Category Archives: Recent Events
In-house Church
Residents enjoyed a very informal service this morning, concentrating mostly on memories of our fathers [...]
Jun
Garden Party
Residents, families, friends and staff enjoyed a wonderful Garden Party this afternoon. The rain held [...]
Jun
Motion
Residents enjoyed a more relaxed, gentle exercise class today, due to the hot weather. We [...]
Jun
Cycling Without Age
We had a wonderful cycling experience this morning around Botanical Gardens with Clare and Marion [...]
Jun
Beer Day Britain
Residents enjoyed an afternoon of beer tasting to celebrate Beer Day Britain. We rated the [...]
Jun
Fimo
Residents took part in making fimo shapes, key rings, badges, and magnets. Staff did a [...]
Jun
Indoor Football
Residents enjoyed playing indoor football. We all had fun and laughter enjoying the sport. We [...]
Jun
Motion
Residents enjoyed an afternoon in person with Zeezy. More residents joined in the exercise program [...]
Jun
Cat Therapy
Residents enjoyed this afternoon with Cleo the cat. Residents found it very therapeutic and self [...]
Jun
Crucible tea dance
Residents enjoyed a lovely trip to the crucible tea dance today with Susan St [...]
Jun
In the Garden
Some residents chose to sit in the garden for afternoon tea, to enjoy the warm [...]
Jun
In-house Church Service
Residents enjoyed a joyful church service in the Conservatory this morning. Most chose to play [...]
Jun
Motion Community Games
Residents enjoyed another superb Motion Community Games event at the English Institute of Sport. It [...]
Jun
Motion
Residents enjoyed another exciting afternoon of Motion. We started with warm up exercises and progressed [...]
Jun
Aqua Painting
Residents chose to do an aqua painting activity this afternoon. It’s just like magic and [...]
Jun
Resident Choice
Residents chose to do a variety of things this morning. Some read a local newspaper, [...]
Jun
Giant Interactive Tablet
Residents enjoyed an afternoon using the Interactive Tablet. They chose different categories with discussion raised [...]
May
Memory Cafe
Residents enjoyed a fun afternoon taking part in a Memory Cafe event. We joined in [...]
May
Around the World
Residents enjoyed watching a Life TV documentary about cruise ships as part of our Around [...]
May
Summerhouse Tea Party
Residents enjoyed a lovely time in our beautiful garden, socialising over tea, coffee and scones [...]
May
Golf in Society
Residents enjoyed a fast and fun activity today playing golf. 10 residents joined in and [...]
May
Motion
Residents enjoyed a lively exercise class with Zeezy via the portal. Great to have a [...]
May
Cycling Without Age
Peggy (with her son Peter) and Ken enjoyed a Cycling Without Age experience on the [...]
May
Cat Therapy
Residents enjoyed a special time with our therapy cats Cleo and Jasper this afternoon. Some [...]
May
Gardening Club 25.5.23
Residents enjoyed repotting some of our tomato and cucumber plants this morning. They are now [...]
May
Jenny’s Birthday Party
Residents enjoyed a wonderful performance from Annie this afternoon who sang well known songs from [...]
May
Royal Party
Residents enjoyed a fun time in the garden this afternoon, looking at Royal memorabilia, enjoying [...]
May
Memory Ball Game
Residents enjoyed playing the memory ball game today. We had fun singing and answering the [...]
May
Bingo
Residents enjoyed a few games of Bingo this afternoon. William won a line and Bryan [...]
May
Post
Keith was very pleased to receive a card from old friends, which included some photos. [...]
May
Hillsborough Park
Residents went to Hillsborough Park via tram which was fun and we walked around the [...]
May
Residents Meeting
Residents and a few relatives chose to be part of the Residents Meeting this afternoon. [...]
May
Visits
Some residents enjoyed a family visit, an opportunity to admire the garden and enjoy the [...]
May
Gardening Club
Residents chose to take part in a Gardening Club session either indoors or outdoors, involving [...]
May
Motion
Residents enjoyed a TV portal Motion chair exercise experience with Zeezy, staff and Krystal volunteering. [...]
May
Cycling Without Age
Bert thoroughly enjoyed a ride around Endcliffe Park accompanied by his son Adam. Carolyn was [...]
May
Holy Communion Service
Jennifer and Frances came from St Marks and gave residents Holy Communion. Residents enjoyed singing [...]
May
Lost Chord
Residents thoroughly enjoyed a very energetic Lost Chord performance from Luke (on guitar, digeridoo and [...]
May
Embroidery
Residents enjoyed helping to finish off embroidering an apron. A good opportunity to discuss past [...]
May
Reborn Doll
Residents enjoyed nursing the reborn doll. This brought a smile to their faces and a [...]
May
Motion
Residents enjoyed an in-person Motion exercise class with Zeezy. Good to have Krystal there helping [...]
May
Alphabet Game
Residents chose to play the highly competitive game called the Alphabet Game in the main [...]
May
Resident Choice
Residents chose to do a variety of activities this morning. Bert wanted a walk out [...]
May
Pen Pals
This afternoon we decided to write a letter to the nursery children to thank them [...]
May
Intergenerationals
This morning we had a lovely visit from Hallam University Nursery children. We had a [...]
May
Pamper Time
Residents enjoyed being pampered by the hairdresser this morning and later having their nails manicured [...]
May
Crucible Tea Dance
Residents enjoyed a trip out to Crucible Tea Dance. Beki Austin sang some wonderful songs [...]
May
Sensory Fun
Residents enjoyed taking part in some sensory games this afternoon involving either guessing different smells [...]
May
Royal Cake
Residents enjoyed admiring a Coronation Cake kindly made and donated by Margaret Holland (Karen’s mum). [...]
