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.

Enriching life
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Helen Hudson

Activities Coordinator

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.

Life-encriching activities booklet

Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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

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Fine Dining at The Cedars

The Cedars have seasonal, fresh food made daily by Head Chef Aaron Kenney and Chef Gee Jowett, supported by their wonderful kitchen team.

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Cedars Hosts Pub Day

We hosted a pub day in the Rowan Dining Room, with a range of drinks including wine, beer, cider and gin; a traditional pub lunch and live entertainment from Keyboardist Steve Francis.

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Happy Birthday!

We celebrated Daphne’s 92nd Birthday on 15th August with a delicious cake!

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Dementia UK

Staff and Residents at The Cedars Care Home in Bourne have been raising money for Dementia UK. Starting with the Dementia UK cake and coffee morning, the home was inspired to continue raising money for this wonderful charity. Following the coffee morning, the home held their Summer Fair, with a prize raffle and duck racing. The duck racing was expertly run by David and Carolyn Fawcett with Terry Dewey, from Scholes Funeral Service; along with Dr Clive Cole and Denika from The Lakeside Hereward Group Practice. We also held a non-uniform day for staff to coincide with our Beach Day and a chocolate sale for World Chocolate Day. The Cedars’ events were a big success – they managed to raise £1165.60 for Dementia UK and, most importantly, everyone had a lot of fun doing it!

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Casino Afternoon

The Cedars Care Home were thrilled to host a fun-filled casino day this week. Residents at The Cedars Care Home were treated to individual magic shows before being invited to our pop up casino tables for an afternoon of (pretend) gambling with a James Bond Theme. Residents tried their hand at games of chance, including Roulette and Blackjack, whilst enjoying music from the James Bond films and a glass of wine. Resident Janet Hawker was very excited to join in and really enjoyed the games. She said “that was really very good fun and I’m glad so many people were able to come. Well done!”

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World Chocolate Day

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Cedars Care Home in Bourne had a fantastic time celebrating World Chocolate Day on July 7, surely one of the best days of the year! Head Chef Aaron, a trained chocolatier, whipped up a selection of chocolates to sell in aid of Dementia UK. Residents, relatives, staff and invited guests were treated to a tasting session before being given the opportunity to purchase the delicious confections.  Aaron started his culinary career in the armed forces, as part of the Military Combined Services Culinary Arts Team, where he trained under the UK Chocolate Master. Progressing his career, he became Head of Pastry for the RAF. After leaving military service, he opened his own chocolate business, where he worked seven days a week for three years perfecting his skills.

Upcoming events

Horse Therapy

Come along and join in the fun with a visit from the horse's.

Musical Performance

Join us for a summer themed musical perfomance in our beautiful garden lounge.

July

Take a look at our upcoming activity and community events coming in July.

Newsletter - July

Hot off the press. read all about the latest goings on in our home's newsletter.

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.

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.

Professionals Break room - weekly

We extend a warm invitation to professionals in our local community to join us each week and take a break on us.

Retired Nurses Club - 3rd Friday of the month

Once a nurse, always a nurse - join us for our monthly Retired Nurses Club - all welcome.