Activities at Spen Court Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Angela Blackburn
My name is Angela and I am the Head Activities Coordinator here at Spen Court. I get so much satisfaction out of knowing I have made a difference to people’s days and have filled the home with a sense of community and happiness.
We feel it is important to build community connections and maintain our resident’s social interaction outside the care home.
We ensure we deliver a person-centered program of events and activities and build strong relationships with our residents, their families and friends.
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 Spen Court Care Home
Healthy Eating Week
Staff and residents have been celebrating Health Eating Week by taking part in a range of different activities to promote eating well.
Healthy Eating Week is an annual event run by the British Nutrition Foundation to highlight the importance of healthy, active lifestyles and invite everyone to ‘find your healthier you!’
The staff and residents got into the spirit of the week by doing nothing other than eating the delicious deliciously prepared snacks. The chef prepared fresh fruits, chopped vegetables with dips and fruit or vegetable infused water drinks.
Wonders of the ocean
Residents across our services enjoyed a fantastic virtual tour of The Deep, an award-winning aquarium in Hull.
Our residents dived into the underwater world of some fascinating creatures such as sharks, turtles and stingrays.
It was a truly immersive and educational experience that brought the wonders of the ocean right to our screens.
Eyes down for bingo bonzana
Staff and residents joined fellow keen dabbers from over 250 Barchester care homes and hospitals across the whole of the UK, including Wales, Scotland, Jersey and the Isle of Wight, to compete in the biggest game of bingo Barchester has ever seen!
The inaugural Barchester Big Bingo Bonanza took place on 28th May 2024 when Spen Court got super competitive and took on its sister homes from all over the country to find out which Barchester home or hospital was a dab hand at bingo. It was eyes down for a full house as the homes battled it out to find out who would prevail.
Memories with North East Producers
Residents, families and friends joined together to watch a wonderful performance from North East Producers – ‘Memories are made of this’ – performed by Ava and Julia.
We welcome North East Producers twice a year and always lovely their lively and entertaining performances that keep us entertained!
Celebrating Cadbury's
Residents across our services had a wonderful time joining Cadbury for an interactive virtual talk on their fascinating 200-year history.
Residents joining learnt interesting facts about the chocolate giant, shared memories, and reminisced about their favourite sweet treats.
It was a heartwarming experience filled with laughter, nostalgia, and plenty of chocolatey goodness!
Grand National Winner
We held our own version of Grand National here at Spen Court, we set up separate race courses for residents, gave them a straw and a ping pong ball, which they decorates so they knew it was theirs.
Jean was the victorious winner, coming in first place and receiving a trophy, runners up did receive a medal.
All good fun.
Upcoming events
July
Take a peek at our upcoming life enrichment and community events coming in July.
Could you be a Volunteer?
Your time could make a real difference! If you would like more information we'd love to hear from you.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all Emergency Services Personnel - come and take a break on us! There may be a cake or two available....
Dementia Cafe - Last Thursday of the month
We know the importance of supporting our local community and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us at our monthly Dementia Cafe, from 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm.
