Activities at The Cedars Bourne 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.
Helen Hudson
Hello. I’m Helen, the Activities Coordinator at The Cedars. I joined the team in 2021 and I have lots of skills that I can use to create an interesting and varied programme of activities, events and celebrations for residents to enjoy. I am a qualified holistic therapist and offer an holistic approach to activities in the home, I love creating new activities that our residents enjoy, taking residents out on day trips and promoting wellbeing through lots of different activities. When I am not at work I love playing my clarinet, crocheting and art - I use all of these in my role.
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 The Cedars Bourne Care Home
The Wallace Collection
Residents across our services had a lovely time joining Emily and Marie-Therese from the Wallace Collection, for a virtual introduction to Reubens' Rainbow Landscape.
Residents truly enjoyed the sensory walk through one of the museum’s most famous landscape paintings.
Everyone who joined had a wonderful experience and can’t wait to put their creative skills to the test by painting some landscapes of our their in the coming days!
Celebrating Bonfire with a bang!
Staff and residents at The Cedars Care Home in Bourne celebrated Bonfire Night with a bang this November 5th when they wrapped up warm watch a fantastic firework display and enjoy lots of seasonal treats washed down with some creamy hot chocolate.
Bonfire Night commemorates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot when 14 individuals tried to blow up the House of Lords during the state opening of Parliament on November 5th 1605. We started the evening by enjoying traditional bonfire night treats, including jacket potatoes, hot dogs, burgers, and parkin beautifully prepared by home chef Julie Gelsthorpe; served picnic style in the lounge, before watching the beautiful low level, low noise display that our residents and their visitors love every year.
Home donates to local Carer Sitter Service
The Cedars Care Home in Bourne recently presented The Carer Sitter Service with a cheque for £1000.
Staff from Central COOP funeral care and The Cedars Care Home in Bourne, along with staff and friends of The Cedars Care Home, took part in a ten mile walk around Bourne and the surrounding villages on in September to raise money for The Carers Sitter Service, a local charity that provides free respite support and home sitting for people who are restricted because of the 24-hour care they are providing for dependent relatives and friends.
Resident realises dream
At The Cedars when an opportunity arises to fulfil a wish, as a team we do our utmost to put the wheels in motion to enable that wish to come true.
Colin is a lifelong rugby fan and mega fan of his rugby playing grandson Josh, in his earlier years Colin was his transport and support to games all over the country…
-– Colins wish is to be able to watch his grandson play again -–
Trip to Baytree
We love Baytree Garden Centre, and their seasonal displays are stunning! Marjorie, Audrey and Rose had a lovely afternoon exploring all of the different scents and sights of the autumn.
We have come away with some wonderful ideas to decorate the home. Marjorie said "I think this is the most lovely shop I've ever seen'.
The Cedars Sewing Club
Our monthly Sewing Club has been working hard on ‘The Cedars Tapestry’, a beautiful cross-stitch display featuring the wonderful building we live in, some of the people we share our day with, the mini bus we travel around in, beautiful historic Bourne church and our friendly visiting cat. We've still a way to go but were marching on, and every fortnight we meet to work on it together. It’s wonderful to see such comradery and dedication to this project, which is being added to by staff and residents in a collaboration of fun and skills.
Upcoming events
Book Swap - Sat 23rd Nov
Do you love reading? Have you got surplus books and would like to swap? Join us at our Book Swap from 10.30 am
Bubbles and Baubles - Fri 29th Nov
Join us as we start our festive celebrations - Bubbles & Baubles - from 2.00 pm
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us - all welcome.
Photography Competition
Join in the fun and take part in our photography competiton.
Newsletter - october
Find out about the latest news and goings on from in and around the home, in our Autumn Newsletter - October edition.
Could you be a Volunteer?
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!
We extend a warm invitation to professionals in our local community to join us each week and take a break on us.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
For more information why not pop in and see what Cedars Bourne can offer you.
Coffee Morning
Come and enjoy a morning of good company, refreshments and a slice of home made cake.
Don't Dine Alone - Every Monday
We know meal times can be lonely for older members of our community and we extend a warm invitation for them to join us for lunch - ** places are limited