May
Sunday Activities
Residents chose to do a variety of activities today – looking at A3 laminated pictures [...]
May
In-house Church
Residents enjoyed an informal church service in the Conservatory this morning. Good to have William [...]
May
Coronation Party
Residents enjoyed a lovely Coronation afternoon tea party, watching the King’s Coronation on TV and [...]
May
Royal Memories
Residents enjoyed watching the King’s Coronation today on the big screen. We also enjoyed looking [...]
May
Cat Therapy
Residents enjoyed a cat therapy session this morning. They were amazed how the cats can [...]
May
Cycling Without Age
Carol enjoyed a wonderful Cycling Without Age experience this morning at the Botanical Gardens with [...]
May
Reminiscence Pics
Residents enjoyed looking at laminated pictures of Elvis, old photos, etc. which led to conversations [...]
May
Friendship Lunch
We were invited to try out a new Friendship Event Called “No-one Alone” at the [...]
May
Motion
Residents enjoyed a wonderful Motion session in the main lounge this afternoon. We warmed up [...]
Apr
Cycling Without Age
Edith and Bryan chose to go out on the tri-bike today with Maggie as our [...]
Apr
Record Time
Residents enjoyed choosing some of their favourite records to play in the main lounge this [...]
Apr
Memory Ball Game
Residents enjoyed the Memory Ball Game this morning. They were encouraged to catch the ball [...]
Apr
Diamond Therapy Dogs
Residents and staff enjoyed a visit from Emma and Paul who brought along Lou Lou [...]
Apr
Canine Memories
Residents enjoyed a reminiscing opportunity looking at laminated pictures of dogs and some played a [...]
Apr
Karaoke
Residents enjoyed a Karaoke time in the main lounge this afternoon. Some using the mic [...]
Apr
Book Sharing
Residents enjoyed the opportunity to look at Pictures to Share books either independently or with [...]
Apr
Walk in the Garden
Bert requested a walk around the garden so staff obliged. He thoroughly enjoyed the fresh [...]
Apr
Sunday Afternoon
Residents enjoyed a variety of Sunday afternoon activities today. Some chose to have a manicure [...]
Apr
In-house Church Service
Residents enjoyed a contemplative church this morning in the Conservatory. We started with a guitar [...]
Apr
Golf in Society
Residents enjoyed a very exciting golf lesson with Charles this afternoon. Good to have Gill, [...]
Apr
Gardening Club
Residents enjoyed the gardening club session this morning. Avril was pleased to plant some seeds [...]
Apr
Pen Pals
Residents were encouraged to read a letter from two children who live in France sent [...]
Apr
Motion
Residents enjoyed a more intimate in-person Motion experience in the Conservatory with Zeezy and our [...]
Apr
Holy Communion Service
Residents enjoyed a Holy Communion Service led by Jennifer and Francis from St Marks Church, [...]
Apr
Lost Chord
Everyone enjoyed a wonderful Lost Chord performance from Maria on keyboard and Rachel on Soprano. [...]
Apr
Puppet Fun
Residents and staff had a great time with the puppets this morning. Good to say [...]
Apr
Balloon Tennis
This afternoon we enjoyed a game of balloon tennis in the main lounge and conservatory. [...]
Apr
Motion Community Games
Residents, staff and family members enjoyed a wonderful Motion Community Games event at the English [...]
Apr
Happy B’day Nat
We celebrated Nat’s belated birthday today with a cake decorated by residents yesterday. We surprised [...]
Apr
Motion
Residents enjoyed another lively Motion seated exercise class with Zeezy via the TV portal. Good [...]
Apr
Cycling Without Age
Gill and Helen booked a ride on the tri-bike this morning and although it was [...]
Apr
Cake Decorating
Carol, Edith, Lilian and Clarice all volunteered to help decorate a birthday cake for our [...]
Apr
Farewell Chicks
Residents and staff said a final Farewell to our lovely chicks. We will try and [...]
Apr
Old Calendar Pictures
Residents chose to look at a couple of old calendars and admiring the beautiful photos [...]
Apr
Indoor Football
Residents and staff enjoyed a fun time of indoor football in the Conservatory using a [...]
Apr
Guitar Singalong & Karaoke
Residents enjoyed a spontaneous guitar singalong in the main lounge – special request from Susan. [...]
Apr
More Chick Pics
Sadly, our chicks will be moving on to pastures new tomorrow (Friday) so staff decided [...]
Apr
Baking
Residents enjoyed baking scones this afternoon. We had two small groups taking part. Good to [...]
Apr
Flower Arranging
Avril received some flowers today in the post and had fun arranging them in a [...]
Apr
Sewing
Residents enjoyed doing a sewing activity this afternoon. Avril, Monica, Edith and Marky were all [...]
Apr
Easter Tea Party
Residents and families enjoyed an Easter Tea Party and Easter Bonnet Parade in the lounge [...]
Apr
Easter Bunny Visit
Residents thoroughly enjoyed a surprise Easter Bunny Visit, alias Peter Rabbit. Each resident was given [...]
Apr
Easter Service
Residents enjoyed a quiet time of reflection and worship to celebrate Easter this morning. Staff [...]
Apr
Gwyneth’s Party
Residents enjoyed another visit from one of our favourite Irish musician and singer, J J [...]
Apr
Chicks
Our lovely chicks are growing fast. Visitors enjoyed seeing them today as much as our [...]
Apr
Easter Decorations
Residents enjoyed decorating Easter bonnets, the Easter tree and a basket display over the past [...]
Apr
Motion
This afternoon we had a very energetic Motion session with Zeezy via portal TV. We [...]
Apr