Activities at Tyspane 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.
Jacqui Conroy
Jacqui and her team devise and plan fun group activities and events for all our residents, including pamper days, gentle exercise classes and music therapies. Regular one to one sessions and smaller groups are tailored to residents specific needs and hobbies with gardening and crafts amongst the most popular.
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 Tyspane Care Home
A Double Celebration
We organised a tea party whilst observing strict social distancing to show our support and admiration for HRH, and to celebrate National Tea Day. The National Anthem was played and three cheers reigned out to mark the occasion.
Easter Party
A traditional Easter egg hunt was off limits this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Despite this Mary, a resident of Tyspane, hatched a plan to show her appreciation of all the staff by presenting them all with an Easter egg.
Tyspane residents also enjoyed an eggs-tensive range of Easter activities, from Easter bonnet making, egg painting an Easter quiz and an afternoon tea of hot cross buns followed by a grand Easter raffle.
Pastor Kaye from the Whiddon Valley Evangelical Church recorded a special Easter service for the residents, which was shown on a large screen on Easter Sunday.
Easter cards sent from children at Georgeham School were read and displayed around the home, lifting staff and residents with their kind words and colourful pictures.
As always, we’ve all been looking forward to Easter, but this year, as our families were unable to visit, we wanted to make it extra special. It’s such a nice time of the year – the residents love all the colourful Easter eggs and Easter bonnets. We have felt so supported by our local community, who have sent us cards, letters and gifts and we extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone. It’s really been an eggs-cellent day.
Open Arms
In recent months, Tyspane residents and children from Caen School have been taking part in an exciting initiative called the ‘Open Arms Dance and Music Project’ run by the Devon Dance Company.
Weekly rehearsals have taken place, with residents singing and playing instruments, whilst the children interpret the music in dance. A special ‘Song for Spring’ has also been written by the residents and children. A finale performance was planned, with invitations going out to friends and families, but sadly this has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
To the delight of the residents, children from Caen School delivered letters, drawings, homemade quizzes, and artwork to cheer the residents and keep in touch, in the hope that the project will go-ahead in the future
We were delighted to accept the children’s art work. It has brought a great deal of pleasure to our residents, who are unable to go out or receive visitors. It has brought a touch of colour to their day and has made a big difference to their well-being.
Valentine's Day Activities
Residents & staff came together to celebrate Valentine’s Day at Tyspane Care Centre. Local Vicar Dr Suzanna Metz, who enjoys researching music and the origins of traditions, visited the home to give a talk on Valentine’s Day and how different nationalities around the world celebrate this special day.
The residents joined Dr Metz singing songs like “What a wonderful world” and “When I’m 64”. A colourful flower arranging class was also undertaken by the residents who enjoyed making posies and arrangements for their loved ones.
Damon Drummond, General Manager at the home, said: “It was great that so many people came along to celebrate Valentine’s Day with us and the entertainment was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Tyspane staff and residents love a good celebration but it’s always extra special when the local community get involved too.”
Residents Enjoy Morning of Bowling
Residents at Tyspane Care Centre in Braunton enjoyed a morning of bowling organised jointly by the staff at the home, Ian McCombes and the Just Bowl team which is funded by NHS Devon for people living in care homes. The Residents were able to take part in an in house bowls session which they really enjoyed. The equipment was left at the home so regular weekly bowling sessions are set continue.
Damon Drummond General Manager of Tyspane said: “Our residents had a great time bowling it is a fun way to bring everyone together and a good way to exercise both body and mind, it is a therapeutic activity that many of our residents can easily take part in.
Christmas Panto
Staff, residents and relatives came together at Tyspane to enjoy a festive panto.
Staff from Tyspane donned outrageous costumes and fluffed their lines in the name of pantomime. Jack & Dame Trump were joined by a cast made up of care and ancillary staff, who all work here. The delighted audience joined in with the jokes and booed and hissed in all the right places.
