Activities at The Spires Care Home

Residents at The Spires were thrilled to be invited to the Lichfield Golf and Country Club creche to spend time with the little ones there. 

A great time was had by all and the residents really enjoyed spending time with the babies bringing back memories of their own children and grandchildren.

The Spires Activities Team worked their magic again, turning wishes into reality!  

When the Activity team learned there was going to be a Pantomime starring a resident's granddaughter and other members of her family, all part of the production team, they knew Delia had to attend. Staff arranged for Delia and her friends to attend the show and Delia's granddaughter shone as Alice in their production of Alice in Wonderland. A great afternoon was had by all!

The Spires care home, in Lichfield, was filled with flowers, cards and sweets in celebration of St Valentine’s Day.  

Staff and residents celebrated the day of love by creating heart-shaped decorations to decorate the home, gifting each other home-made sweets, cakes and treats. Couples that live in the home also enjoyed a romantic meal which was cooked by the chef and served in the home's private dining room.

General Manager, Amy Doyle, said: “We’ve all had a lovely day decorating the home and making gifts for each other and for our loved ones. We’ve had a whole range of treats and Valentine’s themed fun, and we have enjoyed every moment of it!”

Gordon Poxon, a resident at the Spires said: “It has been a lovely day. My wife and I really enjoyed our special meal. We’ve been married for 71 years and to be able to celebrate with a romantic meal is wonderful.”

Resident, Jane Johnston, at The Spires Care Home had always wanted to go to Blackpool to see the famous Blackpool illuminations, so staff at the home made her wish a reality, it’s never too late. 

Staff first found out about Jane’s dream in the summer of 2024 and, ever since then, they have been dedicated to helping her achieve it. Jane was also accompanied by fellow residents and friends who were there to witness this momentous occasion.

In response to this wonderful surprise, Jane, said: “We had such a wonderful time. I never thought I would get to see the lights but we spent the whole day having fun. It is such an amazing feeling to know that such a loving group of people care so much about me that they helped me to live out a dream – and I didn’t even ask."

Residents and staff from The Spires Care Home in Lichfield were in for a treat with a visit from a pantomime performance of “A Christmas Spectacular” by Tickled Pink Productions, (oh no they didn’t- oh yes they did!)

Residents from the home enjoyed the timeless tale full of magical twists, fun, laughter and adventures.

One resident commented, “it was the best pantomime production I have seen in years, the actors really made me laugh!”

Residents at The Spires were thrilled to welcome the talented writer, actor and singer Sian Reeves, best known for her roles in Cutting It, Emmerdale and Coronation Street, to the home on Saturday the 21st of September to launch her charity album ‘Remember This’ in support of the Alzheimer's Society.

Residents, staff and family had a great day listening and singing along with Sian and meeting her dog Ronnie! In her role as an Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society, Sian’s aim is to visit as many care homes as possible across the country, sharing her music to not only entertain residents but also to help stimulate their minds through the therapeutic power of music.

What a fabulous day we all had raising money for Comic Relief!

The day was spent with plenty of laughter with staff wearing their pyjamas and red noses to work and a charity bake sale where we raised over £50.

A special thank you to our lovely carer, Jane for baking some delicious cakes for the occasion and a massive thank you to everyone who got involved and helped raise money for Comic Relief.

Residents enjoyed reading all about the history and traditions of St Patrick’s Day in our Dementia Book Club. One Resident told us how she got to be named because she was born in the same week, although she has no connection with Ireland her mother chose the lovely Irish name of Delia.

Later we were mesmerised watching traditional Irish dancers on the big screen whilst sipping Guinness, it was like having a little bit of Dublin here at The Spires.

We finished off our day with traditional Irish music and a sing-along of our favourite classics.

Thanks to our lovely Staff for help dressing Residents in green having their faces painted and joining in the fun.

Another great day making great memories.

Our lovely Resident Florence (96) has been very busy these past couple of months knitting baby hats. With the help of Activity Co-ordinator Emily and Head of Maintenance Andy she visited Queen’s Hospital in Burton to deliver her knitted goods to the delivery suite.

They were very grateful to Florence as they had only ran out of knitted hats that day! With Florence coming to the rescue it was only right we stopped off at Morrisons on the way home to buy Florence a big slice of carrot cake!

Florence is looking forward to knitting some more hats for the future new arrivals at Queen’s Hospital.

Well done Florence, we are very proud of you!