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.
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 Tyspane Care Home
Remembrance Parade
St Brannock's Church in Braunton hosted a Remembrance Day parade and church service to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
Autumn Newsletter
Please click here to read the autumn edition of the Tyspane Telegraph.
Volunteer of the Year
Congratulations to Anais Rose Davie, our young volunteer, who was named as the Volunteer of the Year at the 2018 Barchester Care Awards.
This award goes to an individual who shows real passion and dedication by freely giving their time and energy at one of our homes or hospitals.
Well done, Anais!
Macmillan Coffee Morning
We hosted a coffee morning in recognitions of Macmillan Cancer Support's World's Biggest Coffee Morning on 28th September. It was lovely to be a part of such a successful campaign and so rewarding to be able to help out.
Residents baked cakes for the occasion, which went down a treat and we were also joined by the children from Beach Buddies Nursery, who came with money to buy our goodies.
World Dog Day
Staff and residents at Tyspane enjoyed celebrating World Dog Day on Monday 27th August, when we hosted our 4th annual dog show.
This year’s dog show featured nine entertaining categories, including 'Waggiest Tail', 'Scruffiest Mutt', 'Best Junior Handler' and 'Noisiest Mutt', amongst others.
'Best in Show' was chosen by residents and staff, and was awarded for the second year running to Bronson, the French Bulldog, owned by the Abi Quaintance.
'Best Junior Handler' went to Jamie Townsend and his dog Jasper. His Swiss Shepherd impressed the crowds with his tricks.
6 year old, Diane Widgery, melted everyone’s heart and won second place in the 'Best Junior Handler' category. She did, however, win the 'Best Puppy' category with 11 week old Tinkerbelle.
It was a fun-fulled day, despite the weather.
World Chocolate Day
On Saturday July 7th, the residents at Tyspane experienced a chocolate bonanza! We displayed chocolates from around the world, from the dark chocolate from Ecuador and Venezuala to sweet chocolate with peanut butter from America. We also had a selection from Germany, Belgian, France and of course Switzerland. We also had a chocolate fountain and fresh stawberries and it all went down like a treat! Perfect morning before settling down to watch the England game!
Upcoming events
Barchester's Big Quiz - Live Virtual Event
Calling all quizzers!
Join us for an exciting quiz to test your general knowledge and see who is the biggest brainbox of them all!
