Activities at Shawford Springs Care Home
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
Joanne Gadd
Hello, I am Joanne. I have worked as an activities coordinator for over seven years. In that time I have built a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience in designing and implementing activities that will support the mind, body and soul. I have a passion for delivering person centred sessions and will strive to ensure our weekly programme is engaging for all. I love organising events and am continually looking for ways to connect with our local community.
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 Shawford Springs Care Home
Out and about - The Royal Logistics Museum
This week we took another trip to The Royal Logistic Corps Museum in Worthy Down.
This was a special trip for Tony, who has visited many of Winchester’s military museums, but had never had the opportunity to visit the Royal Logistic Corp’s museum before. He thoroughly enjoyed the trip & was especially impressed by the medal room, which has a vast array of medals on display.
After having a look around the exhibits we all enjoyed a round of drinks in the on site café. Thank you to all the staff at the museum for welcoming us
Classic Car Show - Allsorts Motorclub - Alsford
What a beautiful sunny day it was for our classic Car show courtesy of All sorts Motor Club inc. who joined us on Saturday morning with 11 of their club members and their classic vehicles
The residents and their friends and families loved reminiscing with the club members and hearing about the stories of how they came to own their classic vehicles
There was a wonderful and diverse collection, the oldest car was nearly 100 years old and the most modern was a Subaru Rally Car.
Vernon was very lucky as he managed to sit in the drivers seats of most of the cars and also take a look under their bonnets
The WI Kitchen Dancers - Easter Crafting
This week we were thrilled to be joined by the lovely ladies of our local Kitchen Dancers W.I group who ran an Easter themed craft session in the lounge. The morning was full of fun & laughter & we ended up with a selection of beautiful paper Easter eggs to decorate our reception area with.
We’d like to thank them all for giving up their time to join us, we had a lovely time
Reminiscing with The Memory Box Foundation
We’d like to say thank you to Lauren from The Memory Box Foundation another lovely reminiscence session in our activity room yesterday morning.
We thoroughly enjoyed chatting about our favourite places in the U.K & sharing memories of holidays & trips taken
Winchester Rotary - Community Afternoon Tea
We had an absolutely fantastic afternoon at Winchester Rotary UK’s Senior Citizens Party at Itchen Abbas Village Hall
We decided to take some of our wonderful ladies along as a pre-mother’s day treat and what a treat it turned out to be! Everyone was thoroughly spoilt with bingo, games, a raffle, live music & a delicious afternoon tea.
We’d like to thank all the members of the Winchester Rotary for organising the event & for very kindly inviting us along
Mother's Day
Mother's Day at our home was a busy day.... We had lots of visitors for a very special Afternoon Tea and then there were all the cards, flowers and chocolates....
Upcoming events
Speakers Corner - Hampshire Hawks
This month we are joined by Anita from Hampshire Hawk Walks who (along with a couple of very special feathered friends) will be talking to us about various Birds of Prey
April Community Event Planner
Join us throughout April for our varied programme of Community Events, all welcome
Understanding Dementia - A Person-Centred Approach
Join us for an informative and practical talk with Leon Smith, Dementia care specialist for Barchester Healthcare
Blue Light Breakfast
Are you an Emergency Services or Healthcare professional? Drop into our home for a complimentary coffee or tea and a freshly baked sweet treat
Knit and Natter Community Club
Join us each Monday at 11.15 am for our popular Knit and Natter community group
