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
Glee Singers
Wow what a performance the wonderful Glee singers returned due to popular demand. Everyone had a brilliant time and transported them back to the good old days.
Animal Therapy
Once again, Windmill Manor was visited by the ever popular Zoolab.
Consisting of centipedes, giant cock roach, African snail, to mention a few of our visitors. Surprisingly to some, our residents show a keen interest in each individual creature, finding out where they originated, their maintenance, and of course, what they eat.
Music for Health
Once a month at Windmill Manor we participate in a musical workshop designed for Dementia. This includes a range of different musical activities we join in with and is always enjoyed.
World Pasta Day
We celebrated World Pasta Day on the 25th of October. Windmill Manor chose to join in by doing a Pasta Painting activity. We took different types of pasta, including penne, cannelloni, lasagne sheets and many more. We all had a very colourful afternoon of fun.
Postcards of Kindness
Residents at Windmill are now part of a global initiative to combat loneliness and give them an opportunity to communicate with people around the world.
Our residents receive postcards from all over the globe, often from places where the residents have visited in the past or have family living there. This initiative enables our residents to share memories but also to make new memories.
Summer BBQ
We hosted our annual Bank Holiday summer BBQ on 26th of August. We were very lucky with the weather having beautiful sunshine all day.
It was a very busy afternoon for our chef Tina who prepared a selection of meats and salads and also plenty of drinks to quench our thirsts in the hot weather.
It was a huge success with our new manager Amanda Gunner joining us in all the fun with the residents, staff and families.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us as we get into the festive spirit. Merry Christmas!
