Activities at Tennyson Wharf Care Home
Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.
Donna Jones
Donna joined the Tennyson Wharf Family in April 2023.
As an Activities Coordinator, Donna helps to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active to keep residents engage. The team take time to ensure they all know each residents' interests so that the team can deliver a person-centered program of events and activities.
Donna has a passion for helping others and is settling into her new role great!
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Tennyson Wharf Care Home
Summer postbox topper brings smiles!
The Knitting and Natter Ladies from Sturton by Stow and residents from Tennyson Wharf continue their creative partnership.
Following the success of their last two post box topper projects, the talented Knitting and Natter ladies from Sturton by Stow and the residents of Tennyson Wharf Care Home, proudly announce their installation of their third knitted topper.
Meeting every other Wednesday at Tennyson Wharf Care Home, the knitting enthusiast from Sturton by Stow and the care home residents pour their creativity into knitting these unique toppers. The decision to create a summer edition stems from the appreciation received for their previous projects.
"We are delighted to witness the positive impact our toppers have on the community, we love getting together with our knitting needles and chat the hours away. The residents particularly appreciate the ladies who generously contribute their time to join us." said Donna Jones, the activities coordinator at Tennyson Wharf.
Tour of the deep
Residents across our services enjoyed a fantastic virtual tour of The Deep, an award-winning aquarium in Hull.
Our residents dived into the underwater world of some fascinating creatures such as sharks, turtles and stingrays.
It was a truly immersive and educational experience that brought the wonders of the ocean right to our screens.
Therapy Dogs
Residents at Tennyson Wharf always welcome the Therapy dogs with warmth and happiness.
Our Residents very much enjoy the monthly visits, to see our Residents and how they engage with the dogs is just amazing. These visits bring back so many happy memories, happiness and well-being to our Residents. It’s truly heart-warming to see the smiles on everyone’s faces.
Caterpillar Toddler Group
We are lucky to have the Caterpillar Toddler Group here in term time on Thursday mornings. Our residents always look forward to seeing them and love to join in with the singing, interactive play, with hand puppets and musical instruments.
Residents enjoyed the bubble machine last week, the children and residents were keen to pop as many as they could.
National Gardening Week
In celebration of National Gardening Week we took some of our eager residents off in the mini bus to a few local garden centres.
On our trip to Whisby Garden Centre we were treated to a beautiful display by a magnificent peacock. This was followed by a lovely cup of tea.
Our second trip was to Pennell’s Garden Centre where we saw some beautiful floral displays.
We bought a lovely selection of plants to take back to our Care Home and are looking forward to planting them all out into the garden.
Celebrating Cadbury's
Residents across our services had a wonderful time joining Cadbury for an interactive virtual talk on their fascinating 200-year history.
Residents joining learnt interesting facts about the chocolate giant, shared memories, and reminisced about their favourite sweet treats.
It was a heart warming experience filled with laughter, nostalgia, and plenty of chocolatey goodness!
Upcoming events
July
Hello July! We extend a warm invitation for you to join us as we look forward to a fun filled month ahead. All welcome.
Dementia Cafe
Join us at our bi-monthly, Dementia Cafe - 2nd Thursday of the month from 2.30 pm.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
For more information why not pop in and see what Tennyson Wharf can offer you.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We recognise the impact a Volunteer can make on the lives of our residents, do you have any spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel - police, ambulance and fire services, district nurses - come and take a break on us, there maybe a cake or two available....
Coffee Morning - First Thursday of the month
Come along and make new friends, 1st Thursday of the month - all welcome.
