Activities at Southerndown Care Home
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Cathy Wheeler
I have been with the team at Southerndown since 2023
People ask me what I enjoy about my job and the answer is easy... 'the people'. Its the small things that make the difference every day, seeing people smile and seeing someone respond positively to interaction. We offer a great life enrichment programme at Southerndown and every day is different but enjoyable.
In my spare time I like to spend time in the garden, I enjoy sewing but mostly love spending time with my grandchildren
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 Southerndown Care Home
Happy Easter!
We hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend with lots of chocolate and good wishes. Our residents got busy decorating their own Easter bonnets ... well done everyone and special 'congratulations' goes to Jackie whose creation was voted the bonniest!
Easter Bonnet Making
Good Friday Easter Bonnet creating - our residents just love getting arty!
Cyclethon Team Arrives At Oxford Beaumont
1st April and our cyclethon team have arrived at our second sister home Oxford Beaumont Barchester Healthcare What a welcome! we joined them via zoom and celebrated together in their fabulous 'Alice in Wonderland' themed tea party. Our residents loved chatting to one another over tea and cake.
We're all looking forward to the next pit stop at Hempton Field Barchester Healthcare Keep on cycling Team Southerndown Be Free Young Carers
En route to Mad Hatters Tea Party
The Southerndown Cycle Team for Be Free Young Carers took advantage of the gorgeous spring weather setting the units up outside, led by our Resident Ambassador; Carole King she ensured our care team kept the miles on-track to Oxford Beaumont Barchester Healthcare
Join us for a Mad Hatters Tea Party from 3pm today 1st April 2021. To received your invitation to the zoom please email the activities team E. Southerndown.Activities@barchester.com
Pedalling to Oxford Beaumont
Monday 29th, the start of a new week and our wonderful residents across all communities enjoyed a group pedal session on the foot cycles, achieving another 5 miles on our virtual route to Oxford Beaumont Community Care Barchester Healthcare for the 2nd of sister home pit stops.
It's non stop pedaling at Southerndown, we will get to Oxford Beaumont by 1st April 2021 - Thursday afternoon with foot power and plenty of smiles 7.5 miles today! Well done everyone... let's keep it going for @BeFreeYC. To join us at the Alice in Wonderland - Mad Hatters Tea Party please email Southerndown.activities@barchester.com to receive your zoom link.
Reflecting on Mary Quant
On 23 March our residents had the opportunity to take a journey back to the swinging sixties and the height of liberated fashion with the first major exhibition in 50 years of the seminal British designer’s work. The talk explored how her unique style developed from humble beginnings and went on to change the face of fashion forever. #SewQuant
Quant captured the spirit of the swinging sixties and pioneered a business model that reshaped the industry, making designer fashion far more accessible for women and men. Many of our lady residents remembered buying and wearing their first miniskirts with pride!
Several gentlemen residents decided to pedal through the show to keep our sponsored milometer going as the ladies sat back reminiscing on the various fashions they wore through the decades.
