Activities at Newington Court Care Home
Our Activities Coordinator here at Newington Court constantly strives to mentally and physically stimulate those we support in our home. We have our own minibus enabling residents to go shopping, to the local garden centre, out for fish and chips, and for boat trips in the summer. We also have regular visits from the PAT dog, musicians and entertainers. We hold cheese and wine evenings for residents and their families and our residents attend services at the local school for Remembrance Day and Christmas. The junior school also come in and sing for our residents at Christmas. The residents also attended a Christmas Party held at a local Grammar School hosted by the students.
Jo English
I joined Newington Court in September 2021. After working as a Carer in September 2022 I became the Lead Activities Co-coordinator. It is a pleasure to care for our residents and make sure that their needs are met to the highest standards. Every day is different but it is a very rewarding job and gives a great sense of satisfaction. I am looking forward to ensuring that our residents are getting an enriched lifestyle and by getting to know them on a one-to-one basis making sure that we cater to everyone’s needs and interests.
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 Newington Court Care Home
In the Mood for Dancing
We were lucky enough to have the very talented Liam Joseph perform some swing numbers for us. We sang along and even got up for a dance. It brought back some great memories!
The Stumble Inn
We recreated a pub within the home – The Stumble Inn! We had beer mats and towels, half pint glasses and a bar scene backdrop. We sampled some fashionable craft beers whilst munching on our crisps. We played cards, dominoes and darts whilst selecting our favourite pub tunes from the jukebox! It was great to get together and have some chatter.
Autumn Arts & Crafts
We have been busy looking at items picked up at the park – leaves, acorns, pine cones and chestnuts. The smell reminds us of days at the woods walking the dog or playing with the grandchildren. We then painted our own leaves for an autumn display.
Autumn Has Arrived
Autumn has arrived at Newington Court! We reminisced over our time in the woods or park whilst rummaging through leaves, acorns, chestnuts and pine cones. The smell took us back to dog walking or playing in the park. We later recreated the colours of the leaves with paint ready for an autumnal display!
Beach Day
In early September, we held our summer fair with an old English beach day theme. We had traditional fish and chips in newspaper cones, ice cream and candy floss.
We played games like tin can alley, ping pong toss, hook-a-duck and pin the tail on the donkey! We also had a sand pit and reminisced about the childhood feeling of sand between our fingers whilst building sand castles. The sun didn’t shine on us but luckily it stayed warm and dry.
Musical Entertainment
We have been enjoying musical entertainment with Mike Akhurst who sang for us whilst playing his guitar. We sang along and danced the afternoon away!
