Author Archives: Karen Betts
Oomph Quiz
This morning the residents enjoyed a few quizzes on the oomph app. They enjoyed quizzes [...]
Jul
World Chocolate Day
World Chocolate Day This afternoon residents celebrated world chocolate day by playing a game of [...]
Jul
Alphabet game
This morning the residents enjoyed a few games of the alphabet game, which is where [...]
Jul
Games
This afternoon residents enjoyed a game of balloon tennis, followed by chats about what sports [...]
Jul
Baking
This morning residents thoroughly enjoyed mixing together some chocolate chip cookies, they dug their gloves [...]
Jul
Garden Walk
This afternoon residents enjoyed a picturesque walk around the garden, taking in the sights, smelling [...]
Jul
Football
This afternoon residents enjoyed keeping active with some football, great fun was had, and many [...]
Jul
Cycling Without Age
This morning one resident, Peggy, enjoyed a lovely ride in the sunshine around the Botanical [...]
Jul
Wish tree
This evening 2 residents Jan and Carol enjoyed a fantastic trip out to the Lyceum [...]
Jul
Memory ball games
This afternoon residents enjoyed taking part in some memory ball games. We enjoyed answering the [...]
Jul
Wimbledon afternoon
This afternoon residents had a great time out in the garden area for a Wimbledon [...]
Jul
Motion
This morning residents enjoyed a lovely time in the main lounge taking part in our [...]
Jul
Aqua painting
This morning residents enjoyed spending some time in the main lounge and the conservatory taking [...]
Jul
Jazz Party
This afternoon we had a brilliant time in the main lounge having a fantastic jazz [...]
Jul
International joke day
This morning residents enjoyed spending some time in the main lounge and out in the [...]
Jul
Garden time
This afternoon a few residents enjoyed some time in our garden area with staff to [...]
Jun
Reminiscence
This morning residents enjoyed a reminiscence session of looking back at past pictures of themselves [...]
Jun
Golf in Society 29.06.25
Golf in Society 29.06.25 This afternoon we enjoyed a lovely competitive game of golf with [...]
Jun
28.06.25 Acrylic Painting
This Afternoon residents enjoyed spending some time painting using Acrylic paints , we painted pottery [...]
Jun
Singalong
This afternoon residents really enjoyed singing along to some classic music. Lots of singing and [...]
Jun
Pub Visit
This afternoon two residents enjoyed a walk down to the local pub, where they had [...]
Jun
Intergens Visit
This morning, we enjoyed a few different activities, some of us enjoyed some colouring and [...]
Jun
Aqua Painting
This afternoon residents enjoyed a relaxing craft afternoon. Using aqua paint sheets, they revealed a [...]
Jun
Motion
This morning residents have enjoyed a motion session with Aaron. Lots of laughs were had, [...]
Jun
Garden walks & nail manicures
This afternoon residents enjoyed having their nail manicured and painted in some lovely bright colours. [...]
Jun
Scrapbooking
This morning Wendy enjoyed spending some one-to-one time with staff creating a scrapbook of her [...]
Jun
Twin therapy
This morning, residents enjoyed a lovely visit from the twins Freya and Lucas. They had [...]
Jun
Memory lane trivia
This afternoon residents enjoyed reflecting on their childhood early adult life by completing our memory [...]
Jun
Maureen’s Birthday Party
This afternoon residents had a very fun time, celebrating Maureen’s birthday! Rebekah Austin came to [...]
Jun
Bingo
This morning residents enjoyed a game of bingo, fun and laughter was had amongst staff [...]
Jun
Quiz night
This afternoon, residents enjoyed an interactive quiz in the Green Room. 2 teams were formed, [...]
Jun
Local walk
This morning Jean and Maureen enjoyed a nice walk around the botanical gardens in the [...]
Jun
Cycling without age
This morning Jean enjoyed going out on the cycling without age bike which was great [...]
Jun
Sensory
This afternoon residents enjoyed a sensory experience session, different textures, colours and aromas sparked joy [...]
Jun
Painting
This morning the residence enjoyed a fun filled painting session that encouraged them to use [...]
Jun
Stanley therapy
This afternoon, residents enjoyed a fantastic visit from our therapy dog Stanley. We had a [...]
Jun
Singalong Social
This afternoon residents enjoyed singing along, and a bit of dancing to a variety of [...]
Jun
Hillsborough park
This afternoon 4 of our residents enjoyed a trip out to Hillsborough park for a [...]
Jun
17.06.25 Afternoon Tea
Residents and Families enjoyed our Monthly Afternoon Tea today , We enjoyed a lovely [...]
Jun
Fathers day afternoon tea 15.06.25
Father’s day afternoon tea This Afternoon Our Residents and families enjoyed a Afternoon Tea in [...]
Sing a long
This morning, residents enjoyed having a sing a long session in the main lounge. We [...]
Jun
Motion
This morning residents enjoyed being involved with motion activities, led by Aaron. Pom-poms, resistance bands, [...]
Aqua Painting
This Afternoon a couple of our ladies choose to have some quiet time in the [...]
Jun
Alphabet Games 11.06.25
This Morning Residents enjoyed a much loved game of Alphabet Game , Residents choose a [...]
Jun
Restaurant Experience 10.06.25
This Evening Linda & Norman and Jan & Stephen enjoyed our restaurant experience in the [...]
Jun
Café visit
This afternoon, a resident enjoyed a walk in the sunshine, followed by a coffee and [...]
