Activities at Edgbaston Beaumont Care Home
Our team pride ourselves in providing a wide range of activities and events to suit all of our residents needs. Comprising of art and craft classes, pet therapy, outside entertainers, visits from local schools where students attend and work alongside ourselves and the residents. We also have presentations on wildlife and other demonstrations, musicality and singalongs, quizzes, a poetry corner, knit and natter sessions, and one to one interaction, as well as trips out in the mini bus. For our residents who are less mobile we bring the shopping experience to the home for their convenience. We respect everyone's religious beliefs by providing visits from all denominations, such as Anglican, Catholic, working in conjunction with the local mosque and the Jewish community and providing religious interaction. We encourage our residents families to participate in all our activities, working alongside them to ensure we provide the best service possible here at Edgbaston Beaumont.
Celia Palmer
I’m Celia and I’m the Activity coordinator here at Edgbaston Beaumont. I previously worked as an activity coordinator in a hostel and am enjoying the shift into the residential setting. I have an arts background so enjoy painting and drawing in my spare time, which hopefully I can share my love for with the residents here. I also enjoy reading, travel, live music and looking after my cats! And copious amounts of tea.
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 Edgbaston Beaumont Care Home
RAF Hendon
Across our services we had a lovely time joining Rhiannon Watkinson from the RAF Museum London for an interactive talk exploring the exciting and innovative aviation history of Hendon.
Our residents were able to learn about the first flights from the fields at Hendon, the creation of the London Aerodrome and Battle of Britain pilots who flew from RAF Hendon.
The talk also included photographic and film material from the Museum’s archive. Residents across our homes had a fantastic time and we truly enjoyed the virtual experience.
Poetry Club
Residents at Edgbaston Beaumont enjoyed an afternoon celebrating written and spoken word with their poetry reading and discussion club hosted by Receptionist, Alex. The popular group activity explored the theme ‘Summer and Weather’ as part of this week’s focus.
Everybody was thoroughly engaged in discussion all about the literature and authors and enjoyed some delicious afternoon tea with homemade cakes.
Alex receptionist said, “It was lovely to find that our residents not only enjoyed the readings but many are keen to participate by choosing to read some of their own favourites and taking part in the discussion, we look forward to the club.”
An afternoon of song and dance
Residents of Edgbaston Beaumont enjoyed an afternoon of music as they welcomed popular vocalist and entertainer, Naomi Butherway to the home. Naomi performed a medley of hits from the 40’s through to the 50’s, residents clapped and sung along too.
It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon before the sounds of the traditional ice-cream van could be heard as Head Chef, Pauline appeared with an ice-cream trolley sharing refreshing ice-creams and lollies to all on this summer’s day.
Happy Pride month!
Happy Pride Month! Pride Month is a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community and the wonderful contributions they have made to society. It is also a time to raise awareness, celebrate diversity and promote equality.
In celebration of Pride Month, we have enjoyed a creative arts and crafts session with Creative Mojo and residents are delighted with their colourful design. A wonderful time was had by all.
Coronation Celebrations
We started our Coronation celebrations at Edgbaston Beaumont with a big Coronation party. We invited friends, families and the local Community for a Cream Tea and residents enjoyed a delicious Coronation themed lunch in the dining room.
After all the delicious food and fizz, we all gathered in the Lounge for musical entertainment from the brilliant Andante who performed a 'Best of British Show. We enjoyed more musical entertainment later in the week from Megan who performed a Coronation themed show for us and we ended the afternoon with more fizz, cakes and scones.
Leading up to the Coronation our residents enjoyed testing their knowledge with a Kings Charles quiz. Residents also made colourful paper chain decorations and created a beautiful Coronation themed artwork with Fiona from Creative Mojo.
VE Day
We had a fantastic time at Edgbaston Beaumont celebrating VE Day.
Our residents enjoyed a Wartime themed menu in our dining room which included Vegetable soup or Grapefruit to start, Corned Beef Hash or Lentil and Vegetable Stew for the main course followed by Bread and Butter Pudding or Poached Pears and Cream for dessert.
After lunch we were entertained by Rachel who performed a Wartime Show for us and wowed us with her fabulous voice and tap dancing skills. A great day was had by all!
Upcoming events
April
Stepping into April looking forward to a fun filled month ahead - all welcome to join us!
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We are looking for friendly compassionate people who could make a difference to the day to day lives of our residents. If you have any spare time we would love to hear from you.
