Activities at Thistle Hill 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.
Thistle Hill Life Enrichment Team
Ursula and Katie make up our fantastic Activities Team here at Thistle Hill.
They develop and oversee an active living programme for each resident, which encourages mobility, social contact, independence and fun. Each and every person can thrive and live to their full potential with no day ever being the same. They bring great enthusiasm and spark to the home and have one passion, which is to deliver an amazing and vibrant activities programme to cater to all tastes and abilities.
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 Thistle Hill Care Home
Residents enjoy afternoon of live entertainment
Residents at Thistle Hill care home in Knaresborough enjoyed a unique musical performance with popular vocalist, Rochelle.
Residents joined in with the singing, and clapped along as Rochelle performed many familiar hits including “over the rainbow” and finishing with the national anthem. We treated resident’s their family and friends to a tasty assortment of cakes along with their teas and coffees throughout the afternoon.
Cornish Seal Sanctuary
A big thank you to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary for the fantastic live virtual event today!
Residents across our services loved seeing the seals up close and learning about the incredible work the sanctuary does to protect them and other wildlife in Cornwall as well.
Everyone truly enjoyed the experience.
High Tea Event
In September, our home was graced with a delightful afternoon as residents, colleagues, and relatives came together for a charming high tea. It provided a splendid chance to socialize, savour tasty delights, and enjoy the pleasure of each other's company.
Summer Fete
Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at the home to enjoy a Summer Fete that was held in the home’s grounds at the end of August
We enjoyed hosting a variety of activities throughout the day, including a BBQ, tombola stall, live entertainment and games which were enjoyed by everyone who came to the event.
Our colleagues made everyone feel welcome and were delighted to see different generations having fun together. .
66th Wedding Anniversary
It was a privilege to join Sheila and her husband Reg as they celebrated 66 years of marriage with their family.
Our sensory room was turned into their party venue for the afternoon.
Our Second Chef Kamil and our hospitality team pulled out all the stops with a beautiful celebratory cake, buffet and bubbly to toast the couple.
Elsewhere in the home residents enjoyed a glass of bubbly and wished them well too.
Silent Disco Fun
The lights were down low as our Memory Lane Cafe was transformed into a neon dance floor.
We welclomed back Pete Goldup - The Silent Disco DJ as he hosted another wonderful afternoon of music and fun.
Pete, with his 40 pairs of headphones, projected music far beyond the main lounge areas and all the way into bedrooms, bringing the music and fun to the whole home.
Residents, visitors and colleagues thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Upcoming events
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. Merry Christmas!
Could you be a Volunteer?
Do you have any spare time? Could you make a difference? For more information on Volunteering we would love to hear from you.
Carers Cafe - Last Tuesday of the month
Come along and make new friends, share experiences at our month Carers Cafe - last Tuesday of the month from 11.00 am. All welcome.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel, come and take a break on us - enjoy a warm welcome, refreshing drink and a slice of cake!
