Activities at Adlington Manor Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Lynne Bowler
I joined the activities team at Adlington Manor in May 2017. Previously, I have worked as a tree surgeon and have had heavy involvement with the Guides and Brownies. I love participating in activities with residents, whether that's by driving the minibus on trips outside the home, or by engaging in themed days.
I am passionate about my role and especially the challenge of coming up with new ways to engage as many residents as possible in our activities here.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Adlington Manor Care Home
Italian National Day
We had a fun-filled day celebrating Italy’s National Day. The Festival of the Republic, also known as Italian National Day, marks the official formation of the country after World War II.
We spent some time learning interesting facts about Italy, its culture and traditions. The home’s chef prepared delicious Italian themed dishes, including pasta, pizza, tiramisu and gelato.
In the afternoon, we watched various videos and documentaries about Italy and enjoyed a glass of Italian wine.
It was a lovely day, enjoyed by all.
Home receive special gift from Men in Sheds
Residents and colleagues at Adlington Manor in Adlington were delighted to receive a very special gift from their friends at ‘Men in Sheds’ who have made wonderful wooden planters for the homes court yard and garden for lost friends, bird tables.
The ‘Garden for lost friends’ is a peaceful tranquil area where staff, residents and relative can sit on look over the wonderful cheshire country side, listen to the birds and watch the anima ls frolicking in the fields , where we can reflect on time gone by and those friend who are no longer with us who we miss
Blooming Haus at Adlington
Here at Adlington Manor in Adlington we were delighted to spend time creating a beautiful floral masterpiece to enter the #BloomingBarchester competition in partnership with Blooming Haus following their amazing virtual flower arranging masterclass.
We all had a wonderful time decorating and working on our arrangement and we are happy to say we were impressed with our skills in applying all the tips and ideas learnt during the class to make a colourful floral design.
V&A Dundee - Ocean Liners
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Adlington Manor were treated to a photographic tour and talk about the era of ocean travel by V&A Dundee Curator, Charlotte Hale. The presentation forms part of a series of six talks and virtual tours that V&A Dundee is hosting for Barchester Healthcare’s care homes and private hospitals across the UK.
V&A Dundee is Scotland’s design museum, it showcases Scotland’s outstanding design achievements and features world-class exhibitions alongside the permanent Scottish Design Galleries, and a changing programme of commissions, events and activities.
Home join Green Goddess for exercise
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Adlington Manor care home in Adlington were treated to an armchair work out courtesy of the Green Goddess, Diana Moran, and Shackleton’s furniture company, followed by a mindfulness session led by Shackleton’s Emma Raybould.
Diana rose to fame as a glamorous fitness guru on BBC’s Breakfast Time in the 1980’s and has made an outstanding contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of people in the UK. She now brings that experience to Shackletons as their Health and Wellness Adviser.
Home join virtual cookery demo
To celebrate National Vegetarian Week, staff and residents at Barchester’s Adlington Manor care home in Adlington were treated to an interactive virtual cookery demo courtesy of chef, Alex Connell, from Vegetarian for Life.
Chef Alex whipped up some tasty, healthy vegetarian snacks in a live, interactive cookery demo. Much to residents’ delight, Adlington Manor’s chef Michael Bonner had prepared the same recipes so that residents could try all the dishes. Residents sampled delicious, light and summery veggie dishes including Borlotti bean and dill pate, Greek fritters with Tzatziki and Coronation 'chicken' pastries. All finished off with a sweet and simple but totally yummy banana bread.
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