Activities at Mount House and Severn View
Our Activities team is a dedicated group whom strive to ensure that the residents of Mount House have a broad range of meaningful activities daily which reflect the needs, wants and interests of all our residents. From our larger events including Garden Parties in our spectacular grounds to birthday celebrations with live musical entertainment we always have a broad range of events to suit all of our wonderful residents. We also go on a number of outings throughout the year in and around Shropshire, many of which are linked to community organisations whom cater specifically for interests of the people we support.
Something we have always been passionate about here at The Mount is Music therapy and we offer a diverse musical programme of live music and entertainers throughout the year to suit all tastes. Food theme days and tasting afternoons, as well as regular Cookery classes and chair yoga are on offer as well as beauty therapy and massage.
We aim to consistently provide a high quality activities programme for all of our residents and ensure that regardless of limitations and circumstances each individual has the best possible experience within our home, through both a physical and mentally stimulating person-centred approach.
Joyce Morgan
Hello I am Joyce the Activities Coordinator. I am new to the care sector having worked as a florist with my own business and I am loving this change of direction. I am committed to ensuring the residents have a varied activities programme as well celebrating events. I am following the Barchester Life Enrichment Programme of working with mind, body and soul. I do also love to dance with the residents when we have an entertainer in!
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 Mount House and Severn View
Fund Raising Family Fun Day
The Mount House Family Fun Day started with a hair raising fundraiser. As staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together to enjoy a ‘Family Fun Day’ full of activities for all ages, local stalls and live entertainment.
One of our wonderful care assistants; Barry Swain opened the event with a head shave! Knowing it would boost her confidence, Barry asked if the first cut could be courtesy of sight impaired resident Joyce Leeke. Supported by fellow carer Tracey Rogers, Joyce thoroughly enjoyed the experience, using her hands to guide each stroke she said she could feel Barry’s hair fall through her fingers and just hope it didn’t hurt.
The shave raised an amazing £60 to support the residents’ social fund. Thank you Barry, you're an absolute star!
During the event visitors enjoyed plenty of refreshments prepared by the homes' catering team and a garden full of attractions and activities including face painting and live entertainment from vintage entertainer Bertie Blighty Resident, Chris, said, “It's been a fabulous day, I was surrounded by lots of great people, and the refreshments kept flowing. The face painters even gave me some fancy body art."
The home-made cake and preserves stall was full of choice, and the tombola and raffle were a real hit with amazing prizes to be won. In total the event raised over £500. We would like to thank everyone for contributing their time, donations and for joining us to make it a truly ‘fun day’ to remember!
Community Prizes for Fun Day
The Mount 'Fun Day' is in full swing, please pop in... We'll be partying until 3.30pm Saturday 2nd September!
Our residents and staff would like to send a huge THANK YOU to everyone who provided kind donations for our raffle and tombola, from family members to friends of the home from our local community;
Forget me not Flowers Shrewsbury for the lovely raffle prize donation of a cheerful flowering Kalanchoe. Our local Coop store on Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury for the luxury chocolates and to Vicky from Morrisons store on Whitchurch Road, Shrewsbury for the amazing hamper. Thank you all for your continued support!
These along with many other prizes will be up for grabs at the event later today. Come and have some fun and games with us, there's lots to do with live entertainment and refreshments - ALL WELCOME.
Ironworks Day Trip
Residents Helen and Dennis fancied a day trip to The British Ironwork Centre in Oswestry to see all the wonderful sculptures on display. Whilst carer; Daisy served the tea, our Head of Maintenance; Alfie found his favourite piece, wondering where it could be placed in the Mount garden ... until he read the price tag!
Let's hope all their wishing well wishes come true.
Highland Games Recreated
Scotland's Highland Games run throughout Summer ending in September. We recently enjoyed our own take on the Games in the Mount House garden. Games included 'tossing the caber' with resident’s and relatives giving it a go! Margaret said her husband thoroughly enjoyed himself and she didn’t do bad for a left-hander.
It was super fun for all!
Daper Bertie Performs
Another fabulous performance from the immaculately turned out vintage entertainer Bertie Blighty We will definitely 'meet again' very soon.
Local Support with Barchester Foundtation Grant
Mount House and Severn View care home recently presented Designs in Mind, Oswestry with a cheque for £775.00 towards equipment for art and design projects. Designs In Mind is a working studio, tucked away in Shropshire, where adults living with mental health challenges work together on ambitious, experimental art and design projects.
The grant had been awarded by Barchester's Charitable Foundation, a charity that helps older people and adults with a disability or mental health problems across England, Scotland and Wales by offering grants to help people connect or re-connect with others in their local community.
The team at Designs In Mind welcomed Adrian Suciu, General Manager at Mount House and Severn View to the studio to see one of the development workshop groups in action and to receive the cheque and celebrate being awarded the grant.
Miss Charlotte Phillips, Fundraiser, said “The money has enabled us to purchase a heavy duty drill and wood router for bigger community projects. Our members are in the process of designing a 2m high sculptor for installation at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital to reflect their commitment to the community throughout the pandemic. The design will be a symbol of hope and reflection to boost mural and be enjoyed by all visitors and staff at the hospital."
Adrian said: “We are always keen to show as much support as we can to local charities. ‘Designs In Mind’ provides a vital pathway service for referred individuals from across the region, a safe place to express their creativity, build confidence and gain transferable skills for the future through collaborative art projects.”
