Activities at Southerndown Care Home
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Stacey Davies
I have worked at Southerndown since 2013. I enjoy providing various activities for our residents with the team, such as gardening groups, trips out in the mini bus around the Cotswolds, quiz days and entertainment performances. Amongst the many things we enjoy doing, part of my role within the home is to ensure all residents are provided the purpose in life to fulfil day to day stimulation, whether that be together, or creating individual activity to those that prefer.
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 Southerndown Care Home
International Flower Day
Today was international flower day to mark the occasion we had a flower arranging workshop. One resident Margaret who joined the workshop today is a proud member of the WI, she gave us her help and expertise. We were all pleased with the final results.
Project 'Dolls House'
Today we started a very special activity ‘project dolls house’. Southerndown’s activity team recently bought a second hand dolls house for our Blenheim Gardens community.
We have had a wonderful morning making an inspiration board with our favourite ideas, designs, themes and colours. We were able to start our board with a very kind donation of ideal home magazines from local Jacqueline.
Thank you Jacqueline, they are very much appreciated. We are really pleased with our progress so far. We have had lots of discussions and we think we know what designs we would like to start with our dolls house.
Kiddleydivey
There's never a dull moment at Southerndown, and especially not today as we had a very special visit from Kiddledivey. Kiddledivery provide fun-filled lively and imaginative classes and sessions, and we had such an amazing afternoon with Yvette singing and dancing to our favourite songs.
Burns celebrations
Southerndown have been celebrating Burns Night in style with a hearty meal of Cullen Skink soup, Haggis with neeps and tatties and finished off with a fantastic Cranachan dessert.
And if that’s wasn’t enough we had a surprise visit from Richard and James playing the Bagpipes, which was amazing and we would like to say a massive thank you for taking time out of your day to come and play for us.
Dick Wittington in Panto
On Monday, the 13th Day of our Countdown to Christmas calendar the activities team gave to us 'Dick Wittington in Panto' courtesy of the amazing Partytime Productions players.
Our residents had a super time watching and taking part in the production, with lots of 'he's behind you' and 'oh no he isn't'. Resident Joan said she hasn't laughed so much in ages and Margaret remarked the show reminded her of going to see the panto in Oxford when she was younger and Ester couldn't wait to tell her daughter all about it as she'd had such a good time!
The residents and staff at Southerndown send a big THANK YOU to Partytime and wish everyone a very merry Christmas.
Community Christmas - Thank You
The team at Southerndown are committed to supporting their local community. Christmas is just the time to give thanks for all the support we have received over the past year. With goody filled hampers in hand our Home Manager; Rosalynn and the Activities Team have been out delivering some Christmas cheer!
Merry Christmas to all our health professional colleagues at Chipping Norton Hospital, and Chipping Norton Health Centre, we’re so thankful for the service and care you provide our residents, and staff.
We also visited our friends; Sarah and Henry at A. L. Sole & Son, Independent Funeral Directors, the compassion they have shown our resident families and staff has been outstanding.
From all at Southerndown care home; Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2022.
Upcoming events
Southerndown Christmas Performance
Join us on Monday 23rd December at 2pm for an exclusive Christmas Choir Performance lead by our residents of Southerndown Care Home.
Santa's Coming To Town
Join us on Christmas Eve for a final get together, with music and party food with the man himself ahead of the big day.
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
