Activities at Shawford Springs Care Home

Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.

We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.

Enriching life
Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Joanne Gadd

Activities Co-ordinator

Hello, I am Joanne. I have worked as an activities coordinator for over seven years. In that time I have built a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience in designing and implementing activities that will support the mind, body and soul. I have a passion for delivering person centred sessions and will strive to ensure our weekly programme is engaging for all. I love organising events and am continually looking for ways to connect with our local community.

Life-encriching activities booklet Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.

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 Shawford Springs Care Home

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Sunshine Walks

Last week we decided to make the most of the beautiful weather by enjoying a morning stroll & takeaway coffee at Romsey War Memorial Park. We particularly loved seeing all the beautiful spring flowers in bloom & reading about the wonderful war horse sculpture which is situated at the park entrance.

Easter Cake Competition!

On Friday last week David & Jill got together for our Baking Club and were tasked with creating an entry for Barchester’s annual Easter Cake Competition. We think they’ve done a brilliant job with their chocolate tray bake, which is decorated to resemble a Spring meadow complete with handmade flowers, bunnies & sheep. We now eagerly await the results of the contest and are looking forward to seeing all the other entries.
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Fabulous Furzey

Last week we enjoyed a sunny morning outing to the wonderful Furzey Gardens in the New Forest. The gardens were looking absolutely beautiful with magnolia trees, daffodils & tulips all in full bloom and the drinks in the cafe went down a treat.We’d like to thank the volunteers for all being so friendly & welcoming, I’m sure we’ll be back for a return visit in the future.

Celebrating Success!

Here at Shawford Springs three of our senior carers have recently completed the Barchester Senior Carer Programme. The 3 month course is designed to elevate their skills and support them further to carry out their roles successfully. We are extremely proud of Chaz, Yash and Pippa for their achievements and their continuous hard work. Congratulations guys!

Afternoon Tea at The Winchester Rotary

We were delighted to be invited to Winchester Rotary UK’s annual afternoon tea for local senior citizens at the Itchen Abbas Village Hall. The sandwiches, cake & scones were absolutely delicious and we were also treated to entertainment courtesy of the Chesil Theatre Company along with a raffle & game of Bingo. We’d like to say a big thank you to Winchester Rotary for inviting us & to everyone who helped to organise & run the event, we all had an absolutely fantastic afternoon.
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Mother's Day

We’d like to wish all our residents, families & staff who celebrate a very Happy Mother’s Day! We celebrated on Friday afternoon with a special ‘Magic of the Musicals’ themed afternoon tea with music courtesy of the wonderful Charlotte Millichamp Vocalist. We’d like to say a big thank you to Charlotte for coming to perform for us & also to our fabulous kitchen team for the delicious afternoon tea.