Activities at Tennyson Wharf Care Home

Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.

Enriching life
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Donna Jones

Donna joined the Tennyson Wharf Family in April 2023.

As an Activities Coordinator, Donna helps to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active to keep residents engage. The team take time to ensure they all know each residents' interests so that the team can deliver a person-centered program of events and activities. 

Donna has a passion for helping others and is settling into her new role great! 

Life-encriching activities booklet

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 Tennyson Wharf Care Home

Fizz @3pm

This month we had our first Fizz@3, we enjoyed socialising with each other while having our favourite tipples. Residents enjoyed chatting and sharing stories with each other. It lifted everyone’s spirits. Our activity coordinator Donna went around the whole home so nobody missed out. We look forward to doing this on the first Wednesday of each month.

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Trip to Bomber Command

We had a fabulous morning visiting the Bomber Command Centre. We spent our time learning about the history of Bomber command, the people who served and remembered all those who died in WWII. We had a peaceful walk around the gardens seeing all the memorial tributes. This was followed by a cup of tea in the café where we reminisced about where we were when the war was declared and the different things they could remember.

Lincolnshire Mobile Library Visit

To celebrate World Book Lovers day we decided to invite in the Lincolnshire Mobile Library Van to our home. Residents loved choosing their books to read and have signed up to ‘books and more to your door’, where they will have books and audio books delivered to their door every month. Our residents were over the moon as they could have books that suited their personal needs, whether it was in larger print or books they could listen too. The residents are looking forward to receiving books every month to read.

Virtual Tour of Mayfair

Residents across our services had a fantastic time joining Mandy Morrow for a virtual walking tour to learn about the ‘Herstory’ of Mayfair. The Mayfair of Nightingales may be long gone but it still holds a 20th century charm. Birthplace to the late Queen Elizabeth II, home to one of WWII's most decorated female war heroes and a tale of a wealthy Aristocrat and one of France's favourite designers.

We were delighted to take a walk down memory lane and discover stories from one of London's most iconic areas.  The experience was truly enjoyed by all.

History of Wall's icecream

Residents across our homes had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event in celebration on National Ice Cream Day. Wall’s team took us on a great journey through history, sharing fascinating details about the brand since its launch in 1922. We learned about major innovations such as the introduction of Mr Whippy, Cornetto, Viennetta, Twister, and Carte d'Or.

Residents were treated to a singalong to Cornetto classic ads, an interactive quiz about fun Wall’s facts and best-of-all, an ice-cream tasting session. It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our ice-cream lovers.

Classic car visit

We had the pleasure of seeing some stunning classic cars. They were bought in by a lovely gentleman who shared his love for his cars with our staff and residents. Seeing these brought back lots of happy memories and we reminisced about the days gone by.

Upcoming events

April

As we step in to April and a fun filled month ahead we hope you can join us - all welcome.

May

May is the gateway to Summer and we have lots of fun things planned - all welcome.

Coffee Morning - First Thursday of the month

Come along and make new friends, 1st Thursday of the month - all welcome.

Looking for a place to host a meeting?

For more information why not pop in and see what Tennyson Wharf can offer you.

Volunteers - Could you make a difference?

We recognise the impact a Volunteer can make on the lives of our residents, do you have any spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.

Emergency Services - Take a break on us!

Calling all emergency services personnel - police, ambulance and fire services, district nurses - come and take a break on us, there maybe a cake or two available....