Activities at Newington Court Care Home
Our Activities Coordinator here at Newington Court constantly strives to mentally and physically stimulate those we support in our home. We have our own minibus enabling residents to go shopping, to the local garden centre, out for fish and chips, and for boat trips in the summer. We also have regular visits from the PAT dog, musicians and entertainers. We hold cheese and wine evenings for residents and their families and our residents attend services at the local school for Remembrance Day and Christmas. The junior school also come in and sing for our residents at Christmas. The residents also attended a Christmas Party held at a local Grammar School hosted by the students.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Newington Court Care Home
Miss Kent Junior Pre-Teen Visit
We were delighted to welcome the reigning Miss Kent Junior Pre-Teen, Isabella, to Newington Court Care Home.
She had a wonderful time chatting with the residents, even joining a few of them colouring, they loved asking questions about her pageant journey and how long she had been entering them. The residents absolutely loved her dress and she was asked to twirl countless times.
She was able to tour some of the homes facilities and learn about what the staff do and how the residents enjoy their time. She even met the first ever Miss Higham from 1953 which was a lovely link to Isabella's carnival days.
Local Scooter Club Visits
Our resident John was a 'Mod' back in the day. We had a visit from a Scooter Club arranged by Tracey, our Activities Lead, and our Head Chef Jason. John, and other residents, had a great time meeting like-minded enthusiasts and trying out their bikes for size! John still has a photo of himself on his own scooter which he proudly showed to the Club. Their visit to Newington Court made John's day!
A Visit to St Mary's Church
We enjoyed a visit to the Cornerstone Café at St Mary's Church in Newington. We enjoyed tea and delicious homemade cakes with Lis, who frequently comes to visit us at Newington Court. One of our residents met an old friend and they had a lovely chat catching up on all of their news. It is always lovely to visit local community groups and we are looking forward to visiting St Mary’s again soon.
Gone Fishing!
One of our residents, Paul, has enjoyed fishing all of his life. With the help of Live Well Kent we have been able to arrange for him to go fishing again. Look at the amazing fish that he caught on his first trip! Well done Paul! We love to be able to facilitate residents hobbies and interests with the help of the local community, Paul is now enjoying his fishing every week.
Discovering VR
Our Residents have been enjoying the virtual world! VR provides users with an immersive, digital environment that can be interacted with in a realistic way. One resident has always wanted to sky dive and his dream came true in a virtual way today. There's lots more fun to be had with this amazing technology. Our residents are always excited to try new things and this has proved a great hit with everyone.
A trip to the Cinema
Some of our residents enjoyed a trip to a local cinema to watch a dementia friendly screening of the classic film How to Marry a Millionaire. They went in our minibus and stopped for coffee and cake on the way back. It’s always fun to be out in the community enjoying activities from bygone days and it also gives a chance to meet up and chat with different people.
