Activities at Marple Dale Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Lewis Timperley
Hi, my name is Lewis. I joined the team in September 2021 as a general assistant and then moved to the activities team in January 2022. Most recently I became Activities Team Leader in December 2023, it has been a great journey here at Marple Dale and can’t wait to continue. I love my role as one of the homes Activity Coordinators, and love finding out new and exciting ways to engage residents with activities and each other.
Here at Marple Dale we try to do as many different activities as we can, to keep our residents as active as possible, as it is so important to keep active. I love what I do and love knowing that our residents have so much enjoyment from such a wide variety of activities.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
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 Marple Dale Care Home
Raising the roof with Crystal Chord Choir
Last week at Marple Dale we were joined by our new choir that attended Marple Dale for the first time. They are called the Crystal Chord Choir, they sang classic tunes and we will definitely be having them back soon! It was a wonderful afternoon.
Baking for Macmillan Coffee Morning
We had so much fun on Thursday at Marple preparing Rocky Road cakes for the 'Worlds largest coffee morning' Our residents really enjoyed being involved in preparing and raising money for Macmillan cancer support. The cakes were delicious too!
A stroll around the garden
We took two of our ladies outside for the morning, we had a lovely walk around our stunning grounds and stopped off outside the bistro for a coffee and cake and met up with some of our other residents.
Giant Scrabble
This week at Marple Dale, we had new scrabble champions in our weekly game of scrabble. The new member of our activity team joined Joyce and Beryl, it was good to see everyone’s minds hard at work in order to win. Everyone had a wonderful time, well done to all!
Happy anniversary!
This week at Marple Dale we celebrated Tony and his wife’s 60th Wedding anniversary, we had a cake made and a bottle of champagne to top it off! Congratulations!
Sound of Music
Yesterday the Semitone Singers Choir returned to Marple Dale, filling the afternoon with classic Sea Shanties, topped off with some beverages. We had a great time and can't wait to see them again soon!
