Activities at Tennyson Wharf Care Home

Tennyson Wharf work with what they are given! Just like last year we were still not allowed to see our lovely school children from our local school in the same room. This year though, Tennyson Wharf were reluctant to be stopped so they made full use of their visiting suite! 

Two local school children came to visit us this afternoon to read us one of their favourite stories, Three Billy Goats Gruff.

The children read beautifully and we really enjoyed listening to their story.

CARE HOME RESIDENTS CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY WITH ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Tennyson Wharf care home in Burton Waters were treated to a unique performance from English National Ballet to celebrate International Youth Day on August 12.

Prior to the day itself, members of English National Ballet’s youth dance company, ENBYouthCo, and their Creative Director, Richard Bermange, asked residents to submit their memories of going to see films over the years.  The cast then used these evocative descriptions, along with Arielle Smith’s digital production of Jolly Folly, as inspiration for their performance.  

On the day, residents were able to watch a performance of A Comedy in Long-shot, a dance film performed by ENBYouthCo, participate in a chair-based, creative dance workshop along with the cast and observe an open rehearsal where Richard and the young dancers created a performance inspired by the residents’ childhood memories.

Fleur Derbyshire-Fox, English National Ballet’s Director of Engagement said: “We are delighted to be sharing the work of our youth dance company, exploring the memories of Barchester residents’ trips to the cinema and uniting different generations of people together in one creative space.  We hope these unique sessions will provide an uplifting experience and connect residents with the joy of dance and live music.”

Lucy Tomlinson, Resident Experience Manager for Barchester Healthcare, commented: ““We love working with our wonderful partners like English National Ballet to bring a wide range of fantastic experiences into our homes for all to enjoy.  The session today was fantastic, our residents loved watched the talented young dancers perform.

“Our varied life enrichment programme keeps residents active and socially connected, providing a daily choice of engaging physical, mental and spiritual activities tailored to residents’ interests and abilities,” Lucy added.

Our Residents love to keep active. We try each week to make sure we have some sort of fitness plan for the week ahead. 

This week we had, Dan, the physiotherapist came to visit us to get us moving whilst having fun! Dan is an expert in knowing which movements are most beneficial to keeping us all fit and mobile

In May, Tennyson Wharf's Zoe Sheridon and Dawn Bailey did a 24 hour walk around Lincoln to raise money for the Guide Dogs. They both said it was quite tough and they needed a well deserved break after.

They raised a fantastic £385.00 for the Guide Dogs and we had Quaver and his amazing owners attend our home so that we could present them with our Cheque. 

Thank you to everyone who accompanied Dawn and Zoe on a few of their walks and thank you to everyone who donated. 

105 years young! What an incredible achievement!

And what an incredible day we have had here at Tennyson Wharf with the Red Arrows flying past Tennyson Wharf in the morning, followed by a pamper morning with the Body Shop 

We just wanted to say a Huge thank you to all those that helped to make this day so amazing! Firstly, thank you to Maria, our truly talented kitchen assistant who made the fantastic cake. It looked and tasted incredible secondly, thank you to Balloons by Naomi for the great balloon decorations

We also want to thank Eleanor Mattley Productions - Care Home Entertainment for the outstanding performance this evening and lastly a huge thank you to Woodcocks for supplying us with champagne and waiters too!

A truly fantastic day for a truly fantastic lady!

Our Activities Coordinator, Zoe Sheridon has connected with the Hub Dance Team who are providing us with brilliant Videos for there 'Dance for Parkinsons' initiative. 

Our Residents enjoyed getting active and creating shapes with their movements to a variety of different dance styles. The seated ballet and the Charleston were particular favourites. One resident even said 'I feel very refreshed after that'. 

Thank you Hub Dance Team, We can't wait for our next session!