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.
Read our brochure
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
Santa came to Visit!
Something a little different for us here at Tennyson Wharf this afternoon courtesy of our lovely community
Residents and staff gathered outside to see Santa arrive on a boat and make great use of our beautiful marina view!
We all enjoyed a chat with Santa before he jumped back on his boat to go and visit others in the community.
We ended the visit with a little sing along of 'Santa Clause is coming to town'
Tennyson's Elf Day!
As part of our Countdown to Christmas fun, we celebrated ELF DAY!!
Yesterday was so much fun here at Tennyson Wharf as we took part in Elf day
The day was full of fun, Christmas themed activities from Christmas quizzing, sing alongs, going on an elf hunt and a snowball fight with our new residents as well
It was also the lovely Vanda's birthday yesterday so of course we all gathered to sing happy birthday and enjoy a yummy slice of birthday cake
Vanda said she had such a fun birthday with all of her friends
Our Christmas Celebrations have Started!
Our Countdown to Christmas has commenced!
Singing and dancing along to the talented entertainer that visited us here at Tennyson Wharf
Everyone had such a fantastic time swaying along and reminiscing along to the music. We even snuck in a Christmas song or two
Music is a great way to improve moods, bring back happy memories, encourage socialising, and overall promote mental and physical health and we really do enjoy an musical event here
Move-It Mobility at Tennyson Wharf!
Move-it Mobility visited us this morning to help us get active whilst having fun!
Residents enjoyed a mixture of movement to music, games and putting their skills to the test. A great way to get us all moving!
A great morning full of laughter, singing and moving
Our Classic Car Show!
Today isn't just special because it's Children in Need. It's also International Men's Day!
What a treat we had for it too! Retford & Gainsborough Motor Club came to visit us with some truly fantastic vehicles! We were honoured to be able to have a look around them, learn more and share our memories during the truly spectacular afternoon with the kind members of the club
One of our residents, Joe, was quite the expert on the vehicles and had many lovely memories to share. Joe said he's "had the best afternoon in a very long time" and he enjoyed chatting with staff and other residents about the cars with such passion. Joe is looking forward to sharing pictures of the event with his family tomorrow
Thank you so much Retford & Gainsborough Motor Club!
Our Local Pub, Woodcocks Christmas Light switch on!
Residents and staff were pleased to be invited to attend the light switch on at Woodcocks yesterday evening.
It was a truly wonderful evening listening and singing along to the Salvation Army band whilst we enjoyed delicious foods and drinks served by the lovely Woodcocks staff. We had the perfect evening to get us into the Christmas spirit
Thank you so much to The woodcocks team for the kind invite and for making us feel so welcome in our fantastic community. We feel so grateful to have such caring and considerate neighbours like them
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.
