Activities at The Cedars Bourne Care Home

Residents and staff at The Cedars Care Home in Bourne paid their respects to soldiers past and present on the 80th celebration of D-Day with a visit from Helen Crawford, Mayor of Bourne, and Ian Sismey, Clerk to Bourne Town Council.

The Mayor came to visit our 102 year old Bomber Command veteran, Ronald Priest; and to present him with a silver salver engraved with the words. The Mayor also presented Ron with a framed picture of a D-Day landing and a beautiful bunch of flowers.  She had also thoughtfully baked two Victoria sponges for all the residents to enjoy with their tea. Ron was so touched, saying, “I will treasure these gifts for ever, this is too much, too much.” Ron, as ever, was dignified, poignant and humble but he wanted to be sure to pass on a message of how important it is that we all remember this day and the sacrifices that were made.

Residents across our services enjoyed a fantastic virtual tour of The Deep, an award-winning aquarium in Hull.

Our residents dived into the underwater world of some fascinating creatures such as sharks, turtles and stingrays.

It was a truly immersive and educational experience that brought the wonders of the ocean right to our screens.

This month we had our second week of Watercolour Club and what wonderful results we achieved. Everyone agreed how amazing it was to all start with the same template and yet all finish with such different styles and results. Just like us as people, each piece was unique, allowing for individual expression and giving such a feeling of fulfilment to its creator.

Our residents really enjoy our fortnightly quiz afternoons. We have a three round quiz, including general and specialist knowledge, picture rounds and riddles. We learn a great deal from these afternoons- mainly how amazing our resident’s general knowledge is! We are looking forward to running our quiz afternoons in the garden now that the weather is improved.

There is such an incredible variety of wildlife at Baytree Owl and Wildlife Centre in Spalding. The owls, vultures, eagles and ravens were awe inspiring; and we had a wonderful time learning about all the different species. Then it was a full "aww" as we spent time with the fox cub and a large family of field mice- the smallest mice in the UK. Dorothy and Gladys had a wonderful afternoon.

The Cedars got active for Senior Health and Fitness Day which took place on May 29th. Residents were thrilled to welcome volunteers from The Universal Fitness Centre in Bourne, who demonstrated exercises for our residents in order to increase their mobility and maintain physical health. 

The session was arranged as part of The Cedars ‘Wish Jar’ scheme. Barbara Hurford wanted to attend a professional exercise class; and senior health and fitness day seemed the best time. The Universal Fitness Centre were happy to donate their time for the benefit of our residents; who are already asking when they can come again!