Activities at Friston House Care Home

Our activity coordinators are constantly working to stimulate our residents both mentally and physically by organising group and individual activities for every one within the home to participate in. We have regular outings in our mini bus to various attractions within the area and in the summer we like to take our residents to the seaside, where they can enjoy fish and chips by the beach. Our activity programme is just one of the important aspects of the care home and we try our best to arrange the activities that our residents will enjoy.

Enriching life
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David Johnson

Head of Activities

I am David, I have been working at Friston House since December of 2023.

I have a background in the visitor attraction sector as an events and activities manager, working with families to create engaging, fun activities that result in long-lasting memories. It is my belief that care home activities should be just as fun, engaging, inclusive to all and worthwhile. Either as a group, self-led or on a one-to-one basis.

Life-encriching activities booklet

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 Friston House Care Home

Young Carers Awareness Day

Residents participated in arts & crafts, making a display sign to overlook the main road in support of all young carers in our community. We had lots of fun learning about the responsibilities of young carers!

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St David's Day

Residents had great fun celebrating St David's Day here at Friston House. We decided to host a party, which went really well.

Residents ate Welsh delicacies, such as Welsh cakes, which they really enjoyed. We had a St David's Day-themed quiz, alongside some Welsh music. We even got the Magic Table out for some games and did some arts and crafts to decorate the room!

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Valentine's Day Crafts

Residents at Friston had great fun in the lead up to Valentine's Day. We decided to decorate stick figures that resembled ourselves! This proved to be great fun for all the residents. We decorated them with googly eyes and gave the stick figures different outfits.

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Cards for Loved Ones

We have recently celebrated the National ‘Send a Card to a Friend Day’. Residents enjoyed decorating cards for their loved ones and it proved to be a fun activity. Families will be overjoyed to be thought of.

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Christmas Bows

Residents here at Friston love doing arts and crafts. This time we decided to make bows for the residents' doors. The residents helped us to cut out the shapes, colour them in and stick on any stickers they would like. Residents enjoyed a Christmas singalong at the same time, which got them into the Christmas spirit.

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Christmas Creations

Here at Friston, we have been getting creative by making wreaths, having ‘craft parties’ and adding a bit of Christmas festivity wherever we go. We have been choosing the colours we like best and having a go at making them look as decorative as possible. Residents have been working together and helping each other out.