Jun
Crucible tea dance
This morning residents enjoyed going to the Crucible, to listen to Rebecca Austin singing, and [...]
Jun
Memory ball games
This afternoon, residents enjoyed playing some memory ball games in the conservatory and main lounge. [...]
Jun
Cat therapy
This morning the residents enjoyed spending time with some therapy cats. They cuddled them, and [...]
Jun
Gents afternoon
This afternoon, our gentlemen enjoyed spending some time together in the green lounge. We enjoyed [...]
Jun
Ladies morning
This morning, our ladies enjoyed spending some time together in the green lounge. We enjoyed [...]
Jun
Cycling without age
This morning Wendy enjoyed a lovely trip out on the cycling without age bike which [...]
Jun
Puzzles and colouring
This morning residents enjoyed doing some puzzles and colouring in some pictures. We did some [...]
Jun
Beatles party
This afternoon residents gathered in the main lounge for our Beatles themed party which was [...]
Jun
Board games
This afternoon we enjoyed playing some board games in the main lounge and the conservatory. [...]
Jun
Motion
This morning residents gathered in the main lounge for our weekly motion session. They all [...]
Active games
This afternoon we gathered in the main lounge to take part in some active games. [...]
Jun
Doll and cat therapy
This morning residents enjoyed holding and stroking our therapy cats which sparked some lovely conversations [...]
Jun
David, Jan & Wendy’s Party
This afternoon we celebrated 3 birthdays, the residents enjoyed singing and dancing along, to Sarah [...]
Jun
Balloon Tennis
This morning, residents enjoyed a fun game of balloon tennis to wake them up for [...]
Jun
Baking
This morning, residents gathered in the conservatory to do some fun baking! We decided to [...]
Jun
Film Afternoon
This afternoon, residents relaxed in the main lounge and conservatory to enjoy a film afternoon. [...]
Jun
Music Bingo
This morning, residents enjoyed a fun game of Music Bingo! Rather than numbers we used [...]
Jun
Wish Tree – Sea Side Trip
Today, we were able to fulfill several wishes from our residents’ individual wish trees. A [...]
May
National Creativity Day
Today for national creativity day, a few residents enjoyed painting with staff and discussing their [...]
May
Motion
This morning we enjoyed our weekly motion session in the main lounge which was great [...]
May
Time in the Garden
This afternoon, residents enjoyed the fresh air in our beautiful garden whilst sitting in our [...]
May
Afternoon Tea
This afternoon the residents enjoyed sandwiches, cakes and hot drinks, whilst chatting with relatives and [...]
May
Sensory
This morning residents enjoyed a sensory session where they explored their sense of smell and [...]
May
Arts and Crafts
This morning, residents enjoyed some relaxing colouring therapy to help express their creativity and also [...]
May
Football Afternoon
Residents enjoyed some time in the main lounge this afternoon watching the football championship play [...]
May
Cycling without age
This morning, Jean enjoyed a lovely trip out on the cycling without age bike. We [...]
May
Darts
This afternoon, residents enjoyed playing darts in the conservatory. We had some great fun and [...]
May
Cat Therapy
Our residents had a wonderful afternoon thanks to a visit from our lifelike therapy [...]
Memory Ball Games
This morning, we enjoyed playing some memory ball games. We had lots of fun throwing [...]
May
Time Together Project
This Afternoon our lovely residents enjoyed a trip out to the Crucible to meet [...]
May
Golf In Society
This afternoon we enjoyed a lovely golf session in the main lounge. We played [...]
May
Stanley Therapy
Residents were very pleased to have another doggy therapy time with Stanley and his owner [...]
May
Motion
Residents enjoyed a fabulous, fun-packed seated exercise class this morning with Zeezy, Aaron and Tom [...]
May
Lunch Club
This afternoon, Rob and Gordon enjoyed a trip out to one of local pubs for [...]
Flower Arranging
This morning, we enjoyed a flower arranging activity. We had bunches of tulips and [...]
Memory Ball Games
This Morning residents enjoyed memory ball games, this activity encourages our brain to work and [...]
May
Memory Games
This morning, we played some memory games to help stimulate our minds and also take [...]
May
VE Day Afternoon Tea
This afternoon, we all gathered in the main lounge to celebrate the 80th anniversary of [...]
Motion
This morning, we were joined by Aaron for this week’s Motion session. We started off [...]
Gents Afternoon
This afternoon, we spent some quality time with our lovely gentleman residents, offering them activities [...]
May
Ladies Morning
This morning, we spent some quality time with our lovely female residents and gave them [...]
May
In House Church
This afternoon, residents enjoyed an in-house church session in our Green Lounge where we listened [...]
May
Active Games
This morning, residents enjoyed a round of games to keep them active, including a fun [...]
May
03.05.25 Robert’s Singalong Party
This Afternoon Robert enjoyed a small get together in the green lounge with residents and [...]
May
May day party
This afternoon we had a wonderful time in the main lounge for our may day [...]
May
Motion
This morning, we were joined by the lovely Aaron for this weeks Motion session. We [...]
May
Memory Lane Trivia
This afternoon, we enjoyed some Memory Lane Trivia where we learned about some of our [...]
Apr
Garden Walks
This morning, residents enjoyed quality time in our beautiful garden enjoying the sunshine. Some enjoyed [...]
Apr
Afternoon Tea
This afternoon, we enjoyed some afternoon tea in our Green Lounge and outdoor patio area [...]
Apr