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
June Open Day
Residents had a brilliant time at the open day; there was a treasure hunt and the young children who came to Marple Dale had fun searching for hidden treasure. There was a delicious BBQ courtesy of our Head Chef, Martin, and lots of outdoor games and brilliant entertainers.
15 Years of Service
Congratulations to Dawn Dunn, who recently receive her 15 year Long Service Award. She has been with the company since 16th June 2003 – what an impressive feat!
Stockport Star Awards
This was the moment Marple Dale won the Stockport Star. We were nominated by a GP in the local area; he was so impressed with how our staff nursed a young mum, aged 45, with a terminal condition. The lady had a 5 year old daughter and staff would organise her birthday parties as Mum couldn't.
We also won the 'Excellence in Quality Award' on the very same night.
Employee of the Month - December
Resident, Dan, was delighted to present staff member, Emma Stafford, with her December Employee of the Month award. Well done, Emma!
Care Home Open Day
Marple Dale had a successful and wonderful Open Day; friends, family members and the local community all enjoyed the wonderful sounds of Eric Bailey and his accordion and were all amazed by Paul Kaye, the Magician.
We hosted a game of bottle bingo and had a great tombola with some fantastic prizes that included a lovely hamper donated by our local Morrisons store.
A delicious barbeque was prepared by our amazing Chefs, Martin and Jerson. We also held a bake off competition to raise funds for Barchester's Charitable Foundation and Cherril Norris was declared the winner for her outstanding cheesecake recipe.
After all of the activities, we indulged in afternoon tea with delicious scones and sandwiches and cakes from the bake off competition, whilst being serenaded by Willie and The Poor Boys Ukulele Band.
A great time was had by everyone!
Stockport Care Awards
Folks from Arbour Court and Marple Dale attended the Stockport Star Awards at the Cheshire Conference Centre recently. This annual event celebrates the achievement of young people in the borough.
Kerry Fletcher was named winner of the 'Best Nurse Award' and Kieran won the 'Best Carer Award'. Michelle was also nominated for Best Nurse.
