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
Melbourn Springs and the Royston Business Network
Our Home Services Advisor Dan always enjoys representing Melbourn Springs at the Royston Business Network weekly breakfast where local businesses come together. This week Dan learnt even more from Helen Froggett about the oustanding work of The Accountancy Practice and that the company has reached the finals in the Hertfordshire Business Awards for Best Family Business - thoroughly well deserved!
The RBN gathers at the Royston Heath Sports Club every Thursday morning and includes business advice, guest speakers, weekly highlights, business news and charity events are heavily supported too!
For more information about how to join RBN and all the amazing things that the group does please contact Dave Winkworth (Chair) on 07961 590 154 or email info@roystonbusinessnetwork.co.uk
Marketing Suite opening celebration
Royston Town Council Mayor, Councillor Robert Inwood and Jose Hales, District Councillor for Melbourn at South Cambridgeshire District Council joined guests from the local community at our official Marketing Suite opening at Melbourn Springs.
Pictures of old Melbourn were gifted by Peter Simmonett and Ann Dekkers of the local Melbourn Magazine and the Melbourn History Group - these amazing pictures will also be framed and feature in the rooms of the first residents too!
Peter and Ann also kindly donated a history of Melbourn presentation which is currently on display in our Lifestyle Enrichment room for all of our home visitors to see.
It was lovely for so many of our new friends from the community of Melbourn and the surrounding areas to join us for such a special occasion. The feedback has been amazing and all of our guests said that they were extremely impressed with Melbourn Springs and cannot wait to visit again!
Our Marketing Suite is open between 10am - 5pm Tuesday to Sunday and from 12pm – 8pm on Thursdays. Tea and Tours of our beautiful new home are always availiable - no appointment necessary!
Virtual Dementia Tour team training
What a hugely humbling and informative experience! The Melbourn Springs team were fortunate to experience the Virtual Dementia Tour - courtesy of the Melbourn Community Hub.
The experience enabled the team to gain a deeper understanding and a greater insight into the world of Dementia to ensure that our residents receive the best care possible. At Barchester the training never stops to ensure that our staff are the best trained in the sector.
National Air Ambulance Week fundraising
The Melbourn Springs team had a super day fundraising at the hugely popular Bury Lane Farm Shop for the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
The East Anglian Air Ambulance exists to save lives by delivering highly skilled doctors and critical care paramedics by air or car to seriously ill or injured people in the region.
General Manager Karen and her team were so pleased to have been able to support this amazing charity during National Air Ambulance Week and build on the special relationship that has been forged. For more information about this special week please visit https://lnkd.in/durSQaJ or www.eaaa.org.uk/ for more information about the amazing work of the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
Community naming competition
Melbourn Springs Manager, Karen Allen and her team were speaking to local villagers at the Melbourn Hub who came up with lots of ideas for naming our 5 home communities. The entries have been piling in and for your chance to get involved in our competition simply email our Home Services Advisor Dan Amis at daniel.amis@barchester.com with your suggestions and we will pop them in our suggestion box. All will be revealed soon!
Making Melbourn even safer
Our Home Services Advisor Dan had the pleasure of meeting PCSO James Lynch this week at the Melbourn Community Hub. James plays a massive part in helping make neighbourhoods safer and tackles many different crime issues faced in the local community. Watch out for our safer neighbourhood and anti-scam awareness event alongside James and other organisations which will be happening at Melbourn Springs very soon!
