Activities at Shawford Springs Care Home
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.
Joanne Gadd
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.
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 Shawford Springs Care Home
Sweet String Music
On Thursday we were treated to a wonderful hour of music courtesy of viola player Philip.
Philip is a member of the Welsh National Opera’s Orchestra & very kindly made time to visit us between concerts.
He performed a selection of well known pieces & covered a variety of genres including classical, jazz, sing along tunes & of course opera too.
We all had a wonderful afternoon & are looking forward to welcoming Philip back later in the year
St Swithins School choir Easter visit
We’d like to say a big thank you to the children of St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School for visiting us last week to sing a selection of Easter songs & for making us all some lovely Easter cards! Their visit put a smile on everyone’s faces
Out and About - Brambridge Garden centre
This week we enjoyed a trip to Brambridge Park Garden Centre for drinks in their lovely cafe.
The garden centre has also very kindly donated a gift voucher for our Easter raffle, so a big thank you to the staff for their generosity & for supporting our home.
Out and about - The Royal Logistics Museum
This week we took another trip to The Royal Logistic Corps Museum in Worthy Down.
This was a special trip for Tony, who has visited many of Winchester’s military museums, but had never had the opportunity to visit the Royal Logistic Corp’s museum before. He thoroughly enjoyed the trip & was especially impressed by the medal room, which has a vast array of medals on display.
After having a look around the exhibits we all enjoyed a round of drinks in the on site café. Thank you to all the staff at the museum for welcoming us
Classic Car Show - Allsorts Motorclub - Alsford
What a beautiful sunny day it was for our classic Car show courtesy of All sorts Motor Club inc. who joined us on Saturday morning with 11 of their club members and their classic vehicles
The residents and their friends and families loved reminiscing with the club members and hearing about the stories of how they came to own their classic vehicles
There was a wonderful and diverse collection, the oldest car was nearly 100 years old and the most modern was a Subaru Rally Car.
Vernon was very lucky as he managed to sit in the drivers seats of most of the cars and also take a look under their bonnets
The WI Kitchen Dancers - Easter Crafting
This week we were thrilled to be joined by the lovely ladies of our local Kitchen Dancers W.I group who ran an Easter themed craft session in the lounge. The morning was full of fun & laughter & we ended up with a selection of beautiful paper Easter eggs to decorate our reception area with.
We’d like to thank them all for giving up their time to join us, we had a lovely time
Upcoming events
November - Community Events
Join us throughout November for our varied programme of events
Festive Flowers
Carole from local florist The Flower Stables will be joining us for a practical workshop demonstrating how to make a gorgeous Festive centrepiece
Shawford Springs Speakers Corner - Christmas around the world
Celebrate Christmas around the World with our guest speaker Fiona from Creative Talks. Seasonal music and unique traditions
Everyone welcome
Don't Dine Alone - Join us
We know company at meal times can boost wellbeing...
That's why we are inviting local older people to join us for great company and a nutritious lunch on us!
