Activities at Mount Vale Care Home

Mount Vale care home, in Northallerton have recently welcomed back their little friends from Rosedene Nursery.  

Residents and staff spent their morning presenting the children with a sweets hamper which they loved, followed by story time with Roald Dahl in the garden to celebrate Roald Dahl Day. One resident expressed that "children are the best medicine", and the team cannot agree more.

It was a wonderful morning for all, and Mount Vale can't wait to welcome back their little visitors again very soon!

We celebrated Last Night of the Proms virtually with members of English National Ballet’s Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Music Director Gavin Sutherland.

We listened and danced along as members of the orchestra took us on a magical, musical journey. English National Ballet Philharmonic is made up of many of the country’s top musicians, and boasts considerable experience in all forms of music-making. With insights and anecdotes into what it takes to conduct an orchestra for a world-class ballet company, this special concert got our feet tapping, arms waving and hearts singing!

It was a wonderful experience, enjoyed by all.

Residents at Mount Vale care home in Northallerton were delighted with the arrival of flowers kindly donated by the local Sainsbury’s supermarket. 

Mount Vale’s life enrichment programme includes a variety of different activities, with flower arranging being one of the most popular. The beautiful flowers have been very well received, and have certainly brightened the gardens for the residents to enjoy now the warmer weather is here.

Helen, General Manager at Mount Vale said "It was a lovely surprise for our residents and it's perfect to support our flower arranging classes. The reaction we received from our residents was priceless and we really appreciate the kind donations from Sainsbury’s."

We had a lovely time joining Becca Clark and James Wylie – members of V&A Dundee’s exhibitions team – as they took us on a virtual tour of the museum’s incredible Scottish Design Galleries.

We were introduced to the wide range of unique objects at the galleries from architecture and engineering, jewellery and textiles to theatre and their fascinating stories.

And we were able to learn more about the importance of all objects in telling the rich and varied history of Scottish design.

It was a lovely talk, enjoyed by all.

Residents have been channeling their creativity this afternoon as we get ready for Autumn.

We started off by having a nice relaxing walk around our grounds to collect leaves from the garden where we then got to work to create our very own masterpieces, over a glass of Sherry and a natter. 

The afternoon was a great success and the residents can’t wait to show off their impressive artwork to their loved ones.

We had a fun filled afternoon on Friday as we were joined by the wonderful Matt Jones.

Staff and residents were up dancing and singing along. Music is a large part of life in the home; providing opportunities to come together from all walks of life, to sing, dance, reminisce, and laugh together. There's nothing quite like the power of music to connect people and already we can't wait for our next visit.

Thanks, Matt!