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
Comic Relief Red Nose Day
Our residents and colleagues have had a day of fun and laughter as we celebrated Comic Relief Red Nose Day.
‘Country and Western’ was the theme of the day on Deighton as we began with a country themed tea party and proceeded to dance away the day to the sounds of Dolly Parton and other country greats.
Whilst Farnham and Ripley hosted a day of fun filled hilarity, games and themed arts and crafts. Everyone had a wonderful day and there was lots of laughter across the home!
International Women's Day
The ladies of Thistle Hill came together to celebrate International Women’s day.
Residents took part in discussions and watched films and footage about female role models who have shaped their lives and inspired them from Florence Nightingale to Margret Thatcher and the Queen.
In the afternoon our ladies were winded and dined at a special tea party and were able to dance away the afternoon.
World Book Day
The residents of Thistle Hill came together to enjoy and celebrate World Book day.
We began the day with a Mad Hatters Tea Party hosted by the mad hatter himself, as our residents enjoyed tea, cake and a variety of refreshments as we discussed our favourite books and stories.
In the afternoon the home was visited by Peter Pan as we listened to book readings and our residents also enjoyed watching classic episodes of Jackanory featuring Prince Charles and others reading classic tales.
Transatlantic Pen-pals
Thistle Hill Care Home in Knaresborough have begun an exciting cross Atlantic friendship with the Mountain Meadows Senior Living Campus for a newly launched pen pal scheme, connecting residents within their homes to share written experiences and form new friendships.
Mountain Meadows Senior Living Campus is situated in Leavenworth, Washington and the town is modelled on a Bavarian Village, with its stunning mountain back drop it is a very popular four season’s tourist destination.
Residents of Thistle Hill Care Home which is run by Barchester Healthcare, have been sharing their stories of the past with fellow senior residents in Washington State, and are enjoying making new friends in this cross Atlantic relationship.
Aloha from Hawaii
Residents at Thistle Hill home in Knaresborough virtually travelled to a location of their choice on Thursday 25th February.
Residents were asked which country they would like to visit this summer for a trip and chose Hawaii. Residents chose Hawaii because of the warm weather, the cuisine, and sandy beaches and to feel that they were on holiday.
Residents enjoyed touring and learning about the national monuments in Hawaii using google maps, the internet, and virtual tours on their tablets. They saw highlights of the country known for its white-sandy beaches and hula dancing, a pit-stop to Oahu, to see warships from World War II and then kicked back on the iconic white shores of Waikiki Beach from the comfort of their own armchairs.
Australia Day
‘G’day folks!’ The residents at the Thistle Hill Care Centre headed down under and embraced 'Australia Day'
After rustling up some Australian themed grub including fairy bread, vegemite sarnies, cheese twizzlers and some Australian pastry rolls.
Our residents then proceeded to enjoy a virtual walk around Sydney via our big screen projector.
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!
