fairs, our famous classic car show, musicians, entertainment, and pizza and pint evenings. The team encourage families to visit and work closely with our volunteers to ensure that our residents social care is a priority, so that they have a fun filled and enriched stay whilst here at The Manor.
Marc Chidgey
I have worked at The Manor since 2012, starting out as a kitchen assistant, where I replenished drinks and snacks and assisted in serving meals in communal areas. During this time, outside of the kitchen, I enjoyed meeting residents and took pleasure in seeing their engagement during activities. My interest in resident activities was evident, and I was offered the opportunity to transfer to the activities team.
I love to spend time with residents. I enjoy hearing their stories and finding out what activities interest them. I aim to keep them as active as possible, and my top priority is to instill fun and laughter at The Manor.
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 The Manor Care Home
Brackens' Retirement
It’s been a very sad day today as one of our favourite furry friends, Bracken, has announced his retirement from pet therapy.
We will be forever in debt to Bracken for his amazing work and the sheer happiness he has brought to us all here during the last 7 years he has been with us. Winning the Make A Difference Award last year was the icing on the cake so deserved. Enjoy your retirement Bracken. You will be very much missed here.
Frosty Trip
We had ourselves two amazing trips out recently. One trip we enjoyed a lovely drive along the Somerset levels spotting all the varieties of birds around our amazing countryside.
On the same day, we took another group up to the Quantocks to look at the fantastic scenery.
It was the most perfect winter's day with the sunshine beaming down on us. We are so lucky to have this all on our doorstep.
Knitting Club
Our first launch of our new ladies knit and natter club has been amazing. One of our residents wanted to host and help others with being able to knit and what a morning it was.
It was so popular we had to carry it over to the afternoon. Its amazing seeing everyone get together and remember what joy it brought to them when they were younger.
National Activity Providers & Professionals Week
It is National Activity Providers Week, and we would like to take this opportunity to recognise and thank our wonderful Life Enrichment team, Marc, Sue and Lucy for all the fun and laughter they bring to the home.
We are proud of the dedication and creativity they bring to our residents every single day. They always go above and beyond their role and for this we are truly grateful.
Oh Yes We Did!
Did someone say panto? Oh yes we did!
Our annual staff panto was a huge hit this year. So many laughs!
Thank you to our trainer Shelly for the help organising the script and narrating the story.
A huge thank you to the our 'actors' for putting on an amazing show for our residents!
Party Time at The Manor
Such a fantastic Christmas celebration took place today at The Manor. Residents especially enjoyed a singalong with Debby.
Residents thought it was so lovely to also get a visit from the Field House Jingle Girls!
The girls put on a fabulous show and danced all around the conservatory with the residents clapping all the way.
Peter, Howard and Jean did a great job on the mic too!
This is just the start of our Christmas count down!
