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.
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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
Thank you Betty this International Friendship Day
Our dear friend of Melbourn Springs, Elizabeth Murphy (Betty) from Melbourn has very kindly knitted our staff 'Ear Savers' to wear with our Face Masks. The savers have been exceptionally well received with Karen our General Manager exclaiming "Wow, these are so comfortable and such a kind gift this International Friendship Day too!"
But Betty didn't stop there! Also sending a delightful poem that she had written during the lockdown period called, 'Isolation Musings' - which our residents thoroughly enjoyed. So much so that Betty’s poem is displayed in our reception and has been entered into the national Poem's in the Pandemic Competition.
We are all rooting for you Betty - you really are exceptionally gifted and thank you for being such an amazing friend of Melbourn Springs.
Congratulations Dan - winner!
Our Home Services Advisor Dan, has been announced as the National Care Award, Central division winner for Community Engagement. Dan was presented with his Certificate and £40 prize voucher by our Manager, Karen Allen.
Dan has been selected out of 2,800 nominations for his dedication, passion and contribution and has been acknowledged as the best in the division.
As the divisional winner, Dan has been invited to the Care Awards ceremony where the overall winner will be announced on 8th October 2020. This year will be a virtual event and we are all very excited to see who will scoop the National award.
Thank you for all your amazing work Dan and good luck in the finals from all of the team here at Melbourn Springs.
Resident Vegetable Patch and Herb Garden
Our residents at Melbourn Springs highlighted at their last resident meeting that they would like their very own vegetable patch and Rob our Head of Maintenance was on hand to enable the plans come to fruition.
2 days later and Melbourn Springs now has its very own resident Tomato plantation and Herb Garden too! Needless to say our green fingered residents are absolutely delighted and cannot wait to collect the first crop.
Our Divisional Winner
Congratulations to Dan Amis, who has been named as a Divisional Winner in the 2020 Barchester Care Awards. Dan is a finalist in the Community Engagement category, and has been invited to attend a virtual awards ceremony on 8th October, where he will find out if he has won overall.
Feed the Birds!
Our residents at Melbourn Springs really do love their wildlife!
After carefully filling our home bird feeders and following deep discussions with our Activities Co-ordinator Laura about where they should be placed, our gardens are now well stocked to look after our winged friends both large and small.
The Wood Pigeons have already been visiting and one resident has even named the little Robin that comes to visit her every morning - Robbie!
Sunflower Competition
In conjunction with Melbourn Primary School, some of our residents at Melbourn Springs have planted their very own Sunflower Seeds for the competition.
Three weeks in and the seeds are really coming on now. Careful daily checks and watering, we are waiting with bated breath as to which one will be the tallest. Who do you think will be our winner? Looks like it may be a close call!
