Activities at Magnolia Court Care Home
Our Activities Coordinators work as a team by involving staff and relatives in the activities sessions. They implement and plan activities tailored to residents' likes, dislikes, beliefs and life stories. Lots of people choose to place loved ones in Magnolia Court because of our reputation for hosting great activities all year long!
Tammie Comey
I joined Barchester in December 2019 as an Activities assistant and in February 2022 I became the Activities Lead at Magnolia Court Care Home. I am passionate about my role at Magnolia Court, I am a people person and nothing makes me happier than putting a smile on our Residents faces. It is a joy to work with such a great team, I am very happy to be a part of team Magnolia and look forward to meeting you soon!
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
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 Magnolia Court Care Home
Dec the halls !
Dec the halls !
Residents and team members at Magnolia Court care home have been busy decorating the home with Christmas decorations and spreading Christmas Cheer.
Magnolia Court marks the start of Hanukkah.
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For many who live with us and our staff, Hanukkah is an important and treasured part of their year. Many will be celebrating Hanukkah by lighting the candles on the menorah on each day the holiday is observed.
Celebrating our diversity is such an important part of making Magnolia Court feel like home, for everyone in our homes. We cherish history, family and tradition here.
Hanukkah preparation's !
Hanukkah preparation's !
Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish festival which begins on the evening of 28th November and ends the evening of 6 December. Magnolia Court have been making preparations for the festival and residents have been hand crafting cards to send to their local community.
Songs to celebrate International Men's Day !
Songs to celebrate International Men's Day !
Residents at Magnolia Court were delighted to spend a wonderful afternoon with Lost Chord celebrating International Men's day. We sang along to our favorite male vocalists including The Beatles, Elvis and Frank Sinatra.
Magnolia Court commemorate Remembrance Day with the English National Ballet !
Magnolia Court commemorate Remembrance Day with the English National Ballet !
Residents at Magnolia Court joined a unique creative workshop from English National Ballet to commemorate Remembrance Day. The session incorporated the national two minute’s silence at 11am to mark the exact time the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War in 1918.
English National Ballet’s Associate Dance Artist, Richard Bermange, led a creative dance workshop followed by a recording and insight into a special extract of Akram Khan’s work Dust, premiered in 2014 as part of ENB’s Lest We Forget programme, commemorating the First World War. ENB company dancer, James Streeter, provided some insight into this moving work. Bringing the event to a close, residents listened, danced and sang along to famous war time music performed by ENB Associate Musician, Matt Hartley-Stevens.
They also took a trip down to the local high street and donated money for the poppy appeal. In the afternoon Tammie part of our life enrichment team arranged a reminiscence sessions using art and words.
Creative Art with Creative Mojo !
Creative Art with Creative Mojo !
Residents at Magnolia Court got creative with Paloma from Creative Mojo. Each resident painted their own element. They were combined to make this eye catching firework inspired collage.
After the session we enjoyed a delicious hot chocolate and reminisced about Guy Fawkes Night, bonfires and fire works parties.
