Activities at Mallard Court Care Home

Here at Mallard Court our lovely resident Violet celebrated her 102nd birthday with family, friends and staff.

Violet was born in the village of Kelk in 1921 and recalls living in Cowlam and walking all the way to Rudston school! She served in the Royal Artillery and remembers plotting the position of aeroplanes on maps as one of her many duties.

Violet married husband Laurence and they lived on a farm at Low Caythorpe where he worked, violet worked as a bus conductress on the East Yorkshire service Driffield to Scarborough route for over 25years.

Violet comments her secret to long life is; “healthy living with plenty of exercise!”

Violet said she loved her job and met a lot of lovely people over the years.

Violet had some fabulous presents, beautiful flowers and birthday cards, she proudly showed us a very special card made by her Great-great-grandson Finlay.

Violet said she had a wonderful day and wished to thank everyone for making this such a special day for her to enjoy.

It was International Nurses Day on the 12th of May and here at mallard Court we celebrated in style, creating beautiful display to thank all of our kind and dedicated nurses. We gave them a special “Thankyou Certificate” for their hard work and commitment.

Our residents and staff had fun colouring in flowers for the display to thank them all.

There was a delicious variety of cupcakes, sweet treats and some beautiful flowers too!

Excitement was in the air at Mallard Court in Bridlington where residents and staff have been busy making Coronation-themed decorations and eye-catching displays to celebrate the King’s Coronation on Saturday May 6th.

Staff and residents at the home put their heads together and came up with a plan for their celebrations fit for a King. Over the bank holiday weekend the home held various Royal party games including Pin the Crown on the Kings Head, Royal Bingo sessions, planting Wildflower seeds as a reminder of this special occasion and a Coronation-themed quiz. 

Across our services Residents had a wonderful time participating in an interactive virtual talk with Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, where we delved into the rich history of coronations.

During the talk, we explored fascinating topics such as the coronation chair, the crown, and other significant aspects related to King Charles' upcoming coronation. Our residents were thrilled to have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the memoirs of past coronations from 1937 and 1953, as well as learning about the coronation oath and what to expect from the ceremony, including the music, guests, and pageantry.

We love our Home Baking activities at Mallard Court and we really enjoyed making some delicious pies.

We discussed the variety of pies we have enjoyed over the years and together we chose our 4 pies to bake  that were our stand out favourites.

The 4 favourites were Pork Pies, Chicken & Leek,  Steak & Mushroom and everyone’s favourite the Cornish Pasty.

Our Head Chef baked these for a scrumptious teatime with gravy, mint sauce and garnishes.

We love our flower craft here at Mallard Court and we had a lovely Easter decorating trees with colourful eggs and Easter trimmings.

One of our favourite activities is creating beautiful flower displays for our dining room tables, and today we used fabulous coloured Tulips.

Residents attending our Garden Club have started planting seeds, and taking cuttings to be planted in our extensive garden areas which gives us so much pleasure.