After a brilliant summer of fun, the weather is certainty feeling rather autumnal.
We have lots planned for Autumn, so pencils sharpened at the ready. But first, a look back on our summer.
Our Wild West Summer Fayre was a huge success. It was great to have a theme for the summer and in the run up to the fayre, residents threw themselves into preparing for the day. The weather was temperamental as ever, but so many friends and family came along to support the event.
We had live music from Huw Knight and a DJ set from Blue Lotus. Magician and entertainer Alex Crawford was a big hit with all generations. There were games, a BBQ and refreshments, a cake stall, tombola and raffle. Thank you for all the donations to the raffle and to our team, who supported residents on the day and went the extra mile. We raised over £600 for our resident’s fund!
Summer days meant day trips in our mini bus. Some residents headed to West Midlands Safari Park to meet all the animals. Such a long time since some had visited the zoo - the rhinos and giraffes were the favourites. Lots of reminiscing and memories made.
Residents also enjoyed local visits to the Riverside Cafe in Bewdley. Coffee and cake in the sunshine and watching the activities on the river.
And back home, for residents who could not venture out, we did more armchair travel. It was a visit to Wales this summer, bringing back memories of holidays and for some of our residents, their home country.
Its been an amazing summer of sport, kicking off with the Euros. Residents have also loved following the Olympics. Inspiration for some of our weekly fitness classes.
Our singing club have been in full voice. Many renditions of the classics such as Vera Lynn and Elvis! We have had new entertainers visit this summer. Glam Sparrow are a fabulous duo singing rock and roll and pop. They had lots of props for residents to sing and dance along with. The Worcester Salvation Army Band also played for us – it felt like first night of the Proms!
Coming up in October, we have JDR back for more live entertainment and a visit from some members of the English Symphony Orchestra.
We had a very bittersweet celebration as we said goodbye to our lovely Rose. She has worked at our home for many years and will be missed. We wish her the very best in her retirement and good wishes for the future. We had a little party with a few surprises, gifts and a lot of appreciation.
Our Community Jigsaw Puzzle is going so well we’re running out of puzzles! If you have any puzzles gathering dust we would be grateful for them. Or you can swap them for something new at our revamped Book & Jigsaw Exchange at the front of the home.
Last month Team Summerdyne took on the Snowdon Sunrise Challenge to raise money for the National Activity Providers Association's Living The Dream fund. Thanks to everyone’s support, we were able to raise an amazing £1,214. Thank you to everyone who donated and well done to our fabulous team for completing the challenge.
Our next big event will be for Halloween. There will be crafting and activities in the run up to our Halloween party on the 31st October. Pumpkin carving and decorating for our pumpkin carving contest. Plus Halloween crochet spiders and trick and treats. Check our Facebook page for details to follow!
September and October events and activities
Our weekly diary includes regular activities such as bingo, music therapy and sing alongs, Fitness Thursdays with Dance for Health and Tamar and Book Club and Singing Club on Wednesdays. There is also Film Club, Gardening Club, flower arranging, baking, salon and pampering time, Church services, our new Having a Yarn Group every Friday, art and crafts, sensory therapy, history group, and one to one time.
Our hairdresser also comes every Thursday. There are massages with Katy every other Friday and Reflexology with Belinda every other Monday.
September:
10th – St Anne’s church visit
17th – Interactive storytelling
18th – Armchair travel to Italy
20th – Sporting memories at Reminiscence Club
25th – Live music from the ESO string duo
27th – Holiday reminiscence session
October:
4th – Live music from JDR
11th – Visit from the Debutots children
14th – National Baking Week activities
25th – Halloween arts & crafts
29th – RSPB Feed the Birds day
29th – Halloween bingo
30th – Pumpkin carving & decorating
31st – Halloween party
Activities focus around our Heritage Manor ethos:
"You don’t stop having fun when you get old…..
You get old when you stop having fun"
The above is just a snapshot of what is planned. For a full calendar of events, please contact our Lifestyle and Well-being lead Georgia: SD-Lifestyle@heritagemanor.co.uk
“Our mission is “to enable our residents to live their best lives”, and the huge variety in trips, visits and hobbies very much speaks to this. This goes well above nursing care, and so I would like to say a big thank you to our families, volunteers and our staff who regularly go that extra mile to make life fun.”
Simon Patient, Managing Director of Heritage Manor
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