Activities at Southerndown Care Home

We were given the very proud responsibility of supporting the Chipping Norton Town Community Award 2024 on Friday night.After successfully supporting the textile fair, we were asked to return this time providing canapes and drinks ahead of the awards ceremony last week. Our fantastic team put together a stunning range of food to enjoy, whilst our General Manager Arlene, and Activity Co-Ordinator Stacey got behind the bar for the evening to help out.The event was made even more special as Dr Sheila Parker, who lives with us at Southerndown was invited to attend as an honouree member of Chipping Norton. She was asked to present the William Fowler Allotment Award on the night. What a very proud moment for Sheila and her family, and an amazing evening had by all.

Let's Get Messy!!!!To mark the NAPA Arts in Care Home initiative we decided to get messy with a Jackson Pollock inspired afternoon!Jackson Pollock was an American painter. He was widely noticed for his "drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a horizontal surface so it only felt right that we give it a go in Southerndown! As we have some of our rooms being decorated we used the materials to cover up walls and the floor and simply splash paint everywhere!It was great fun, and something completely different to our usual art club that we run in the home.

What an amazing experience and day we had this week at Toddington Train Station in the Cotswolds as part of our Men's Club we have here at Southerndown Care Home. It was incredible to get up close to history, seeing all the old steam trains on the famous platform and getting to learn more about how they operated and the journey's they went on.Known as the 'Friendly Line Of The Cotswolds' there was plenty to see and do and we will certainly be heading back again!!Thank you to all the volunteers that welcomed us for the day, it was a fantastic day and we loved every minute!

What a fantastic weekend we had!!!!A huge thank you to Chipping Norton Town Council for allowing us the opportunity to support the World Textile Fair on Saturday at the Town Hall. We had a great day meeting everyone from the community and serving up some of our homemade fresh cakes and cupcakes during the event.It was amazing to see the room filled with so many bright colours and some incredible ideas and designs. We cant wait to be back again soon!

A huge thank you to Callum and the team at Dogs Trust Evesham for allowing us to visit and donate a gift basket put together by our residents and families of Southerndown Care Home.
 It was amazing to see just how well the facility is maintained, the care and attention the dogs receive and the positive impact the team are having in trying to find forever homes for the lovely dogs currently being cared for. If we could take them all we would!!
 Its important to remember the hard work and care that goes into supporting animals looking for families and new homes. The team at Evesham are a great example of what a difference we can all make, whether that be supporting future pet's or even giving our residents the experience of being out and making a difference to others!
 Well done to everyone involved and we look forward to coming back again at Christmas time to donate more gifts.

To celebrate National Dog Day we held our very own Dog Show in the home with some friendly four legged friends! To see all the children and residents get involved and having fun was a great experience for us to share. 

Animal therapy is one of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program and features regularly on our resident-led weekly activity planner.