Activities at The Cedars Bourne 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.
Helen Hudson
Hello. I’m Helen, the Activities Coordinator at The Cedars. I joined the team in 2021 and I have lots of skills that I can use to create an interesting and varied programme of activities, events and celebrations for residents to enjoy. I am a qualified holistic therapist and offer an holistic approach to activities in the home, I love creating new activities that our residents enjoy, taking residents out on day trips and promoting wellbeing through lots of different activities. When I am not at work I love playing my clarinet, crocheting and art - I use all of these in my role.
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 The Cedars Bourne Care Home
London Ladies
As part of our International Women’s Day celebrations, Residents from across our services were thrilled to join tour guide, Mandy Morrow, for an exciting talk about some Legendary London Ladies.
Mandy shared the fascinating stories of eight ladies with us, from the one of the richest heiresses in the world to the original 'Roaring Girl'.
Everyone who participated truly enjoyed the experience and were delighted to take a walk down memory lane.
Eyes down for bingo bonzana
Across the country our homes and hospitals came together to find out which care home or hospital had the best Bingo players as we teamed up for Barchester’s Bingo Bonanza.
Residents were treated to some exciting virtual games of Bingo as part of Barchester’ very own game show series.
Everyone who participate had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.
Resident celebrates 10-years with surprise party
The Cedars has thrown a surprise party for resident Dorothy Inkley to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of her joining the Cedars community. Staff, residents and Dorothy’s family came together to commemorate this special occasion with a performance from Dorothy’s Favourite singer, Alan Jackson, who sang a range of songs including For She’s a Jolly Good Fellow, Fly Me to the Moon and King of the Road. Staff decorated the home in a Hollywood theme and made sure that Dorothy was treated as a VIP for the day.
Pancake Day
We had some 'flipping' fun this month as we tried our hand at pancake tossing in the dining room. Residents and Staff tried to flip the pancake the most times in a row with no break. The competition was won by carer Johnathan, who flipped 8 times in quick succession!
Valentine’s Day Flower Arranging
To embrace the spirit of love, we joined Kathryn Delve for an exciting Barchester Live Virtual Event: a flower arranging demonstration. Master Florist Kathryn demonstrated how to make some lovely table decorations for Valentine’s Day. We then had a go at creating our own stunning displays. It was wonderful!
Out and About at Stamford Garden Centre
This month we took a trip out to the beautiful Stamford Garden Centre with Anne and Barbara. We loved it! We tried all the beautiful soft chairs in front of the real wood burning fires, enjoyed admiring the artworks on the wall and the lovely rocking horse and smelling all the beautiful soaps. Then we were treated to coffee and cake in their very cozy orangery. Thank you to Chris and his staff for the wonderful welcome. We will definitely be returning!
Upcoming events
Photography Competition
Join in the fun and take part in our photography competiton.
Could you be a Volunteer?
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!
We extend a warm invitation to professionals in our local community to join us each week and take a break on us.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
For more information why not pop in and see what Cedars Bourne can offer you.
Coffee Morning - Every Wednesday
Come and enjoy a morning of good company, refreshments and a slice of home-made cake.
Don't Dine Alone - Last Monday of the month
We know meal times can be lonely for older members of our community and we extend a warm invitation for them to join us for lunch - ** places are limited
Dementia Support Group - 3rd Thursday of the month
We know the importance of supporting our local community - support group 3rd Thursday of the month from 6.40 pm working with South Lincolnshire Dementia Group
