Activities at Stamford Bridge Beaumont Care Home

To celebrate World Photography Day, we were delighted to hear from Professional Photographer, Damian Bailey who spent some time guiding us through different photography tips and techniques.

We all had a wonderful afternoon and are excited to be taking part in the #BaileyBarchester competition where we look forward to putting all the tips and ideas learnt during the talk into practice. 

Thank you, Damian Bailey Photography.

Now that restrictions have continued to ease, Residents have been delighted to take a trip out on the homes mini-bus to visit their favourite shops for a little bit of a shopping spree and enjoy a wander around the aisles before making a refreshment pit stop to enjoy lunch in the homes local shopping centre. Residents have enjoyed being able to pick up their own toiletries and make-up again!

We celebrated International Youth Day virtually with English National Ballet’s youth dance company, ENBYouthCo and their Creative Director, Richard Bermange.

We had the opportunity to watch A Comedy in Long-shot, participate in a chair-based creative dance workshop and observe an open rehearsal where Richard and the young dancers created a performance inspired by our childhood memories.

It was a wonderful experience, enjoyed by all.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Stamford Bridge Beaumont were treated to a talk about nightclub culture by V&A Dundee Curator, Kirsty Hassard.  The presentation forms part of a series of six talks and virtual tours that V&A Dundee is hosting for Barchester Healthcare’s care homes and private hospitals across the UK.

V&A Dundee is Scotland’s design museum, it showcases Scotland’s outstanding design achievements and features world-class exhibitions alongside the permanent Scottish Design Galleries, and a changing programme of commissions, events and activities.  

Kirsty’s talk looked at the history and design of night clubs, and examined club culture from the 1960s to the present day.  She explored their evolution and development around the world, from Italy to America, and closer to home, looking at their importance as cultural venues and designed spaces.

Residents of Stamford Bridge do like their treats!  During the recent glorious sunny weather we arranged for a local ice-cream van to visit the home so residents could enjoy refreshing ice-creams and lollies.  Once their choice was selected, everyone sat on the homes front lawn to savour the taste, with conversations soon turning to childhood memories of walks along the promenade on seaside trips and their favourite holiday destinations. It was a fab way to spent the afternoon!

Residents of Stamford Bridge do like their treats!  During the recent glorious sunny weather we arranged for a local ice-cream van to visit the home so residents could enjoy refreshing ice-creams and lollies.  Once their choice was selected, everyone sat on the homes front lawn to savour the taste, with conversations soon turning to childhood memories of walks along the promenade on seaside trips and their favourite holiday destinations. It was a fab way to spent the afternoon!