Activities at Marple Dale 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.
Lewis Timperley
Hi, my name is Lewis. I joined the team in September 2021 as a general assistant and then moved to the activities team in January 2022. Most recently I became Activities Team Leader in December 2023, it has been a great journey here at Marple Dale and can’t wait to continue. I love my role as one of the homes Activity Coordinators, and love finding out new and exciting ways to engage residents with activities and each other.
Here at Marple Dale we try to do as many different activities as we can, to keep our residents as active as possible, as it is so important to keep active. I love what I do and love knowing that our residents have so much enjoyment from such a wide variety of activities.
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 Marple Dale Care Home
Real Bread Week
Real Bread Week - Here at Marple Dale we had lots of fun making bread! Joyce and Barbara mixed all the ingredients together after weighing it all out and got to work at kneading the dough, once finished resting we got our chef to pop it in the oven. We were very pleased for our end result!
Musical entertainment
Musical entertainment with Anthony Lye! Last week we enjoyed a vocal performance with Anthony Lye, who performed a medley of hits whilst playing the keyboard. Everyone had such a lovely time reminiscing and singing along and we look forward to the next performance.
NESCAFE virtual tour
We had a fabulous time joining NESCAFÉ’s virtual coffee experience.
We were able to look into how they sustainably farm their coffee beans, as well as, to have a virtual tour of one of their factories all from the comfort of our home.
To make things even more interesting, our residents had the chance to test their knowledge with an interactive quiz, and to the delight of all to taste the signature Sweet Cinnamon Shaken Iced Coffee cocktail.
National Nest box week
We have been getting ready for National Nest Box week here at Marple Dale. We have painted our bird homes and they are now up on our trees for our lovely birds. TJ one of our senior carers helped put them up onto the trees. Tracey who helped paint them is very glad to see one outside her bedroom. We like to look after our birds here at Marple dale, as we have beautiful grounds and all sorts of wildlife that visits.
Love is in the air!
Love is all around here at Marple dale as we celebrated valentines over the weekend. We enjoyed doing flower displays for our dining tables and making yummy chocolate truffles. Everyone got a small gift of love to enjoy on the day. On Valentine’s Day we did a quiz and to finish the day, there was a romantic film to watch in the lounge.
60's fashion with Mary Quant
Last week our residents marked Mary Quant’s birthday with fun-filled fashion-inspired activities.
Mary Quant is an English fashion designer of youth-oriented styles, responsible in the 1960s for the ‘Chelsea look’ of England and the widespread popularity of the miniskirt and ‘hot pants’.
During the day our residents discussed all things fashion and got involved in a themed quiz, along with mini taking a look at fashion photos and their own creative arts session where they designed their own stylish outfits.
It was a wonderful day, enjoyed by all.
