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
Virtual Book Club
We had a lovely time joining Mark Piesing for an exciting virtual event to discuss his book ‘N-4 Down: The Hunt for The Arctic Airship Italia’.
Our residents were thrilled to find out more about the book and the fascinating story of the world-famous exploring airship Italia, returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928. The airship was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history.
Historic Royal Palaces
Our residents were treated to a special virtual sensory storytelling session. Together with Art Historian Jon Sleigh and the Historic Royal Palaces community team, we explored several royal palaces through the theme of food, dining and celebration!
We enjoyed a fantastic taste-a-long experience from the comfort of our home, from Tudor treats to Stuart sweets. A lovely time was had by all.
International Flower Day
In January we celebrated International flower day, we had a variety of different flowers and made bunches up for the dining rooms bistro and activity room. Everyone had a lovely time and we had help from a family member too. Vera said it’s so nice to see fresh flowers in the home.
Woodford Garden Centre
A trip to the Garden centre is one that most of our residents really enjoying doing. We had a lovely walk around and one of our ladies bought a new plant for her room. We went to the café for lunch and Margaret said that this was the best meal she had ever had and Marjorie couldn’t believe the things you could buy from here. It was really nice and everyone had a great time.
A trip to the Trafford Centre
Here at Marple Dale, we love a trip out of our home. Today, residents enjoyed a trip to the Trafford Centre for the January sales. We had a look round the shops and stopped off at Weatherspoon’s for lunch. The ladies had a really nice day and managed to get the things they wanted or needed.
Celebrating Chinese New Year at Marple Dale
On Saturday and Sunday Marple Dale celebrated Chinese New Year the year of the Rabbit. We decorated our Activity Room together and in the afternoon we made some traditional Chinese Tea and opened our red envelopes specially made for our individual residents.
We had such a fantastic afternoon celebrating with each other. On Sunday we had a special Chinese meal freshly cooked by our Chef here at Marple Dale.
