Activities at Tennyson Wharf Care Home

This week we made the most of the beautiful summer weather by heading out for a nature walk. We enjoyed a game of alphabet eye spy which proved quite challenging. It got all of our minds working and searching around the beautiful scenery. Afterwards we sat on the terrace and had tea and scrumptious cake while nattering away.

Donna Shipman at Tennyson Wharf in Burton Water, Lincoln has been crowned ‘Hospitality Champion’ for the North NE Division in the Barchester Care Awards 2024 and is through to the national round of judging.

The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 13,000 residents living in Barchester’s 261 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from ‘Registered Nurse of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.

We enjoyed a wonderful trip to the Cathedral. We especially appreciated the beautiful weather!

After tea and coffee, we visited the Cathedral to light candles and admire the architecture, stained glass and the peaceful atmosphere.

Staff and residents are celebrating because their wonderful Managing Director, Fiona Fagan, from Barchester’s North East and Scotland Division, has stepped completely out of her comfort zone to compete in the Barchester Charitable Foundation Cook Off 2024.

Fiona went head-to-head with the Managing Directors from Barchester’s four other divisions and cooked up a storm to raise a phenomenal £24,595 for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation which helps connect vulnerable people and those living with a disability to community groups in their local area by providing grants to improve mobility and quality of life.  Each year the Foundation distributes thousands of pounds to individuals, small community groups and charities across England, Scotland and Wales.  

Residents across our homes had a fantastic time exploring the Eden Project virtually - an educational charity and visitor attraction based in Cornwall, featuring sprawling outdoor gardens and breathtaking biomes that house the largest indoor rainforest in the world.

During the session, residents who joined were reconnected with nature through their senses, memories and stories.  A big thank you to the community team at the Eden Project for the wonderful event.

Our post box toppers are just getting better and better! We had decided on a summer themed one and the ideas were coming thick and fast. We had beach house, a light house, a boat surrounded by crabs, fish, a teddy’s bear picnic and even the Lincs and Notts knitted air ambulance.

Our topper has been greatly admired by all the community and even featured on Calendar news. We have already started planning and knitting for our Halloween topper.