Category Archives: Recent Events

Christmas Singalong

This afternoon we gathered in the lounge for a Christmas singalong, where we got out [...]

Indoor Football

This morning, we gathered in the lounge and conservatory for a really fun indoor football [...]

Winter Wonderland & Oomph Christmas Singer

This afternoon we took residents to visit our outdoor Winter Wonderland to look at the [...]

In house pantomime

Residents enjoyed watching our final in house panto of the year which was great fun. [...]

Intergens

We had a lovely visit from the Sheffield Hallam university nursery this morning who came [...]

Blackpool illuminations

Residents enjoyed a fun evening out in Blackpool today to see the Blackpool illuminations which [...]

Golf in Society

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

Holy Communion

This afternoon, we were joined again by the lovely Jennifer and Francis from St.Marks Church [...]

Christmas Card Decorating

This morning, we gathered in the lounge and conservatory to take part in some Christmas [...]

Carol’s Birthday Party

This afternoon we gathered in the main lounge to celebrate Carol’s birthday. We were brilliantly [...]

Motion

This morning, we were joined again by Zeezy for our weekly Motion class. We practised [...]

Christmas Arts and Crafts

This afternoon, we enjoyed getting creative by painting our own baubles to decorate our miniature [...]

Stanley Therapy

This morning, we were joined again by our four-legged friend Stanley to lighten up our [...]

Carol Concert

This evening, we were visited by members of St Mark’s Church for an in-house Carol [...]

Katie O’Brien’s Pub Outing

Today staff and residents attended Katie O’Brien’s Irish Bar in town for their over 70s [...]

Christmas Biscuit Decorating

This afternoon we gathered in the lounge to decorate our baking creations from this morning. [...]

Christmas Baking

This morning, we gathered in the conservatory to make some delicious gingerbread biscuits. Residents enjoyed [...]

Oomph Singer

This afternoon we gathered in the conservatory for a sing-song and a dance to the [...]

Motion

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

Step Into Christmas

This morning, we celebrated the first day of December by joining together in the main [...]

Cycling Without Age

Cycling Without Age This afternoon Norman enjoyed a ride out on the Cycling Without Age [...]

Karaoke

This afternoon residents and staff gathered in the main lounge for a really fun session [...]

Reminiscence & Flower Arranging

This morning residents took part in a WWII quiz to test their knowledge and reminisce [...]

International Men’s Day

This afternoon we gathered our lovely gentleman residents to an afternoon in our Green Lounge [...]

Music with Motion

This morning, we were joined again by the wonderful Kirsty for our monthly music with [...]

Holy Communion

This afternoon we were visited by Jennifer and Frances from St. Mark’s church for our [...]

Doll Therapy

This morning, we were visited by two of our life-like dolls for our Doll Therapy [...]

Trip to the Shops & Scrapbooking

This afternoon, Jim enjoyed a visit to the shops to do a quick spot of [...]

Film Afternoon

Residents enjoyed a Film Afternoon where they were asked what kinds of movies they enjoy [...]

Cycling Without Age

This morning, Eileen enjoyed a lovely ride out on our Cycling Without Age bike brilliantly [...]

Quizzes

This afternoon we had lots of fun attempting several different quizzes with a variety of [...]

Royal Memorabilia

We’ve had a very Royal Themed morning here at Hallamshire. We started off with a [...]

Cat Therapy

This afternoon residents had a cuddle with our real-life therapy cat. It was amazing to [...]

Indoor Football

This morning, residents played a really fun game of Indoor Football! Staff challenged residents to [...]

In House Church

This afternoon, residents enjoyed an In-House Church session where we sang hymns and said the [...]

Alphabet Game

This morning, we played the very popular Alphabet Game! Staff challenged residents to think of [...]

Cycling without age

This morning Wendy enjoyed an exciting trip out on the cycling without age bike. We [...]

Oomph Singer

This afternoon we had a virtual performance from Alan who sang some absolute classics! We [...]

Motion

This morning, we were joined again by the lovely Zeezy for our first Motion of [...]

Halloween party

This afternoon we had a fantastic time celebrating Halloween with a brilliant party. We were [...]

Halloween games

Residents enjoyed taking part in some Halloween games this morning in the main lounge and [...]

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 [...]