Activities at Stamford Bridge Beaumont Care Home
The activity team within our home spend a lot of time committing themselves to organising a range of activities for residents. This includes, pet therapy, trips out to local places of interest, visits from entertainers and musicians, bingo, one to one pamper time, weekly quizzes, coffee mornings, arts and crafts and baking. Activities are considered to be a crucial aspect of our home as residents look forward to upcoming events. As a result, it is essential that our team work together with dedication, to ensure residents are entertained and involved in as many activities as possible.
Wendy Allan
Wendy joined the Family in 2005, and is one of our long standing employees in the home.
Wendy has worked across several departments including Housekeeping and as a Carer, but decided to join the Activities team in 2015. Wendy thrives off making others happy. She loves supporting the residents and Families and putting on fun filled activities them all to enjoy.
In her spare time, Wendy loves being outdoors and walking, and spending time with her Grandchildren
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Stamford Bridge Beaumont Care Home
Happy 80th Birthday
Maureen celebrated her 80th birthday in fabulous style, beside her wonderful family, her fellow residents and colleagues as they joined in with a bumper filled afternoon of music courtesy of home favourite performers 'Dark Moon'
The wonderful band tailored their set to Maureen's favourite songs ensuring that Maureen and her family had a birthday to remember.
London Ladies
As part of our International Women’s Day celebrations, Residents from across our services were thrilled to join tour guide, Mandy Morrow, for an exciting talk about some Legendary London Ladies.
Mandy shared the fascinating stories of eight ladies with us, from the one of the richest heiresses in the world to the original 'Roaring Girl'.
Everyone who participated truly enjoyed the experience and were delighted to take a walk down memory lane.
Bingo Bonanza
Across the country our homes and hospitals came together to find out which care home or hospital had the best Bingo players as they teamed up for Barchester’s Bingo Bonanza.
Residents were treated to some exciting virtual games of Bingo as part of Barchester’ very own game show series.
Everyone who participated had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.
Cornish Pasty Week
Staff, residents and guests at Barchester’s Stamford Bridge Beaumont Care Home in Stamford Bridge, had a fantastic time celebrating Cornish Pasty Week, a brilliant excuse to sample lots of delicious fare.
Starting off the week and courtesy of local bakery ‘Bridge Bakes’ our residents also enjoyed a gift of freshly baked Cornish pasties for the homes afternoon tea party.
The pasties went down a treat with a cup of tea, with residents and guests reminiscing about trips to their local bakeries of yesteryear.
Long Service Award
A much cherished House Keeper and Home Services Manager at the Stamford Bridge Beaumont Care Home in York has received a prestigious Long Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for 20 years.
Jackie Stonehouse, a much valued Home Services Manager started at Barchester in 1989 and has worked in dedication with residents and their relatives to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.
She was presented with a £250 shopping voucher by Home General Manager Emma Smith, a golden leaf and gifts from her colleagues and friends.
Adele Keenan, Employee Services Director at Barchester said: “I’m always pleased to hear stories about the long service of Barchester staff and am delighted Jackie has achieved this milestone. It is dedication like this that ensures our residents are provided with a happy place to live.”
Master Florist Tutorial
Across our homes we had a fantastic time joining, Kathryn Delve, Master Florist, for a Valentine’s-inspired live virtual flower arranging demonstration. Kathryn shared brilliant and creative ways to decorate our tables with beautiful flowers that are sure to make your heart swoon!
Those participating in this virtual event put their skills to the test and followed along with some amazing creations of their own. Residents truly enjoyed the experience.
Upcoming events
24 Hour Charity Cycle RIde
Join us on Tuesday 28th May as we show our support for Michelle, one of our Care Practioners as she embarks on a static 24 hour cyclethon raising money for charity,
May
We're delighted to share with you our life enrichment and community events coming to Stamford Bridge Beaumont in May.
Financial Planning in Later Life
Join us on Tuesday 11th June, as we welcome local solicitors Hague & Dixon for a special seminar on financial planning in later life.
Tea and a Tour
Join us on Tuesday 25th June for our Tea and a Tour event. There will be plenty of delicious treats and beverages as we welcome you to Stamford Bridge Beaumont.
Community BBQ
We welcome you to join us on Friday 19th July for our Summer Community BBQ.
Dementia Café
Come along and join our Dementia Café on the last Thursday of each month.
Coffee Mornings at Stamford Bridge Beaumont
Join us on the second Wednesday of each month for our Coffee Mornings.
Come along for some delicious homemade treats, tea and coffee and a natter.
Emergency Services - Take a break with us!
Calling all emergency services - take a break on us. We will have tea, coffee and maybe a cake or two!
Volunteer Opportunities
We have rewarding volunteering opportunities available where you can make a real difference to enriching someone's life.
