Activities at Thistle Hill Care Home

Residents and staff from Thistle Hill Care Home in Knaresborough were in for a treat with a visit from the local theatre company, the Cats Pyjama's. which hold a performance of their Christmas pantomime classic “Little Red Riding Hood”.

Residents from the home were joined by relatives and staff as they enjoyed the timeless tale full of magical twists, fun, laughter and adventures together. One resident commented; “it was the best pantomime production I have seen in years, the actors really made me laugh! We’ve had a fabulous afternoon!”

Resident Colleen Foster, nurse Terri Clarke Burrows and her husband Alan, who is a volunteer at Thistle Hill in Knaresborough have enjoyed a jolly sun soaked holiday away together at the Spanish resort of Malaga, spending 11 days together they went sight-seeing, sampled the local cuisine and danced the night away in true Spanish style.

Colleen said “I had a marvellous time with Terri and Alan, I’ve made lots of lovely memories that I’ll always cherish and I loved eating out at the lovely restaurant’s, trying new foods, seeing the sights, collecting souvenirs for my scrap book and dancing the night away in the clubs till early in the morning”

Mandy Scott General Manager at Thistle Hill, said: “holidays are a great get away, especially for our residents, I am so glad the Coleen had such a great time in Spain with Terri and Alan, seeing her photos and hearing the stories of her time in Malaga sounds absolutely fabulous”.

Celebrations have been in full swing at Thistle Hill as one of its residents celebrated her 92 years young. Resident, Betty was joined by staff, relatives, friends and other residents as she celebrated her special day. Betty had a special afternoon enjoying a barbershop band sing for her as part of the day’s celebrations. Betty was overcome with emotion as the 12 strong band of singers performed a special rendition of happy birthday to her

The birthday girl, said: “I’ve had a truly fabulous day, with all my friends at Thistle Hill and I thought the band was wonderful, I feel very lucky to have had such a lovely birthday”

Mandy Scott, General Manager added: “We’re delighted to be celebrating a truly remarkable woman as she reaches this amazing age. Betty is such a popular resident who always has an interesting tale to tell, and we look forward to hearing many more, we are just glad we were able to help her have such a special day”

Residents got creative with colour as they joined together to create an autumn collage for display. As the darker evenings drew in and summer began to fade away, the residents kept the summer cheer going by painting and cutting out beautiful autumn leaves and had a great time getting creative.

Resident Hazel said “I haven’t painted for years and had a lovely time making this collage. We are all feeling very proud of ourselves”

Residents, relatives and colleagues enjoyed an afternoon of smiling and dancing with a live music performance that took place at the home. Popular local vocalist, Terry performed a medley of classic hits including “You’re more than a number” and “You’ll never walk alone” and John Denver’s “Country Road’s”.

Residents joined in with the singing, and clapped along as Terry performed his finale song “We’ll meet again”. The hospitality team at the home also provided a spread of sweet and savoury treats for guests to enjoy during the show.

Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Thistle Hill to enjoy a Summer Fête that was held in the home’s grounds.The fête was officially opened by event organiser, nurse Terri Clarke-Burrows’, who wished all our residents and guests a happy and fun day as the sun shone.

Residents and guests enjoyed a BBQ, tombola stalls, including arts and crafts, tasty baked goods, clothes, jewellery, and there was also live entertainment from Irish dancers and singers; a fancy dress competition that was judged by our very own residents, games such as 'hook-a-duck', 'name the teddy' and many more.

Everyone had a great time!