Activities at Strachan House Care Home

Residents at Strachan House look forward to joining the animal care team live online from Iceland at the Sea Life Trust Beluga Whale Sanctuary to get an inside look into the daily care for the two resident beluga whales: Little White and Little Grey.

You'll learn why the Beluga Whale Sanctuary was created, its mission to provide a more natural home for belugas in human care, and see first-hand how the dedicated team are not only caring for the whales, but preparing for their future in the sea sanctuary!

We took a wonderful virtual trip to Iceland and visited the SEA LIFE Trust Beluga Whale Sanctuary to have an inside look into the daily care of their two resident beluga whales: Little White and Little Grey.

Our residents were introduced to the history of the Beluga Whale Sanctuary and learnt more about its mission to provide a more natural home for belugas in human care with a first-hand look at how the dedicated team are not only caring for the whales, but preparing for their future in the sea sanctuary!

It was an enjoyable event for everyone, learning more about the amazing beluga whales and how they are cared for at the sanctuary.

To mark World Photography Day, staff and residents were treated to a live streaming photography masterclass courtesy of top professional photographer, Damian Bailey.

A professional photographer since 2003, Damian has won Wedding Photographer of the Year and is listed as one of London’s top wedding photographers, having photographed over 700 weddings.  Damian travels all over the country shooting weddings, events and families and loves to help people create memories by capturing wonderful images that will be passed on from generation to generation.

Damian’s talk explained how he goes about capturing special moments and what makes a great photo in terms of technique and composition.  From landscapes to portrait photos, Damian shared his hints and tips for getting the best shots whatever the subject matter.

The residents at Strachan House Care Home had a wonderful afternoon in the garden with George from 1-2-1 exercise. There was lots of fun and laughter while doing our gentle chair exercises and keeping fit together is a popular group activity within the homes varied life enrichment programme.

The residents and staff at Strachan House have had an actioned packed week filled with a selection of activities and game as part of their Olympic themed week. During the week Residents were treated to  - Move it Monday, music marathon, work it out Wednesday and throw it back Thursdays before finishing of the week with an awards ceremony.

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.

They took part and we didn’t realise Ballet was so meaningful, with all the different movements, and afterwards spoke of this and created their own movements and what it had meant to them.

It was a wonderful experience, enjoyed by all.