Activities at Shawford Springs Care Home

We had a brilliant turn out at our weekly gardening club. We had a productive time planting, weeding & tidying and the sun even made an appearance for us!  A big thank you to everyone who took part, the garden is starting to look lovely!

This week we enjoyed an outing to the café at Sir Harold Hillier Arboretum and Gardens near Romsey. Everyone had a lovely time and the shortbread was delicious!

What a treat we had this week when the wonderful Anita from Hampshire Hawk Walks visited us with three of her gorgeous Birds of Prey!

Anita gave a fascinating talk about each of the birds, starting with London the Harris Hawk, followed by Doogal the Kestral & Willow the Barn Owl. We then had the opportunity to hold Willow, which was a magical experience for all. 

We’d like to thank Anita and her beautiful birds for visiting us and providing such an enjoyable and interesting talk. We loved meeting all the birds and  are looking forward to arranging another visit in the future. 

Over the weekend Barry & Jeanette enjoyed a lovely walk in the woodland opposite the home. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and it was wonderful to be able to get out and  enjoy the nature on our doorstep.

A big Thank You To the ladies and their beautiful voices from Winchester A Capella who kindly visited our home at the weekend with their very clever renditions of  a range of classic songs. We loved listening to you

This week we visited Testwood Lakes in Totton for a very special sailing experience courtesy of Testwood Lakes Sailability.

The group offer accessible dingy sailing for people of all ages & have a wheelchair accessible pontoon fitted with hoists to lift sailors in and out of the boats. This meant that we could all get out on the water & enjoy a sunny afternoon’s sailing with their team of dedicated volunteers.

The trip brought back many happy memories for everyone who took part. David reminisced about sailing trips with the scouts, whilst Jackie remembered days spent sailing on the river Clyde. For Geoff it was a particularly special trip, as he is an avid sailor and spent many years sailing in his own yacht around the British Isles & beyond. Meanwhile Barry had asked to go sailing as part of our ‘Meaningful Moments’ initiative, so we were delighted to be able to fulfil his wish.

We’d like to thank the brilliant group of volunteers who give up their time to run the Sailability sessions, we all had a wonderful afternoon and can’t wait to return again soon!