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Activities at Bayleaf Care Home

Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.

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.

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Sophie Matthews

Sophie Matthews

Activities Coordinator

Hello my name is Sophie and I have worked as an Activities Coordinator for the past 2 years. Each day I feel so motivated to create a meaningful memory for ever single resident. Wellbeing is a vital part or delivering the best care to our residents. My role is about nurturing connections, supporting hobbies and the ability to try something new. It’s important to still do things that are important to the individual and feel fulfilled at the end of the day. 

Celebrating life at Bayleaf Care Home

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Singing for the soul
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Singing for the soul

This week we welcomed KJ and the Catt to perform for us all at Bayleaf. Who doesn't love to sing a long and have a dance! smiles all around as they sang our favourite tunes of the past. Feet were tapping and arms waving, we cannot wait to welcome them back. 

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Team Garden
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Team Garden

This week we asked all of our green fingered residents to help in the selection of plants for the front of our home! Having a very hot summer has taken the colour out of our plants. They all voted for yellow to bring back some brightness and hopefully encourage the sun to come back out! Thank you to everyone who was involved, including the team at Godmanchester community plant nursery and cafe!

Housekeeping week

Housekeeping week

This week we are celebrating Housekeeping week. We say a huge thank you to our behind the scenes hero's! Our Housekeeping team do an amazing job everyday to make sure our home is clean and smelling fresh. As well as helping our residents ensure their laundry taken care of and are on hand to help out as we support our whole home approach. Great work ladies a big thank you from us all. 

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Out for lunch
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Out for lunch

Residents all voted for lunch out and the chosen favourite was Fish and Chips! Rumbles in St Ives did not disappoint! We all commented on the generous portion sizes and all gave it a good go! Everyone has decided that a monthly outing for lunch is what they would like to do. I wonder what will get the next vote!

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Birthday Celebrations
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Birthday Celebrations

Another first for Bayleaf! A birthday party!! Wishing this very special lady the happiest of birthdays it was a privilege to host a party for you and your loved ones today. We hope you have enjoyed your special day! 

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Ferry Meadows Adventure
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Ferry Meadows Adventure

Sundays are getting know for our day for an adventure! Residents had originally planned to go to the beach however with the British weather not on our side Ferry Meadows was voted as the next best thing! Having our very own Mini bus means we really go can anywhere! We enjoyed a lovely walk around the water feeding some swans, before finding the perfect spot to eat our picnic which had been lovingly prepared for us by the chefs! of course an outings is not complete with getting an ice cream to finish off the day! wonder where next weeks adventure will be 

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Summer Fete Success
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Summer Fete Success

We all had a fantastic time at our very first Summer Fete. Residents chose a Wild West theme! we had live music by the amazing RAW Diva's singing everyone's favourite country and western songs. We even did a bit of line dancing. We welcomed stalls from the community. The Ice Cream van was still a firm favourite despite the weather! We was even joined by a very special guest the Mayor of Huntingdon. A big thank you to all of our Residents, families and members of the community that helped make our first fete one to remember. 

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Visit from Petting Zoo
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Visit from Petting Zoo

Who doesn't love a visit from the animals! we have had a visit from an amazing petting zoo they bought a variety of animals from chickens, lizards, dogs and cats! Michelle told us lots of interesting facts about all of her animals. they were all very well behaved! a firm favourite was certainly Doris the chicken! we cannot wait to welcome them all back later in the year!

Getting Creative

Getting Creative

Today we have been joined by the amazing Jenni from Creative Mojo Cambridge and Peterborough for our first Arts and Crafts session. We have made some beautiful flowers, and have made a lovely quote which we have displayed in the lounge on Alconbury Avenue for everyone to see. Everyone is very much looking forward to jenni's next visit. 

National Ice Cream Day

National Ice Cream Day

We celebrated in style for National Ice Cream Day 2025! our team went through the home with an ice cream cart with lots of different flavours and toppings from all to choose from! everyone had their favourites and gave us the chance to try something new! Not sure we will be waiting for another national day to enjoy this sweet treat again! 

Garden Centre Trip

Garden Centre Trip

Residents are making the most of the beautiful sunshine. Requesting a trip to the local garden centre, a visit to the garden centre would not be complete without a pit stop at the Café to enjoy some yummy cakes! We selected some new plants to put in our lovely gardens. Is definitely on the list to visit again soon. 

Grand Opening

Grand Opening

Bayleaf, Barchester Healthcare’s new luxury care home in Huntingdon, has opened its doors in style, with a Grand Opening performed by Lady De Ramsey, Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridge, in front of invited guests from the local community. We are now open for Residents, the event was filled with laughter and warmth as we prepared to officially open our doors. General Manager, Katie Wilkinson, commented: “We are delighted our home is now open, our residents are at the heart of everything we do at Bayleaf, and we look forward to welcoming them and their families, and becoming an active part of the local community. 

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Charity Car Wash
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Charity Car Wash

Staff at Bayleaf Care Home in Huntingdon put the ‘fun’ into ‘fundraising’ with a Charity Car Wash to raise money for The Coneygear Centre
Katie our General Manager  said: “We love to fundraise for charities throughout the year, we pick different causes to support that have been selected by staff, residents and friends of the home. The Coneygear Centre is a great cause that helps many people in need and will be put towards their summer event. It is also a cause very close to the hearts of all our staff and residents, so we feel really proud to have been able to raise this money. Thank you to everyone who donated!”  
 

Open Weekend

Open Weekend

Team Bayleaf have finally opened the doors! we have hosted our first open weekend this weekend, it has been truly inspiring welcoming our community and prospective future residents. We was joined by two amazing local artists who came to have a sing and a dance with us on Saturday. Sunday we was joined by Michelle and her therapy petting zoo. Families have had a great opportunity to have a look around our beautiful new home and have some fun along the may. This is just the beginning! Keep an eye on our events page for new and exciting events happening throughout May 

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Team Bayleaf Volunteering in the Community
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Team Bayleaf Volunteering in the Community

This week we have joined forces with Diamond Hampers CIC, they are a fantastic organisation helping to support the local community. Our team have volunteered alongside them to help turn a vision into reality! transforming their community allotment to be able to grow fresh produce for the community. Watch this space we cannot wait to see the finished results.

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Singing for the soul

Singing for the soul

This week we welcomed KJ and the Catt to perform for us all at Bayleaf. Who doesn't love to sing a long and have a dance! smiles all around as they sang our favourite tunes of the past. Feet were tapping and arms waving, we cannot wait to welcome them back. 

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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

English National Ballet
Together With Music
Blenheim Palace
Oomph!
NAPA
Bloomin Haus
Vegetarian For Life
Sea Life Trust - Beluga Whale Sanctuary
Historic Environment Scotland
Five Sisters Zoo
Damian Bailey Photography

Life enrichment

With us, it's all about making every day meaningful for our residents. We do this through our Life Enrichment programme, designed to suit the needs of each person in our care, and support individuals in retaining their joy, purpose and life skills for as long as possible. We offer a range of daily activities for individuals to get involved in, whether that's socially as part of a group, solo or with a team member, ensuring everyone receives the support that adds enrichment to their life.

Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

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