Activities at Tyspane Care Home

"Jacqui, Jaye, and Julie" sounds like it should be the basis for a Rock and Roll girl band 🎶💃🏻🎤. Well, this Rock and Rollin' threesome have an even more important job than that!!! These fab ladies are the 'Activities Team' that makes sure the residents at Barchester Healthcare's Tyspane Care Home have the best time ever... week in and week out 👏👏👏. In fact, the singers have been having so much fun over the last few months that our Directors Emily and Simon decided to take a trip down to sunny North Devon today to check out the fun for themselves. Needless to say, that it turned out to be another great afternoon of music and smiles for all concerned. Keep on Rockin' ladies, you really are the best ❤️

A great photo album isn’t just about the layout, although that’s what we tend to focus on. It’s about so much more; the story, the theme, and the details. Photo albums make beautiful keepsakes, for one’s self or loved ones, they preserve memories easily accessible for future generations. So, imagine Tyspane Care Home Activities Team reaction when Doreen a wonderfully articulate, funny and extremely sociable lady shared her photo album of her earlier years. The photos captured her earlier years with her friends at carnivals, dances, charity events, coach trips, holiday camps and more. The pictures told many stories, conveyed emotions, moods and messages that evoked understanding that words couldn’t. Complex moments and fleeting expressions tell a story of a lady who loved life to the full, and still does. 

To keep this passion burning in Doreen residents, friends, families and staff hosted a party based on the events captured in her photo album, one of family gatherings, laughter, fun and plenty of dressing up!  Emily (Mini Concerts) performed an array of classic Rock and Roll songs for Doreen. Doreen and her daughter sang throughout the performance and new photographs and memories were made.

Doreen stated, “This has been such a wonderful surprise, thank you to everyone who made this happen.”

Patricia, “This reminds me of the old days, my type of entertainment, loved it.”

Michelle, “What a special afternoon.”

So, remember a photograph in an album keeps a moment from running away, it’s the pause button of life.

At Tyspane Care Home we celebrate life through everything we do, from our thoughtful experiences and activities to our delicious food. We offer the latest technology as well as sensory engagement to nurture the wellbeing of our residents. With a wide variety of tailored activities and events we make sure our residents have the best physical, mental, spiritual and social stimulation, all bespoke to them.

So, this morning the activities team visited St Brannock’s Church in Braunton with Lorna, Martin (Lorna’s son) and Gwen.  For Lorna and Gwen their faith and religion are important aspects of their spirituality allowing them to hold onto real meaning in their life’s, have confidence in their personhood and provide hope for the future.

The morning was made even more special as whilst in St Brannock’s Church we were able to locate the carving of The White Sow and Seven Suckling Piglets in the chapel ceiling. This being important because twelve months earlier Lorna had told residents, families, friends and staff the legend of St Brannock who had searched and found the place where a white pig was suckling seven piglets and built St Brannock’s on the very same spot.

Lorna stated, “Thank you for bringing me to church, it means a lot to me.”

Gwen when asked if she enjoyed the visit especially seeing the beautiful organ stated, “Oh yes.”

Furthermore, as we all know trips are not the same with coffee and cake, thank you SQ Braunton for being so accommodating.

The Paris 2024 Olympics has surely offered ground-breaking celebrations for sport for the entire world. Numerous sites and venues of France and French overseas territories have become places of celebrations this summer. Residents, families, friends and staff have enjoyed watching a plethora of sporting events either in groups or independently and have discussed the new events that have been introduced this year. Breaking, more commonly known as breakdancing, caused a massive discussion in Circle of Friends, who would have thought a dance that originated in the Bronx in 1970's could involve into a competitive sport, complete with international events, a robust judging system and world championships. Luckily for Tyspane Care Home residents "Breaking," does not appear in our sporting clubs, however, the Tyspane Care Home Olympics sweepstake organised by Vernon did!

Lee, “Thank you for the chocolate, nice one.”

Vera, “So nice of you.”

Paul, “I didn’t know I had a winning country.”

Babs Spear (physiotherapy), “I glad it’s a big bar.”

Mia (Senior Carer), “How lovely, thank you Vernon.”

Thank You Vernon for organising the sweepstake.

At Tyspane Care Home we celebrate life through everything we do, from our thoughtful experiences and activities to our delicious food. We offer the latest technology as well as sensory engagement to nurture the wellbeing of our residents. With a wide variety of tailored activities and events we make sure our residents have the best physical, mental, spiritual and social stimulation, all bespoke to them.

So, this morning the activities team visited St Brannock’s Church in Braunton with Lorna, Martin (Lorna’s son) and Gwen.  For Lorna and Gwen their faith and religion are important aspects of their spirituality allowing them to hold onto real meaning in their life’s, have confidence in their personhood and provide hope for the future.

The morning was made even more special as whilst in St Brannock’s Church we were able to locate the carving of The White Sow and Seven Suckling Piglets in the chapel ceiling. This being important because twelve months earlier Lorna had told residents, families, friends and staff the legend of St Brannock who had searched and found the place where a white pig was suckling seven piglets and built St Brannock’s on the very same spot.

Lorna stated, “Thank you for bringing me to church, it means a lot to me.”

Gwen when asked if she enjoyed the visit especially seeing the beautiful organ stated, “Oh yes.”

Furthermore, as we all know trips are not the same with coffee and cake, thank you SQ Braunton for being so accommodating.

It is said that William Shakespeare, Homer, Edgar Allen Poe, William Wordsworth, John Keats, Lord Byron and William Blake are the world’s greatest poets and all of these great poets have several important things in common - approach to their subject matter, style and formal elements of their writing, their dedication to their literary goals, and the lasting influence of their work. However, after today we might need to add another name to this list; Nathan Rodney-Jones.

Nathan Rodney-Jones is an exceptionally talented young adult who is currently studying creative writing at The University of East Anglia in Norwich. He walked into Tyspane Care Home activities lounge with grace and style carrying a vintage typewriter. Nathan employed vivid imagery and symbolical language to evoke the audiences’ sensory perceptions and engage their minds. He used metaphones, similes, and other figurative devices to help paint vivid mental pictures, elevating the artistic quality of his poems.

Nathan captured the hearts of residents, families, friends and staff with his poems, pronouncing every word with passion and offering explanations about the importance of each poem to him and the inspiration beyond each poem.

However, as a struggling student (his words not mine), Nathan also has another spectacular talent, he is a “Poetry Busker.” Typewriting poetry or poetry busking is something Nathan has been doing in Norwich to support his studies. The busked poems are all typed on the spot based on the topics and information he is given. Nathan was happy to type personalised poems for residents at Tyspane Care Home.

It was one of the most entertaining, stimulating, intellectual and alternative afternoons Tyspane Care Home has hosted.

Thank You Nathan, see you soon.