J J Galway

We had a lovely time with J J Galway this afternoon for a joint birthday [...]

15
Mar
In-house Church Service

We held a lovely, peaceful church service in the small lounge this morning. We started [...]

15
Mar
Baking

Margaret P, Pam C and Mary all offered to help bake a lemon birthday cake [...]

14
Mar
Cycling without age

This afternoon we had a volunteer called Peter offering to do a few trips out [...]

13
Mar
Light Cinema – “Whisky Galore”

We had a wonderful trip out to the Light cinema to see Whisky Galore. The [...]

12
Mar
Irish Tea dance

Five of us squeezed into Steve’s car today and headed off to the Irish Tea [...]

11
Mar
Gardening Club

We had a very enjoyable gardening club this afternoon with Caroline. The residents and day [...]

10
Mar
Baking

Pam, Margaret and Mildred all offered to help with baking today. We made chocolate orange [...]

09
Mar
Little Acorns toddler group

We had a special Little Acorns session this morning! We had Hollie from Pyjama Drama [...]

09
Mar
Graeme Cox

We all enjoyed Olga and Susan’s birthday party this afternoon, with something for everyone in [...]

07
Mar
Lost Chord

Lovely to have Chris on keyboard, Janet as soprano and Pete as volunteer, this morning, [...]

06
Mar
Afternoon Pastimes

Many of us chose to do some reminiscence jigsaws together – one about Spring and [...]

05
Mar
War-time Hits

We had great fun this morning listening to Glenn Miller, George Formby and Vera Lynn [...]

05
Mar
Nicole’s Birthday Party

Nicole’s family arranged a private birthday party for Nicole and asked a friend of theirs, [...]

04
Mar
Motion Promotional Video

We had to do another Motion promotional video as the first one was spoilt because [...]

04
Mar
HCH Memory Cafe

We had our first Memory Cafe event at the Hallamshire Care Home today and it [...]

02
Mar
Baking

Pam C, Jenny (daycare), Valerie L and Olga all took part in the baking activity [...]

02
Mar
In-house Church Service

We held a quiet church service in the small lounge this morning. It was good [...]

01
Mar
Dominoes

Norah, Roy and Margaret Pashley all enjoyed a few games of dominoes with Mary in [...]

29
Feb
Jesus Centre Teadance

Today we enjoyed going to the Tea Dance that Vicky runs at the Sheffield Jesus [...]

27
Feb
Sing-a-long Session

This morning Vicky got out the song sheets and led a sing-a-long session in the [...]

24
Feb
Arts and Crafts

This morning Vicky got out the vase shapes that we sponge painted last time. We [...]

24
Feb
Godly Play

We had another exciting Godly Play (Stories For the Soul) session today in the Conservatory [...]

21
Feb
Kindness Week

We were very pleased to have a visit this morning from the Sheffield University Nursery [...]

21
Feb
Holy Communion

We had another enjoyable Holy Communion Service in the Conservatory this afternoon. It was wonderful [...]

19
Feb
Baking

Quite a few residents wanted to get involved in the baking activity this morning. We [...]

19
Feb
Gardening Club

Today, Caroline brought a lot of different clippings from winter sensory plants for the group [...]

18
Feb
Diamond Club Fun and Games

We had great fun in the lounge this afternoon and very pleased to have some [...]

17
Feb
Pam’s Birthday

Pam Crossland enjoyed a lovely family time to celebrate her 92nd birthday today. She was [...]

16
Feb
Valentines Party

We had another superb Valentines Party this year with lots of family members coming dressed [...]

14
Feb
Violin sing along

This afternoon we had a sing along with Vicky in the conservatory. We had Win’s [...]

13
Feb
Cookie decorating

On Tuesday we baked some heart shaped sugar cookies with Vicky. Today we had a [...]

13
Feb
Valentines arts and crafts

This afternoon we made some paper rose bouquets with Vicky in the conservatory. We struggled [...]

11
Feb
Little Acorns

We had an enjoyable time at our inter-generational toddler group (Little Acorns) this morning, with [...]

