Category Archives: Recent Events

Ponds Forge Tea Dance – 24th August 2017

  We had another excellent tea dance at the Ponds Forge centre. Megan took Janet [...]

Beki Austin – 21st August 2017

  We celebrated Janet’s birthday with coffee and walnut cake and a sing-a-long with Beki [...]

Karaoke Party – 18th & 19th August 2017

  We were kindly donated some money towards the activities fund and we used some [...]

Baby Visits – 16th August 2017

  We are really happy to congratulate both Jess B (baby Piper) and Jess C [...]

Café Visit- 16th August 2017

  On Wednesday mornings when it is a school holiday, we have a walk down [...]

Crucible Tea Dance – 15th August 2017

  Vicky, Mihaela and Rita a group of residents along to the Crucible tea dance [...]

Beach Day – 12th August 2017

  We had a fabulous afternoon at our Beach Day (thank you Zoe for the [...]

Pulse – 10th August 2017

  We had our fortnightly Pulse exercise session in the garden to make most of [...]

Gardening Club – 8th August 2017

  We had another exciting Gardening Club session with Caroline this week. We made lavender [...]

Guitar Sing-a-long – 1st August 2017

  We have weekly guitar sing-a-long sessions with either Vicky or Tracy playing the guitar. [...]

Hallamshire Summer Gala – 29th July 2017

 It was a bright sunny morning as we set up for this year’s Summer Gala [...]

Mobile Mini Zoo – 27th July 2017

  Celebrating Norah’s birthday with fruit cake and a return visit from the Mobile Mini [...]

The Lost Chord – 25th July 2017

  Two lovely Welsh ladies from the Lost Chord team came to perform for us, [...]

Ponds Forge Tea Dance – 24th July 2017

  A small group of us went in two taxis to the Ponds Forge Leisure [...]

Cleethorpes Revisited – 20th July 2017

  A rainy start to the day but we had an amazing day out nevertheless. [...]

Holy Communion – 19th July 2017

  Sarah (vicar of St Marks) came along to lead a Holy Communion service in [...]

Oaks & Acorns Toddler Group – 17th July 2017

  We enjoyed another fabulous time with Helen and her group of mums/dads and toddlers. [...]

Memory Café – 17th July 2017

  Tracy took Marion Kennedy, Terry and Olga in her car to the Jesus Centre [...]

Elvis “All Shook Up” – 15th July 2017

  A group of 8 of us went along to the Montgomery Theatre for a [...]

Cleethorpes – 13th July 2017

  We had an exciting day at Cleethorpes, we were lucky with lovely warm, sunny [...]

Crucible Tea Dance – 11th July 2017

  We went in two wheelchair taxis and car to the Tea Dance, it was [...]

Gardening Club – 11th July 2017

  Caroline came to do gardening club in the morning, we had a lovely quiet [...]

Celebrating Birthdays – 10th July 2017

  We celebrated Marion Kennedy’s and Joan’s birthdays with a sing-a-long with Tracy (everyone joining [...]

Hi De Hi – 6th July 2017

  We had a lovely group of actors come to the Hallamshire due to a [...]

Memory Café – 3rd July 2017

  Vicky and Rita walked a group of six residents round to the Jesus Centre [...]

Dreamcoats & Petticoats Show – 1st July 2017

  An afternoon out at Dreamcoats & Petticoats Matinee at the Lyceum and this was [...]

South Yorkshire Dementia Exhibition – 29th June 2017

  Tracy and a group of ladies went along in taxi to see this Exhibition [...]

Holy Communion Service – 28th June 2017

  Sue Hammersley (Vicar of St Marks) lead the Holy Communion Service in the conservatory. [...]

Lost Chord – 28th June 2017

  Iona Jones and Lois Davies (part of the Lost Chord team) came to sing [...]

St Marks Church Service – 25th June 2017

  Tracy and Andy took Win, Lois and Connie Ball by car along to St [...]

Canal Boat Trip – 23rd June 2017

  We left the care home in taxi and minibus around 2pm and arrived at [...]

