Activities at Boroughbridge Manor 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 the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience, and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.


Shelbie Taylor
Hi my name is Shelbie, I am proud to be the Head of Activities here at Boroughbridge Manor.
I have worked at Boroughbridge Manor since 2017, I love making our residents smile. I get great satisfaction knowing I have made someone’s day better!
I have created a wonderful culture within Boroughbridge Manor and we work together to give our residents the best possible experiences.
We are here to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active. We ensure the team knows each residents' preferences, so that we can deliver a person-centred program of events and activities. We are extremely fortunate to have our very own minibus, we love taking the residents out for coffee, shopping and lots of fun trips out whether that be to the museum or the seaside.
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 Boroughbridge Manor Care Home


Mulled Wine & Mince Pies
The residents and guests thoroughly enjoyed a morning filled with festive music, mulled wine, mince pies, and delightful company as our Christmas events scheduled carried on at pace.
They reminisced about Christmases past and shared their favourite festive memories. Overall, it was a lovely afternoon filled with merriment.

Carol Singing
Heavenly voices rang out across the home as the community came together to celebrate Christmas with a carol concert.
We warmly welcomed the children from Boroughbridge Primary School and Nursery for a beautiful morning of Christmas carols.
They performed a selection of all-time favourites, which brought happy memories to all.
Our residents joined in with the singing, and clapped along.

A Christmas Carol
Across our homes we’ve had the most wonderful time celebrating the festive season with a special screening of 2020’s OLD VIC: IN CAMERA – A Christmas Carol.
This beautifully staged production brought the magic of Dickens’ classic tale right into our homes.
A huge thank you to The Old Vic theatre for sharing this incredible performance with us. It was a truly wonderful experience.

Elf Day Fun
Colleagues in the home swapped their uniforms for costumes on National Elf Day in an effort to raise funds and awareness to help people living with dementia.
Launched by the Alzheimer’s Society and delivered direct from the North Pole, Elf Day was created to sprinkle some festive cheer on fundraising towards finding a cure for dementia. From stripy socks to head-to-toe elf outfits, anything goes – there’s snow better way to raise money to help beat dementia.
On the day, residents and staff at Boroughbridge Manor were able to enjoy elf-themed games and held a wonderful cake bake sale paired with an afternoon of fun and games as the team at the home donned their elfish apparel.

Festive fun as home launch festive trail
Barchester’s Boroughbridge Manor have been having fantastic fun hiding Santa’s reindeers and elves all over the Boroughbridge High Street for local children to find.
Staff and residents decided to challenge local children to find 9 reindeers and 7 of Santa’s Elves that are hiding in different shops and businesses along the town’s high street.
Between Monday 2nd December until Sunday 15th December the Children have to write down the name of each reindeer and elf and where they have been found in order to take part in the festive hunt and will be rewarded with sweet treats by the home.

Miniature pony visit residents
Boroughbridge Manor was full of animal mischief on Tuesday 26th November when we were delighted to welcome the Miniature Therapy Pony, Cartier when he came to visit the home.
Residents at Boroughbridge Manor were pleasantly surprised to see their new furry friend roaming around and as he made his way around the home.
Although small in stature, Cartier had a huge heart as he went from resident-to-resident offering company, affection and cuddles.
Upcoming events

April
Take a look at our upcoming activity and community events coming to the home in April.

Wellness Gateway Presentation and Forum
Join us as we welcome Gail Donnan, CEO of the Wellness Gateway as we hear more about their community work, we'll be presenting Gail with a donation by our Charitable Foundation.

Friends and Family Meeting
Join us for our next meeting, we wish to hear more about your life here at Boroughbridge Manor and how we can support your loved one.

Dementia Action Week Coffee Morning
Join us as we kicktstart Dementia Action Week with our friends at Dementia Forward as we host a fundraising coffee morning for the group with a theme of 'hats!'

Spring Newsletter
Find our Spring Newsletter here and read about the latest goings on in the home and events coming soon to the home.

Fashion Show Fundraiser
Join us on Thursday 29th May as we welcome Miss York, Marcie Reid for a fundraising fashion show for her chosen charity 'Action for Children'

May
We hope you can join us in May as we look ahead to the summer months with a variety of life enrichment and community events.

Book Club
Join us on the first Monday of the month from February 3rd for our Community Book Club.

Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We recognise the impact a Volunteer can make on the lives of our residents, do you have any spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.

Looking for a place to host a meeting?
For more information why not pop in and see what Boroughbridge Manor can offer you.

Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel - police, ambulance and fire services, district nurses - come and take a break on us, there maybe a cake or two available....

Carers Cafe
We understand the importance of looking after the local community and are offering a comfortable space for carers to connect with one another.

Community Coffee Morning
We hope you can join us for our monthly community coffee morning, held on the last Thursday of the month.

Memories Cafe
Come along to our dementia friendly event and meet new people and enjoy a selection of tasty treats and warm beverages.

Don't dine alone
We understand that meal times can be a lonely time for seniors that is why we are welcoming the community to enjoy a free meal and enjoy good company every second Friday (RSVP)

Flower Arranging Club
From April 25th. We hope you can join us for our Flower Arranging Club every Friday from 2.30pm.

Knit and Natter
From Friday April 11th. We warmly welcome you to join us every Friday morning for our weekly Knit and Natter Group