Activities at Mount House and Severn View
Our Activities team is a dedicated group whom strive to ensure that the residents of Mount House have a broad range of meaningful activities daily which reflect the needs, wants and interests of all our residents. From our larger events including Garden Parties in our spectacular grounds to birthday celebrations with live musical entertainment we always have a broad range of events to suit all of our wonderful residents. We also go on a number of outings throughout the year in and around Shropshire, many of which are linked to community organisations whom cater specifically for interests of the people we support.
Something we have always been passionate about here at The Mount is Music therapy and we offer a diverse musical programme of live music and entertainers throughout the year to suit all tastes. Food theme days and tasting afternoons, as well as regular Cookery classes and chair yoga are on offer as well as beauty therapy and massage.
We aim to consistently provide a high quality activities programme for all of our residents and ensure that regardless of limitations and circumstances each individual has the best possible experience within our home, through both a physical and mentally stimulating person-centred approach.
Joyce Morgan
Hello I am Joyce the Activities Coordinator. I am new to the care sector having worked as a florist with my own business and I am loving this change of direction. I am committed to ensuring the residents have a varied activities programme as well celebrating events. I am following the Barchester Life Enrichment Programme of working with mind, body and soul. I do also love to dance with the residents when we have an entertainer in!
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 Mount House and Severn View
Highland Games Recreated
Scotland's Highland Games run throughout Summer ending in September. We recently enjoyed our own take on the Games in the Mount House garden. Games included 'tossing the caber' with resident’s and relatives giving it a go! Margaret said her husband thoroughly enjoyed himself and she didn’t do bad for a left-hander.
It was super fun for all!
Daper Bertie Performs
Another fabulous performance from the immaculately turned out vintage entertainer Bertie Blighty We will definitely 'meet again' very soon.
Local Support with Barchester Foundtation Grant
Mount House and Severn View care home recently presented Designs in Mind, Oswestry with a cheque for £775.00 towards equipment for art and design projects. Designs In Mind is a working studio, tucked away in Shropshire, where adults living with mental health challenges work together on ambitious, experimental art and design projects.
The grant had been awarded by Barchester's Charitable Foundation, a charity that helps older people and adults with a disability or mental health problems across England, Scotland and Wales by offering grants to help people connect or re-connect with others in their local community.
The team at Designs In Mind welcomed Adrian Suciu, General Manager at Mount House and Severn View to the studio to see one of the development workshop groups in action and to receive the cheque and celebrate being awarded the grant.
Miss Charlotte Phillips, Fundraiser, said “The money has enabled us to purchase a heavy duty drill and wood router for bigger community projects. Our members are in the process of designing a 2m high sculptor for installation at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital to reflect their commitment to the community throughout the pandemic. The design will be a symbol of hope and reflection to boost mural and be enjoyed by all visitors and staff at the hospital."
Adrian said: “We are always keen to show as much support as we can to local charities. ‘Designs In Mind’ provides a vital pathway service for referred individuals from across the region, a safe place to express their creativity, build confidence and gain transferable skills for the future through collaborative art projects.”
Vintage Roll Royce at The Mount
Who needs the British Motor Show when we have a vintage Rolls Royce Phantom V 1961 outside our front door!
Good friend of our activities lead Joyce; Steve Plimmer is a collector of Rolls Royce memorabilia, classic and vintage cars, on Thursday he promised to surprise our residents with one of his favourites.
As the beautiful black Phantom drove slowly up the Mount House driveway resident Leslie was one of the first to get in the driving seat stating 'This is my kind of car!'
The ladies loved sitting in the back or simply standing by the car pretending it was theirs. Marjorie said she'd be happy to go anywhere 'as it's absolutely beautiful' and Bea looked at home in its presence whilst resident Joyce joked 'This is my car' as she grabbed the Flying Lady!
We'd like to thank Steve a million for bringing such a classic to our door and allowing us all to be lord, and lady of the manor for the afternoon.
Rachel and Joyce were treated to a luxurious trip around the block by Steve who they say drove like a chauffeur... minus the hat!
Thank you Steve for making our day extra special.
Happy 93rd Birthday 'Charlie'
It’s all gents celebrating their birthdays in August at the Mount House. Here is Charlie blowing out candles on his birthday cake. His wish? ‘Happiness for everyone.’ Thank you Charlie!
Ice's Queen Returns to Sidoli's
Resident, Beatrice ‘Bea’ Azzolina has such fond memories of Sidoli's, having worked for them for over than 30 years, and meeting the love her life whilst there, the Mount House team and Bea's family decided to make her 90th birthday extra special!
Bea started her career with Sidoli’s in the 60’s at the Bellstone store in Shrewsbury, when Dominic Sidoli was in charge. Little did she know it was to be the opening chapter of her life, soon after starting Bea met a lovely young man; Nick an aspiring baker from Sicily, on a work visa for Sidoli’s. Like every good love story, Bea and Nick fell in love and later married bringing into the world a beautiful daughter; Nicola.
On 23rd July the much loved ‘Bea’ celebrated her 90th birthday and as a surprise, the Mount House team, in conjunction with Nicola and the family decided to organise a surprise visit to Sidoli’s in Welshpool.
On arriving at Sidoli’s Bea and Nicola were greeted by the current owner Carlo, and his colleague Lorna. They were treated like royalty, which is apt as the local papers had named Bea the ‘Ice’s Queen’ at her retirement. Now she was back as a VIP guest enjoying an afternoon tea with plenty of Sidoli sweet treats.
As the group chatted Bea recalled a story of when she was accidentally locked in an ice cream van after a long day's work at the Shrewsbury Flower Show, laughing as she said “They simply forgot about me !.” She also reminded Carlo that she’d met him before… when he was a small boy in short trousers!
Before leaving, Carlo presented Bea with a delicious chocolate and orange-flavoured cake, beautifully decorated with icing for her to share with friends and family at her planned birthday party the next day.
In response to this wonderful gift, and the surprise trip Bea said: “I was on the verge of tears. It is such an amazing feeling to know that such a loving group of people care so much about me that they helped me to live out a dream on coming back to Sidoli’s.”
Adrian Suciu, General Manager at the home, said: “We believe that every moment is worth cherishing. We want everyone we care for to know how important they are to us here at Mount House & Severn View. It is testament to the hard work and dedication of the team here in making our residents’ dreams come true. It was wonderful to see how happy Bea was – and the Sidoli cake went down very well with everyone.”
