Activities at Windmill Manor 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.
Sherry Owen
Hi, my name is Sherry, and I have managed the activities team since July 2015. I am very passionate about my role and encourage each residents to join in with activities as much as possible. We provide a varied programme to ensure that the needs of each individual are met.
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 Windmill Manor Care Home
Titsey Foundation Tea Rooms
A lovely afternoon having a delicious cream tea at “Titsey Foundation Tea Rooms”
The views are magnificent overlooking the fields of cattle, fresh air, a real countryside experience.
Warm freshly baked scones that crumbled when touched served with fresh clotted cream and homemade jam was a real treat, followed by glorious lemon cake and mince puffs accompanied by tea or coffee.
The ladies from Windmill Manor Care Home all agreed, even though they all love watching Wimbledon, it was really nice
to get away for a couple of hours to such a picturesque place and enjoy some real traditionally baked scones and cakes.
It's a Goal!!
The staff of Windmill Manor continued to Get Barchester Moving with “It’s a Goal”.
Two teams of female staff members went head-to-head to see who could score the most goals whilst keeping on the MOVE and continue raising money for Barchester Foundation.
Fantastic afternoon with gorgeous weather, the supporters gathered in the garden to cheer on the chosen team.
Whispering Willows V Memory Madams.
It went to a shoot-out where the Memory Madams nailed it with 1 Goal more than the opponents to take the prize.
All staff enjoyed having fun and all agree
EVERYONE’S A WINNER AT WINDMILL MANOR!
Get Barchester Moving
To help boost the Foundation’s coffers in 2024, on 20th June staff and residents and family, friends and members of the community joined to watch 6 members of our staff take part in an 800 metre track event at Holland Sports, our local club. Everyone came together to Get Moving and helped to raise money for this fantastic cause.
We had the most wonderful day, it was so lovely to see everyone come together to take part and raise such a brilliant amount of money for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation, it is a great charity that helps many people in need, particularly lonely older people, which is a cause very close to our hearts. Plus it’s good for our own wellbeing to move as much as we can. We want to say massive thanks to everyone involved, we all had so much fun and we helped raise vital funds into the bargain!”
Fiona's Farm Therapy
A unique opportunity to engage with farm animals to increase wellbeing.
The pleasure was all ours when Fiona and her Farm Friends visited Windmill Manor.
I have seen time and time again the benefits that spending time with animals in your environment can bring.
The conclusion is shown in the photographs.
Dementia Action Week
Thank you Charity Quiz Night.
We always like to get involved in Alzheimer’s Society annual campaign and in 2024.
Dementia Action Week runs from 13th – 19th May.
What a great evening at Windmill Manor Care Home of Quizzing, delicious food and drink by Maggie our Head Chef and hosted by Quiz Master Ellie, General Manager of Windmill Manor.
All proceeds raised going to the “Alzheimer’s Society”.
“ Iris’s Team” Iris, being a resident at Windmill teamed up with staff, friends and family, took the trophy with an exceptional result.
The Luxury Hamper went to Pat Cutcliffe, wife of David also a resident at Windmill.
Thank you to all who participated and supported Windmill Manor raise money for this wonderful Charity.
Surprise!
Resident at Windmill Manor Care Home, Dinah Walker belonged to “Surrey Harmony Chorus” for over 15 years.
Surrey Harmony has been established for over 30 years and is a women’s chorus based in Coulsdon, Surrey. The chorus is part of the UK barbershop organisation, Ladies Association
Of British Barbershop Singers (LABBS).
Surry Harmony is a group of friendly, fun-loving women who meet each week to enjoy the pleasure of singing four-part acappella in the barbershop style. We sing for fun, to entertain and in competition.
Dinah has lived at Windmill Manor for 1 year and is loved by staff and residents alike. Staff at the home were delighted when approached by a member of “Surrey Harmony Chorus”
who asked if it was possible to come and sing for Dinah. This was going to be a dream come true, as they knew how much the group and singing meant to Dinah,
they all wanted to be there to see the smile on her face when she realised who had walked in.
Mention “Barbershop” to most people and the first image that comes to minds four chaps in straw boaters and natty, candy striped blazers.
That’s where barbershop started, but its’s come a long way in the past 100 years! Barbershop is a style of close harmony singing, sung in four parts:
Tenor, Lead, Baritone and Bass which Dinah sang.
In response to this wonderful surprise, Dinah said “ I was on the verge of tears. It is such an amazing feeling to see my friends from “Surrey Harmony Chorus” and be
Able to sing with them again,
