Activities at Station Court Care Home

The first day of March was busy as we marked not only St David’s Fay but also Pancake Day. Pancake Day or Shove Tuesday is the traditional feast day before the Lent on Ash Wednesday.

Our residents had a wonderful day, filled with pancake-inspired activities, they prepared homemade pancakes and decorated them with fresh fruit, berries, syrup and chocolate.

We watched some hilarious pancake races and some of our residents took part in our very own pancake flipping competition.

We had a fun filled day in an effort to raise funds for Red Nose Day. Our ladies enjoyed decorating yummy cakes for our bake sale and took part in collecting funds too!

We then had a barrel of laughs taking part in our own red nose and spoon race, just like The One Shows challenge (without the obstacle of the Lake District). Residents then went up against staff in the big comic relief quiz before watching the show.

We had a lovely time joining Angela Cobbin for a theatre-inspired virtual talk about her book ‘My Name is Not Wigs’.  ‘My Name Is Not Wigs’ is the ultimate read for fans of witty behind-the-curtains memoirs, especially those with a penchant for the bright lights of stage and screen: tears and accolades aplenty!

Angela shared interesting facts with our residents about her book, her life and her experiences as a wig creator in London’s West End in celebration of World Theatre Day.

We were treated to an amazing live virtual talk and a tour of Cliveden, hosted by the house and chapel guides from the National Trust Talks Service.

The volunteers kindly gave us a tour around the famous house taking an in-depth look at Cliveden’s many stories from its 350 year history, from devilish dukes to scandalous headlines and boundary-breaking garden designs to political notoriety.

Starting with the Duke of Buckingham who built the first house in 1666, our residents met the key owners who helped shape the house and its gardens including the Orkney, Sutherland and Astor families.

The talk was accompanied by an illustrated presentation which brought to life these individuals and showed how their influence at Cliveden still continues today.

We had great fun celebrating the great rock and roll star Buddy Holly on the ‘day the music died’ After making masks and decorations we sang along and danced to his greatest hits, took part in a quiz and joined a virtual talk on buddy Hollys life history.

Despite a storm brewing outside we enjoyed a jam packed day on an themed trip to the seaside.   We played games such as ‘guess the beach, beach ball, skittles and parachute games and had a relaxation wave session. We took in the sights of seaside trips through the eras and reminisced on how things have changed using technology to take us on our travels. Residents had a sing along to well-known seaside themed songs before tucking into fish and chips from our local chip shop takeaway and ended our day making mini wooden beach huts to display. We are all ready for summer time!