“Dancing with Dementia” Tea Dance – 22nd June 2017

  Vicky and Megan took a small group of ladies to Ponds Forge via taxi. [...]

Memory Café – 19th June 2017

  Tracy took along three people in her car to the Parlour Cafe for our [...]

Father’s Day Tea Party – 18th June 2017

  To celebrate Father’s Day, we had a wonderful afternoon tea, with china cups and [...]

Annie – 17th June 2017

  Annie paid us a return visit (been two years since her last one, would [...]

Friendship Event – 16th June 2017

  Tracy took Marion Peck, Florence and Margaret in her car to a Friendship Event [...]

Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield – 14th June 2017

  A group of 11 of us (including our amazing driver, Richard) went along on [...]

Gardening with Caroline – 13th June 2017

  We had another excellent gardening session with Caroline. She brought in lots of different [...]

Toddler Group – 5th June 2017

  Fun and games with Helen and friends, plus the kiddies. The theme today was [...]

Paul Barrie – 5th June 2017

  Celebrating Mary’s birthday with choc cake and entertainment from our favourite singer, Paul Barrie.

Crucible Tea Dance – 6th June 2017

  Vicky and Rita took a small group of ladies in taxi to our monthly [...]

60’s Night – 3rd June 2017

  Andy and Tracy took along three young ladies to this fabulous evening out at [...]

Godly Play – 26th May 2017

Tracy presented the story of Noah and the Ark, using various props. We sang related [...]

Dancing with Dementia – 25th May 2017

Tracy took a small group in taxi to this new event which is being organised [...]

Lost Chord – 23rd May 2017

This evening we had a female Irish singer and a male keyboard player come to [...]

Memory Café – 22nd May 2017

For our second trip here this month, it was a lovely sunny day and so [...]

Weston Park May Fair – 21st May 2017

 Vicky and Heather (Marion Peck’s daughter) took a small group of residents along to Weston [...]

Gardening Club – 16th May 2017

  We had another exciting gardening session with Caroline, looking at pictures of flowers together [...]

Celebrating Marion P’s and Marilyn’s Birthdays – 13th May 2017

  Sadly due to a misunderstanding the singer Stevie Moore didn’t turn up so Tracy [...]

Crucible Tea Dance – 9th May 2017

  We had a fabulous time at the May tea dance. All of the residents [...]

Buzz Coffee Morning – 10th May 2017

  We had a lovely walk in the sunshine to St Andrews church for our [...]

Oaks & Acorns Toddler Group – 8th May 2017

  It was good to have Helen, her friends and all the little ones back [...]

Memory Café – 8th May 2017

  Four residents went along in car with Tracy, Connie, Margaret, Marion and Olga, whilst [...]

Ceilidh at the Broomhall Centre – 7th May 2017

  Tracy, Andy, Rita and Steve took a few residents along to this Oxfam fundraising [...]

Graves Park Country Fair – 1st May 2017

  Tracy, Vicky and Julie took along a small group to this annual event. Florence, [...]

Memory Café – 24th April 2017

  Due to the change in lunch time, we have decided to hold the Memory [...]

Lost Chord – 25th April 2017

  Everyone gathered in the main lounge around 4.30pm to welcome our monthly Lost Chord [...]

Parlour Café – 19th April 2017

  Vicky, Rita and Betty took a small group of residents to the Parlour Cafe [...]

Gardening Club – 18th April 2017

  We had the pleasure of having Caroline come here to host our monthly gardening [...]

Hatchery – 10th to 19th April 2017

  We had the privilege of hiring a hatchery, incubator and duck eggs for ten [...]

Kevin Kitchen – 7th April 2017

  We invited Kevin along again to help us celebrate Audrey’s and Marjory’s birthdays, with [...]

Crucible Tea Dance – 4th April 2017

  We had a fabulous time at the April tea dance. We met Jill and [...]

Lost Chord 28th March 2017

We enjoyed having Lara (singer) and a return visit from Andrea (keyboard). They played a [...]

