Activities at Tennyson Wharf Care Home

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.

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!

There was great excitement as we discussed the decorating of our Easter Bonnets this year.

A lot of discussion went into decide which bonnet suited who best and planned our decorating them.

We had a large selection of Easter decorations to choose from, we decided against fresh flowers as we were wanting to do an Easter Bonnet Parade at our Easter Fayre on Monday and wanted them to look nice and fresh.

Making the bonnets gave everyone a great sense of achievement and residents were happy to parade around showing off their beautiful decorations.

In preparation for the Easter Fayre the kitchen made cupcakes for some of the residents to decorate and sell.  We were expecting quite a few children so as a bit of fun they decorated bunnies popping down holes, have pre-made the paws and tails for the rabbits and pretty spring flowers out of marshmallows.

There was a great sense of meaningful engagement as some of the residents had not met each other before.

Our residents were very pleased with the results and were looking forward to the afternoons fun and fundraising with family and friends.  The cakes proved a hit with young and old alike.

Residents across our homes and hospitals had a fantastic time with vocal coach Dan Cooper from Biiah as he led an amazing sing-a-long session for residents to enjoy.

Residents who joined the event were able to learn different techniques as they sang the famous ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ by Jimmy Cliff and ‘Here Comes the Sun’ by The Beatles.

Across our homes there were smiles and laugher all around. The session was such a success and was great for the mind, body and soul.

We had a brilliant time across our services with Harrogate Skills 4 Living as they took us on a wonderful virtual visit to their Harrogate Chocolate Factory.

Residents were thrilled to discover details about the chocolate-making process and the fascinating journey from bean to bar, all while enjoying some delicious sweet treats.

The Factory aims to employ people with learning disabilities and autism, involving them in all parts of the process, from sorting and roasting the beans to packaging and sales. The experience was truly enjoyed by all who joined this event.