10
Feb
Win’s Birthday Celebration

We had such a great time celebrating Win Oliver’s birthday today, with the help of [...]

09
Feb
Valentines arts and crafts

Vicky set up two tables of valentines’ arts and crafts. One table was making heart [...]

08
Feb
Lost Chord

We had a wonderful Lost Chord session in the Conservatory today with Terry on keyboard, [...]

07
Feb
Cycling Without Age

Pamela was offered a ride on the tri-bike, Rhubarb, today and she immediately said, “Yes [...]

07
Feb
Motion

We had a very interactive Motion event this afternoon with Jess leading the session. She [...]

05
Feb
Songbirds

We had such an enjoyable Songbirds session. Everyone had a great time!  We started with [...]

04
Feb
Memory Cafe

We had a much smaller Memory Cafe event due to a few of our volunteers [...]

03
Feb
Birthday Celebration

We had a double celebration today for the birthdays of Connie and Trisha. Beki Austin [...]

31
Jan
Jesus Centre Tea Dance

We had a fantastic time at the Jesus Centre Tea Dance today! We had a [...]

30
Jan
Little Women Movie

We had a pleasant trip out to the Showroom Cinema with Vicky to see Little [...]

28
Jan
Little Acorns Toddler session

We had a very enjoyable toddler group session this morning. We had eight residents attend, [...]

27
Jan
Arts and crafts

This afternoon I cut out some vase shapes and cut up some sponge. We sat [...]

25
Jan
Cycling Without Age

Olga jumped at the chance to go to the Botanical Gardens on the front of [...]

24
Jan
Godly Play

There was a smaller group of us today for Godly Play as some of our [...]

24
Jan
RSPB Bird Watch

Today Helen and Tracy encouraged residents to sit in the window to do the Big [...]

24
Jan
Songs From the Musicals

We spent a lovely afternoon in the main lounge today listening to our favourite songs [...]

23
Jan
Motion Filming

Motion asked us if we would take part in a promotional film for the Motion [...]

22
Jan
Songbirds

We had a fab Songbirds session this morning, led by Yo. The residents who took [...]

21
Jan
Memory Cafe

We enjoyed a walk out on a cold, sunny day to the Parlour Cafe at [...]

20
Jan
Baking

Olga, Margaret Saunders, Pam Crossland and Nicole all enjoyed baking coffee and walnut muffins today. [...]

18
Jan
Cycling Without Age

This afternoon we participated in the Cycling Without Age initiative. The volunteer today was called [...]

17
Jan
Holy Communion Service

We very much appreciated having Frances and Jenny come to the Home to give Holy [...]

15
Jan
Buzz

It was a bright but cold day for our weekly Buzz session. John came for [...]

15
Jan
Pamper Day

Today we had a pamper day. We had a visit from the hairdresser and then [...]

14
Jan
Gardening Club

We had another exciting Gardening club session today, talking about the RSPB and looking at [...]

13
Jan
Little Acorns toddler session

We had a very enjoyable Little Acorns toddler group session this morning. We had six [...]

13
Jan
Sing along session

Vicky, Helen and Krystal lead us in a song session, using the song sheets, dance [...]

12
Jan
Cycling Without Age

Pam was very keen on going out with Janet on the tri-bike this afternoon on [...]

10
Jan
Lost Chord

We had an amazing Lost Chord session today. Roy and Sonia paid us a return [...]

10
Jan
Irish Tea Dance

We had another lively Irish tea dance at the Philadelphia Club today. Steve took Win, [...]

08
Jan
Crucible Tea Dance

We had a fabulous Crucible tea dance this afternoon. Tracy and Andy took Elsie, John [...]

07
Jan
Memory Cafe

We had another fabulous Memory Cafe event today. Great to have Roy’s son, Matt, make [...]

06
Jan
Paul Barrie

Paul Barrie came to sing at Arthur’s birthday party this morning and Arthur’s son Grant [...]

02
Jan
Baking mince pies

Pam C, Mary and Marion Peck were all very keen to help make mince pies [...]

31
Dec
Godly Play

We began the session by singing Christmas carols, led by Tracy on the guitar and [...]

