Category Archives: Recent Events

Puzzles & Quizzes

This afternoon, we challenged our brains to a variety of different puzzles and quizzes ranging [...]

Tin Can Alley Game 29.10.24

This morning, residents had a play with our Tin Can Alley Game where they were [...]

Avril’s birthday party

This afternoon we enjoyed a lovely afternoon in the main lounge celebrating Avril’s birthday which [...]

Oomph interactive

Residents enjoyed taking part in the oomph interactive activity this morning in the main lounge [...]

Halloween decorating

This afternoon we decorated the main lounge and conservatory ready for Halloween. We have a [...]

Halloween baking

This morning residents enjoyed doing some Halloween baking. We made some biscuits and cut them [...]

Stanley therapy

Residents enjoyed a lovely visit from out therapy dog, Stanley, this morning which was a [...]

Ken’s Birthday Party

This afternoon, we celebrated Ken’s birthday! We were joined by J.J Galway who played a [...]

Table Top Games

This morning, we played some Table Top Games! This included jigsaw puzzles, wordsearches and using [...]

Little Shop of Horrors Project

This afternoon, we took part in the final week of the Little Shop of Horrors [...]

Motion

This morning, we had our weekly Motion session earlier this week, with lots of exercise [...]

Holy Communion

This afternoon we had a visit from Jennifer from St Marks Church for our monthly [...]

Memory Games & Sensory

This morning, we played some Memory Games to help keep our resident’s minds active! We [...]

Oomph Singer & Quiz

This afternoon we listened to some classics from the talented Alan on our Oomph tablet. [...]

Motion

This morning, we were joined again by the lovely Zeezy for our weekly Motion session! [...]

Restaurant experience

Jimmy enjoyed a relaxing afternoon in the nicely decorated green lounge taking part in the [...]

Walk in the garden

Wendy enjoyed a nice and relaxing walk in the garden this afternoon. We had some [...]

Doll therapy

Residents enjoyed a lovely visit from our therapy dolls this morning. Everyone really enjoyed seeing [...]

Golf In Society

This afternoon we were joined again by the wonderful Charles from Golf In Society to [...]

Pampering

Residents enjoyed having a pampering session this morning! They loved getting their nails cut and [...]

Little Shop of Horrors Project

Another fun afternoon at The Crucible where we attended Week 6 of the Little Shop [...]

Music with Motion

This morning, we were joined by the lovely Kirsty for our monthly Music with Motion [...]

Active Games

This afternoon we played our residents favourite games to keep them active! We started with [...]

Halloween Decorating

In preparation for Halloween we spent this morning doing some Halloween Decorating! We began to [...]

In House Church

This morning, we had another in house church session where we created our own choir, [...]

Halloween arts and crafts

Residents enjoyed spending the afternoon taking part in some Halloween arts and crafts. This involved [...]

Cycling without age

Two lucky residents enjoyed lovely trips out on the cycling without age bike this morning. [...]

Afternoon Tea

Residents and family members enjoyed a fabulous buffet spread this lunchtime. A wonderful social time [...]

Oomph Quiz

Residents enjoyed a Quiz Morning via the giant tablet. Great fun and tested our general [...]

Oomph Singer

This afternoon we were given another virtual performance from the wonderful Alan who sang us [...]

Motion

This morning, we were joined again by the wonderful Zeezy for our weekly Motion class! [...]

Flower arranging

Residents enjoyed helping staff arrange some lovely flowers this afternoon and complimented the beauty of [...]

Cat Therapy

Residents enjoyed a visit from our life-like therapy cats this afternoon, reminiscing about pets that [...]

Alphabet Game

This afternoon we played a fun game of the Alphabet Game! Residents absolutely love this [...]

Balloon Tennis

This morning, we had a fun game of balloon tennis! We started off our morning [...]

Crucible Tea Dance & Little Shop of Horrors Project

Today we had a day out at the Crucible and took part in both the [...]

Bingo

This afternoon we played a really fun game of Bingo! We played for a line [...]

Oomph Interactive

This morning, we had an Oomph Interactive session, having a look at the range of [...]

In House Church

This afternoon residents took part in an In-House Church session, where we sang hymns such [...]

Hoopla

This morning residents enjoyed a fun game of Hoopla! Staff challenged residents to throw hoops [...]

Golf in Society

Residents enjoyed a lively golf session with Charles from the charity Golf in Society. It [...]

Cycling Without Age

Ted chose to go out on the tri-bike this morning with Marie as his pilot. [...]

Flower Arranging

A group of lovely ladies had a wonderful time flower arranging this morning using lilies [...]

Time in the garden & Oomph Singer

This afternoon we had a viewing of our live Oomph Singer who treated us to [...]

Motion

This week we were joined again by the wonderful Zeezy for another session of Motion! [...]

Knit and Knatter

This afternoon residents enjoyed a lovely knitting session, chatting about all the different items they [...]

Reminiscence

This morning, we had a reminiscence session where residents looked through several items of memorabilia [...]

Gents Afternoon

This afternoon we got together some of our lovely gentlemen residents for an afternoon spent [...]

Memory Games

This morning, we played a selection of memory games to keep our resident’s minds active [...]

