Activities at Springvale Court Care Home

It is important for our residents to remain a part of their local community and as part of our life enrichment we are always looking at ways in which we can achieve this. This week we were delighted to take resident, David to the homes local social club for a game of pool and a lovely cold pint of Guinness.  It was a lovely way to spend an afternoon chatting, playing (a little friendly competition) and whilst Jess won the game David insisted that he had let her win!  We are looking forward to a re-match and good luck David for next time!

Helen was a keen knitter before she arrived here at Springvale and asked our Activities Co-ordinator Jess if she could help with getting her some wool and knitting needles, Jess quickly got to work and surprised Helen, she was thrilled and thought the choice of wool was beautiful.

Jess explained that we have a knit and natter club she could attend and she was over the moon, she said “I have always loved to knit, I thought I may have forgotten but as soon as I picked my needles up it came to me, I will definitely be a member of the knitting club”

As part of our International Women’s Day celebrations, Residents from across our services were thrilled to join tour guide, Mandy Morrow, for an exciting talk about some Legendary London Ladies.

Mandy shared the fascinating stories of eight ladies with us, from the one of the richest heiresses in the world to the original 'Roaring Girl'.

Everyone who participated truly enjoyed the experience and were delighted to take a walk down memory lane.

Raymond, a resident at Springvale Court Care Home, has always loved cycling and in his younger days spent a lot of his time cycling all over the country.  He had a real passion for fitness and the feeling that moving along at speed gave him. He was a dedicated member of The National Clarion Cycling Club and cycled from Edinburgh to London on a number of occasions.

From chatting with Raymond, the team at Springvale Court knew he loved his bike but that unfortunately, due to mobility issues, Raymond is no longer able to cycle.  However, undeterred, the staff at Springvale Court set about getting him in contact with a local cycling club.

Across the country our homes and hospitals came together to find out which care home or hospital had the best Bingo players as we teamed up for Barchester’s Bingo Bonanza.

Residents were treated to some exciting virtual games of Bingo as part of Barchester’ very own game show series.

Everyone who participate had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.

Springvale Court residents enjoyed a live performance from Sing-a-long John this Valentine’s Day. John brings a spinning wheel with many different genres of music, our residents take it in turns to spin the wheel and then choose a song. Joyce got up and had a boogie to the music while everyone clapped and sang along. We had songs by Doris Day and Elvis Presley chosen by Cathy and Harry. Hazel our new resident said she hadn’t enjoyed herself as much in such a long time, it was so lovely to spend Valentines Day with her friends.