Pamper Day 28th March 2017

We had another Pamper Day following our hairdresser visit. Lots of our ladies wanted a [...]

Mothering Sunday – 26th March 2017

We had a very well attended event to celebrate Mother’s Day. Lots of family and [...]

“In Memory of Elvis” Concert at Fulwood Chapel – 25th March 2017

A group of us went along to Fulwood Chapel for a lovely evening with live [...]

Michael’s Birthday – 24th March 2017

Michael’s daughters and wife, Joan came to visit Michael on his birthday and enjoyed watching [...]

Godly Play 2 – 17th March 2017

We held our second Godly Play session for March in the downstairs lounge and 14 [...]

Connie & Harold’s 65th Wedding Anniversary – 22nd March 2017

Connie and Harold enjoyed a quiet but extremely special celebration for their 65th Wedding Anniversary [...]

“Oaks and Acorns” Toddler Group visiting – 13th March 2017

Helen and some toddlers plus their mums paid us another welcome visit for fun and [...]

Memory Café at the Jesus Centre – 13th March 2017

Diamond Club fun and games with Tracy, Lillian, Rita and Chrissie leading the party. Great [...]

Paul’s Birthday – 16th March 2017

Paul’s family chose to have a quiet celebration in the small lounge with a special [...]

Kelham Island outing – 11th March 2017

Tracy and Mandy (Paul’s friend) took Paul in a taxi to Kelham Island for their [...]

Godly Play – 10th March 2017

Jane came with her ‘gold box’ containing a Parable today. Everyone enjoyed the story and [...]

Godly Play – 10th March 2017

Jane came with her ‘gold box’ containing a Parable today. Everyone enjoyed the story and [...]

Nigel Bane – 8th March 2017

We all have a great time celebrating Olga’s birthday. We looked at her Life History [...]

Gardening Club – 7th March 2017

This was our second session of what is now going to be a monthly event [...]

Lost Chord – 21st February 2017

It was good to celebrate Hilda’s birthday with a fruit cake made by Tracy and [...]

Godly Play 2 – 24th February 2017

Our second Godly Play session this month was very enjoyable with the Parable of the [...]

Valentines 50’s Evening – 14th February 2017

We celebrated Valentine’s Day in style with lots of fun activities during the day and [...]

Memory Café at the Jesus Centre – 13th February 2017

We took a group of folk to our monthly Memory Café event in the Parlour [...]

Godly Play – 10th February 2017

Good to have Jane and friends come along for our fortnightly Godly Play event. We [...]

Chinese Night – 3rd February 2017

 We enjoyed an early celebration of Chinese New Year at the Jesus Centre. A fairly [...]

James Scanlan in Concert – 3rd February 2017

  It was good to have James (one of our carers) give us in impromptu [...]

Gardening Club – 31st January 2017

  Caroline Cook was invited to the care home to give us a gardening taster [...]

Rebekah Austin – 29th January 2017

  We helped celebrate Connie’s birthday by inviting Beki Austin along again to sing for [...]

Godly Play – 27th Jan 2017

  We held our next Godly Play session on the 27th of January and this [...]

Lost Chord – 24th January 2017

  We always enjoy our monthly visits from Lost Chord and this month was no [...]

Toddler Group Visit – 23rd January 2017

  Helen and Carrie brought along some of their friends to our first “Young and [...]

Cupcake Decorating – 14th January 2017

  Tracy did a baking session with many residents taking part, including: Olga and Marjory, [...]

Steeley Don – 12th January 2017

  Kate brought along her Dad, Drew, for a guitar sing-a-long session with us. Everyone [...]

Annie Get Your Gun – 4th January 2017

  A large group of us went along to the Crucible to see this fantastic [...]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – 20th and 21st December 2016

A large group of us went along to the Lyceum on the 20th and on [...]

Jon Scully Duo – 20th December 2016

Jon and George came to the Home in the morning to entertain us for an [...]

Carol Service at the Dementia Café – 19th December 2016

We took along 9 residents to this event which was held in the Jesus Centre [...]