Activities at Meadowbeck Care Home

The smell of freshly baked homemade mince pies filled the air at Meadowbeck as residents from around the home gathered together for a little festive baking afternoon.

Everyone were busy either rolling out and filling the pastry or cutting out stars to use for the top. It was a wonderful afternoon with lots of stories shared of all the homemade baking they would do for their families the run up to Christmas.

They did a marvellous job and they looked and tasted delicious enjoyed with a well-earned cup of tea afterwards.

All residents and staff at Meadowbeck have been encouraged to buy, borrow or decorate their own special Christmas jumpers and donate to Save the Children. We had all kinds of knitwear from stars, baubles, sparkles, snowflakes and favourite characters,

Annaliza Kemp, General Manager, said: “Today has been a whole lot of fun with some of the most outlandish Christmas jumpers I have ever seen! This event has really showcased the creativity and fun-loving spirit of all our residents and staff. We are proud to take part in Christmas Jumper Day and show our support for Save the Children.”

Our residents enjoyed a night of smiles with a visit from our local Rainbows and Brownies, the children entertained us for the evening as they performed a special Christmas Nativity.

We had lots of singing of traditional carols with a recorder recital which were played beautifully and everyone in fine voice.

At the end of the performance it was lovely when residents had the opportunity to chat with the children as they shared what Christmas means to them, bringing back happy memories to all.

With the excitement of Christmas cheer just around the corner our residents would like to share with you special memories and what Christmas means to them.

We had a lovely time as they shared stories of decorating the home, spending family time singing carols around the tree and the sound of children’s joy and laughter running down the stairs to find what Santa had brought them.

Meadowbecks’s residents and staff have been busy individually wrapping hundreds of mince pies to gift to the local community to say thanks to for all their support during 2023.  Staff have delivered batches of freshly baked mince pies to York Hospital, charities, churches, GP surgeries and the local police station.

General Manager, Annaliza said: “Christmas is a time for giving and we wanted to thank so many wonderful members of our community who give their time to support us.  It is so important to give back – we hope our gifts bring lots of joy to everyone who samples them.”

Today we had a drive out in our mini bus and visited Langlands Christmas crafts fair to get us in to the festive spirit.

The ladies enjoyed browsing all the Christmas craft stalls admiring all the traditional tree decorations, stopped by the delicious fudge stall where we got to sample a selection of flavours on offer, and we were taken aback with all the wonderful displays.

Once we had finished walking around we stopped off for cappuccinos and festive mince pies.

We had a wonderful time!