Activities at Melbourn Springs Care Home
Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is a major focus of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat will always be welcomed.
Denise Ashby
Hello, my name is Denise and I am the Activities Coordinator here at Melbourn Springs. I joined Barchester in 2022 and always strive to support and care for all of our residents in a way that best suits each individual.
Making sure that our residents have things to do that they really enjoy doing is something that I hold very close to my heart. It is so important to make sure that they are happy and enjoy all of the activities and events that we host for them.
A lot of our residents also enjoy our special trips out on our Mini Bus as we create new, special memories together at Melbourn Springs.
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 Melbourn Springs Care Home
Here comes the sun
When the sun is shining we love nothing more than being outside with the residents. The ice creams were very welcome and the summer songs made for the perfect afternoon.
Here's hoping for a long summer with lots of sunshine and lots more memories to be made.
Phoebe's Place outing
We had a lovely day out with the residents at Phoebe's Place in Weston. Beautiful view, surrounded by fields and trees. The owners, Gill and Phoebe, came and joined us to say hello. It was a very chilled afternoon with the residents sitting in the sun or enjoying a safe walk in the field. Even though it was a bit breezy, the afternoon was a huge hit with everyone and we will certainly be back.
Fine dining at Melbourn Springs
We pride ourselves on the quality of food that we provide our residents here at Melbourn Springs.
One of our 3 course lunchtime meals this week was a starter of Beetroot and Brie salad followed by a main course of Moroccan Lamb finished with a dessert of Chocolate Mousse. This can be served with a glass of wine or a cold beer if requested.
Our talented team is led by Phil our head chef. Phil and his team always go the extra mile to ensure that the dining experience at Melbourn Springs is second to none.
Raising Money for Home-Start
Melbourn Springs have been raising money for Home-Start this year. This is a charity that supports families through Home-Visiting Service and Family Support Groups and has assisted over 80 families in the past year.
Melbourn Springs were over the moon to present the proceeds from their Christmas Fayre to Home-Start Fundraising Events Support Manager, Tracy Aggett. Donations for the Fayre came from the families of the residents and staff and provided tombola and raffle prizes. Proceeds from visiting Father Christmas were added to this and a whooping £475.90 was raised!
Tracy came to collect the donation which will go towards supporting more families with young children and she said, ‘Thank you so much to everyone involved with Melbourn Springs. We are so grateful for such an amazing donation!’ Tracy can be seen with Eileen, one of the residents and a lovely tray of money!
Activities Lead, Denise Ashby said ‘It has been a privilege to support such a worthy charity and we are looking forward to holding a coffee morning on February 14th, Valentine’s Day, to support them even further. Please look out for posters!’
We love a good sing along!!
Headphones and lei flowers on and the Silent Movement to Music with Sharon begins!
We had an hour of fun and laughter as we sang and moved to lots of our favourite songs! I think we must have sounded great as the onlookers were all smiling! We shook pom poms, waved streamers and popped bubbles! YMCA, New York New York, Sweet Caroline and Daisy, just to name a few! Arms raised, toes pointing and legs kicking!
Elvis is in the building!!
Elvis was in the building and charming all the ladies!
Singing familiar hits and some new ones, he had everyone enjoying every moment of the performance!
