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.
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 Thistle Hill Care Home
Kim and Dave Wow the residents at Thistle Hill
Residents and visitors at Thistle Hill Care Centre enjoyed a fabulous afternoon of music and entertainment by Kim and Dave.
Wow is the only word to describe their talented and energetic performance. Residents couldn’t help but sing along and dance the afternoon away. Some of the residents had alternative words for some of the songs which caused much hilarity. Who knew there could be so many variations of the song “Daisy Daisy”!
Soap Sensations
Our residents made their very own soaps, mixing the ingredients, colour, and adding designer perfume. They look and smell amazing. Hazel was so happy with the soaps, she presented one to our General Manager, Mandy!
The excitement didn’t stop there. There was sounds of excitement around the room when we announced to sell these beautiful bars of soap at our upcoming summer fair.
Home celebrate 'Yorkshire Day'
Residents at the Thistle Hill were proud to celebrate all things Yorkshire on Yorkshire Day, August 1st. As the home proudly hosted a ‘Yorkshire Tea’ tea party as part of its celebrations.
Residents at Thistle Hill celebrated the largest county in the UK by listening to some traditional Yorkshire music, sampling some Yorkshire delicacies such as Yorkshire puddings and ales
The celebrations were not only taking place in the home as the home also gifted our NHS heroes at Harrogate Hospital with a selection of Yorkshire Tea goodies!
Residents enjoy live entertainment
Residents and guests enjoyed a fabulous afternoon of music and entertainment by Kim and Dave. Kim and Dave from Halifax performed a selection of summertime and classic sounds including Rock and Roll as well as songs that everyone knew and could sing along with.
Residents sang, danced and clapped the afternoon away with Kim and Dave as the duo sang that final song “Daisy Daisy”. In fact, the audience had a few variations on the well-known song that produced a lot of laughs at the end!
Homes come together for 'Big Quiz'
Barchester care homes and hospitals nationwide linked together for a fantastic quiz in celebration of Barchester’s 100th live virtual event.
Residents engaged in a variety of questions ranging from historical trivia to visual puzzles and brainteasers.
Everyone who joined had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.
Honey steals the show!
Honey the dog stole the show as residents and guests enjoyed an afternoon of fun with a live performance that took place at the home. Richard performed a medley of uplifting songs from Elvis, Frank Sinatra and The Carpenters to name but a few in the Memory Lane Café area of the home.
Residents joined in with the singing, and clapped along as Richard sang and honey performed her tricks. After the performance residents enjoyed afternoon tea in the café and lots of cuddles with Honey.
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!
