Activities at Tennyson Wharf Care Home

We were able to enjoy a lovely day learning about this gorgeous county. Emma and Dawn our wonderful chefs even made Cornish Pasties for us. The highlight was a visit from a sea shanty group, The Caistorways. They entertained us with a variety of shanties, giving us the history and meaning of each of these songs. 

They even learned a new song ‘Cornwall my Home’ just for us! It was a rousing afternoon with many residents requesting them to come and visit again. 

It was a beautiful, relaxing afternoon as Abi entertained us with her flute. Abi has recently been accepted to be a reserve for the Liverpool Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, she is certainly incredibly talented playing such a variety of music from Telemann to Elvis! Our residents thought she was charming as she shared her passion with us. 

A big thank you to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary for the fantastic live virtual event today!

Residents across our services loved seeing the seals up close and learning about the incredible work the sanctuary does to protect them and other wildlife in Cornwall as well.

Everyone truly enjoyed the experience. 

Brian has lived in Lincoln for 50 years yet never visited The Museum of Lincolnshire Life until a visit with Tennyson Wharf this week. We were able to spend a few happy hours wandering the exhibitions. We all enjoyed the Victorian rooms and the agricultural displays. Keith had told us that there was much to see there and this surprised us all, we certainly need another visit to capture all that the museum has to offer.  Brian thoroughly enjoyed his visit and exclaimed “I just didn’t know it had so much packed in!” We finished off our visit with tea and coffee in the cafe.

We had a joyous visit from Darwen the mini pony and Brenda from Comfort Horse Therapy.  It was a special afternoon that brought much happiness to the residents. Darwen is fully house trained and was even able to ride the lift to see residents in their rooms! The residents were surprised how soft Darwen was. Yvonne said “It was like touching velvet!”  Patrick described Darwen as “A happy little fellow”.  Tennyson Wharf has a new best friend!

We enjoyed a performance of 'Bring Me Sunshine' by Clearer Productions. Our residents thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon’s live entertainment. A lot of effort was made by Nicky the singer who introduced herself and ask each audience member their name, this gesture was very much appreciated.

The costume changes each revealed another stunning outfit, which added to the West End feel. Sue, one of our residents,  loved singing along and said it was a wonderful afternoon