Activities at Hugh Myddelton House Care Home
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.
Gunel Bayramova
Hello my name is Gunel and I joined Barchester team 2020 promoted to Activities Coordinator in November 2022
I love spending time with the residents and getting to know them on personal level, this helps me to support residents to participate and enjoy all the activities in the home. I am really enjoying my role as an Activities Co-Ordinator at Hugh Myddelton House and look forward to meeting you soon.
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 Hugh Myddelton House Care Home
The Donkey Sanctuary - Virtual Tour
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Hugh Myddelton House care home in Southgate were treated to a virtual tour of The Donkey Sanctuary Manchester, hosted by Centre Manager, Melanie McComb.
Melanie says: “It was wonderful to be able to show the Barchester residents around the Donkey Sanctuary here in Manchester and to share the work we do. We were so happy to be able to show the residents our wonderful donkeys and talk about how we rescue and care for them.”
Hugh Myddelton House Celebrates King Charles' Birthday
Residents and Staff marked the King’s birthday on November 14th with a right royal tea party.
Residents took part in a variety of royal–themed events including a Royal-themed quiz, watching virtual tours of royal palaces and watching old clips of royal tours and occasions.
Happy 30th Anniversary to Barchester!
Here at Hugh Myddelton House we threw a special party to celebrate this milestone in style. We organised a fantastic Afternoon tea and live concert with Ian Hardman to celebrate our residents, their families and friends, and our hard-working staff members. Our talented chef prepared delicious sweet and savoury treats and refreshing drinks for all to enjoy.
National Poetry Day!
On 6th of October, we celebrated National Poetry Day in style. Many of our residents enjoy poetry, both as a group activity and during their individual time. Poetry is also a great way of reflecting the seasons and there are so many fantastic autumn poems. We hosted a poetry reading session, where we read beautiful seasonal poems, we talked about our favourite poems and poets and we all had a great day.
Silver Sunday!
Silver Sunday, celebrated every year on the first Sunday of October, marks the contributions of older people to society, celebrates their happiness and wellbeing and presents an opportunity to bring generations together. On this day, we reached out to the families and the community and we organised a special party with musical entertainment by Pete Morton and delicious cocktails & mocktails for all to enjoy!
Macmillan Coffee Morning!
In recognition of Macmillan's Coffee Morning, we hosted our very own fundraising event for friends, families and community members to raise funds for the charity on 30th of September. Residents enjoyed spending time with friends, relatives, and members of the local community. Head chef, Christopher Abrigo, and the friends of resident, Rosa, had baked lots of lovely cakes, biscuits and pastries for everyone to sample and for guests to buy to take home. Hugh Myddelton Houses coffee morning was a big success - we managed to raise £226 and, most importantly, everyone had a great time doing it!