Little Shop of Horrors Project

This afternoon we attended week 3 of the Little Shop of Horrors Project at the [...]

Pampering Session

This morning residents had a lovely pampering session! They loved having their nails cut and [...]

Wentworth

Today we visited Wentworth garden centre, we had a lovely time seeing the animals and [...]

Garden Themed Games

Due to the cold weather we decided to bring our beautiful garden indoors by having [...]

Motion

This afternoon we were joined again by the lovely Zeezy for our weekly Motion class! [...]

Active Games

This afternoon we played some of our residents’ favourite games such as Balloon Tennis and [...]

Stanley Therapy

This morning, we had a visit from our four-legged friend Stanley, who greeted our residents [...]

Ladies Morning

A group of ladies enjoyed a social time together listening to their favourite music, eating [...]

Baking

A small group of residents chose to take part in a baking activity this afternoon. [...]

Cycling Without Age

Gordon enjoyed his first Cycling Without Age experience today with Heike as his pilot. We [...]

Restaurant experience

Lilian and Clarice enjoyed our lovely restaurant experience with their families this evening. They enjoyed [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed taking part in our motion exercise class this morning in the main lounge. [...]

Little Shop of Horrors Project

This afternoon we took a trip to the Crucible to take part in the first [...]

Brenda’s Birthday Party

This afternoon we celebrated our wonderful Brenda’s birthday! We were joined again by the amazing [...]

Karaoke

This afternoon we showed off our singing skills and sang some Karaoke! We sang lots [...]

Book Sharing

This morning, we had a look at a range of different books teaching us lots [...]

Motion Sports Day

Today we went on a visit to Sheffield Institute of Sport to take part in [...]

Time in the Garden & Oomph Singer

Really fun afternoon here at Hallamshire! The sun was shining so we spent some quality [...]

Motion

This morning, we had our first Motion of the month! We were joined again by [...]

Margaret’s Birthday Party

Today we celebrated the wonderful Margaret’s birthday this afternoon! We were joined by the amazing [...]

Arts and Crafts

This morning, we got out our paintbrushes and paint pallets for a lovely morning of [...]

Home from home

Residents enjoyed taking part in the home from home activity this morning. We polished some [...]

Jimmy’s Birthday Party

Residents enjoyed attending Jimmy’s birthday party in the main lounge this morning which was great [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed taking part in the motion exercise class this morning which was a lot [...]

Afternoon tea

Residents enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea with their relatives this afternoon. This included having a [...]

Dog therapy

Residents enjoyed a lovely visit from a therapy dog called sky this morning, which included [...]

Golf In Society

This afternoon we had another visit from the Golf In Society and had an amazing [...]

Alphabet Games

This morning residents played the much-loved Alphabet Game! Staff challenged residents by giving them the [...]

Afternoon trip

Residents enjoyed a lovely trip out this afternoon. This included going to Morrisons and having [...]

Wish Tree

As part of our residents Wish Tree, we asked Marion which activity she would like [...]

Guess That Tune

This morning, we challenged our residents’ musical knowledge by playing short snippets of popular songs [...]

Sensory

Residents enjoyed a calming session of sensory this afternoon. This included using sensory toys, smelling [...]

Active games

Residents enjoyed some active games this morning. This included fun games such as bean bag [...]

Puzzles, Quiz and Sensory

A really relaxed afternoon here at Hallamshire, we played some card games and had a [...]

Motion

Residents loved our weekly session of Motion today! We did lots of stretches and exercises [...]

Cat Therapy

This afternoon we had a visit from our real-life therapy cat that residents absolutely loved. [...]

Music with Motion

A big thank you to Music with Motion for getting our residents dancing and singing [...]

Holy Communion

This afternoon we were joined again by St Marks Church for Holy Communion. We joined [...]

Hoopla

This morning, we had a really fun game of Hoopla, where we challenged residents to [...]

Summer Fayre

Residents, friends and family enjoyed another fabulous Hallamshire Summer Fayre in the garden. We were [...]

Reminiscence

Residents enjoyed a lovely reminiscence session this afternoon. This involved them looking at various items [...]

Motion

Residents enjoyed an in-person session of motion with Zeezy this morning. This included many fun [...]

Doll Therapy

This afternoon we had had a visit from our real-life doll to give residents chance [...]

Royal Memorabilia

A lovely morning here at Hallamshire, we looked through some Royal Family memorabilia and residents [...]

Elvis Day

Today we celebrated the Rock and Roll legend himself Elvis Presley and threw an Elvis [...]

Intergens

Today we had a visit from our little friends over at Sheffield Hallam Nurseries to [...]

Hook-A-Duck

This afternoon we played Hook-A-Duck which challenged residents fishing skills! We challenged to see how [...]

Bean Bag Toss

A really fun morning here at Hallamshire! We had a Bean Bag Toss competition, to [...]

Indoor Football

This afternoon we had a really fun game of Indoor Football! A lot of our [...]

Puzzles and Quizzes

This morning, we got our Quiz brains in gear and mastered a General Knowledge quiz, [...]

Garden Tea Party

A lovely sunny Sunday here at Hallamshire, we got on our sun hats and sat [...]