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.
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!
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 Tennyson Wharf Care Home
World Food Day
Our Chef, Stuart, specially prepared dishes from five countries – Poland, Greece, Mexico, South Africa and Morocco – and residents and staff members thoroughly enjoyed tasting them!
Gentlemen's Club
Elderly gentlemen are invited for tea/coffee and cake on a Wednesday morning, between 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., to chew the cud about current affairs, enjoy board and card games, get fit gardening, share musical likes and dislikes, and much more!
Barchester's 25th Anniversary
We celebrated 25 years of Barchester with a fun-packed day, which was incredibly well-attended by residents, families, friends and members of the public!
Boat trips in the morning, from the marina to the rear of our beautiful home, were very much enjoyed. Village Voices Choir gave their time to entertain us, and attendees had lots of fun taking part in our circus workshop.
We celebrated with cheese & wine and a beautiful 25th cake, prepared by our Chef, and cut by a resident who has been with us since we first opened.
Thanks to all who donated some wonderful raffle prizes we raised £90 for our residents’ fund.
Employees of the Month
Congratulations to Carers, Clare Twist (left) and Maria McCardell (right), who were named Employees of the Month for September and October, respectively. It was a joint celebration!
National Care Awards 2017
Congratulations to Head Chef, Dawn Bailey, who has been named as finalist in the 'Care Chef' category for the 2017 National Care Awards – well done!
Congratulations, Dawn!
Well done to Dawn Bailey, who has been nominated for a 'Catering Manager of the Year' award by the National Association of Care Catering.
Upcoming events
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....