27
Dec
Santa Visit

Many were surprised to see Father Christmas, Mary Christmas and Santa’s Little Helper visit to [...]

25
Dec
Christmas visitors/meal

We had a fabulous Christmas meal prepared by our lovely chef Kirsty and her gran. [...]

25
Dec
Christmas eve shenanigans

We did various activities with Vicky on Christmas eve, including making snow globe magnets, playing [...]

24
Dec
Cinderella Panto Trip

We had a fab trip out to the Lyceum Theatre to See Cinderella. Vicky, Peter, [...]

23
Dec
Christmas Party

We had a fabulous time with the Andrew Watson Quintet (keyboard, drums, sax, clarinet, bass [...]

22
Dec
Christmas Holy Communion Service

We enjoyed a Christmas Holy Communion Service with Tracy playing carols on her guitar. Good [...]

20
Dec
Jesus Centre Tea Dance

We had our Christmas Tea Dance today, at the Sheffield Jesus Centre. Our regular singer, [...]

19
Dec
St Thomas Carollers

We had a lovely evening together singing Christmas carols with the help of our old [...]

18
Dec
Buzz Christmas party

We were very pleased to be invited by Buzz to their Christmas party/meal and Susan, [...]

18
Dec
Hand Bell Ringing

We had a visit from Holy Trinity Handbell Ringers this afternoon. They played us a [...]

17
Dec
St Marks Carols

This evening we had a visit from members of St Marks church, who sang carols [...]

16
Dec
Gardening Club

Caroline brought conifers and other evergreen plants in from the garden, as well as bringing [...]

16
Dec
Medieval Mayhem

Today was our Little Acorns (Intergenerational toddler group) Christmas party, hosted by Medieval Mayhem play [...]

16
Dec
Arts & Crafts session

Vicky got out some arts and crafts materials and set them up in the dining [...]

14
Dec
Upper Chapel coffee morning

We had a trip out to the Upper Chapel this morning. Vicky and Krystal took [...]

14
Dec
A Christmas Carol

It was good to have Jess and Andrew from North East Producers to act out [...]

13
Dec
Cinderella

We had another amazing pantomime at the Lyceum. They seem to get better every year. [...]

12
Dec
Irish Teadance

Steve and Ann took Win to the Irish Tea Dance with Margaret Pashley and Helen. [...]

11
Dec
Old Horns Inn

We enjoyed an excellent outing to the Old Horns Inn with a delightful ride through [...]

10
Dec
Memory Cafe

We had a lovely Christmas-themed Memory Cafe today with the Christmas Alphabet Game, with Pam’s [...]

09
Dec
Lost Chord

We had two lovely ladies from Lost Chord come to entertain us today. A singer [...]

06
Dec
Reindeer Ring Toss – 5th December 2019

This afternoon Vicky blew up the inflatable Reindeer ring toss game that she bought, and [...]

05
Dec
Cookie decorating – 2nd December 2019

Vicky brought in some digestive biscuits, large marshmallows and icing in. We had a go [...]

02
Dec
Birthday party for Lillie and Val

Rebekah Austin helped us to celebrate the birthdays of Lillie and Val C. We had [...]

30
Nov
Godly Play

We enjoyed another Godly Play story with Tracy called the Ark and the Tent. We [...]

29
Nov
Jesus Centre Tea Dance – 28th November 2019

We had a very enjoyable time at the Jesus Centre Tea Dance today with Vicky [...]

28
Nov
Motion
27th November 2019

We had another exciting Motion session with three students coming to help us do some [...]

Wentworth Garden Centre

We had an enjoyable trip out to Wentworth garden centre with Vicky and Hellen. We [...]

26
Nov
Memory Cafe

It was a rainy day when we set off for the Memory Cafe but we [...]

25
Nov
Guitar Sing-a-long

Tracy led a guitar sing-a-long in the main lounge whilst Terry and Matthew were visiting. [...]

23
Nov
RMC Dance Performance

We were all thrilled to have the RMC dance class, led by Rachel, from the [...]

23
Nov