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.
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 The Cedars Bourne Care Home
Mother's Day
As we celebrated Mother’s Day at The Cedars, daffodils were seen everywhere and residents enjoyed FaceTime, Skype and telephone calls from their children. We had a good ol' singalong to lift everyone’s spirits during the day, and there as plenty of chatting about the old times when the children were young. The team and residents shared stories and made it a day to remember!
30 Years of Service
The Cedars celebrated 30 years’ service for two team members with a surprise party with residents, relatives and friends. Peggy Brooks and Susan Knibbs have both been at the homes for 30 years; they work as hard today as they did when they started, and care deeply about our residents. They never fail to make everyone smile!
1940’s Blitz Evening
Residents attended the local corn exchange to enjoy an evening of entertainment from the 1940’s Blitz singers. There were many people dressed in 1940’s costumes and the dance floor was busy with them showing us their dance moves, Charleston, tango, waltzes and the Viennese waltz which our residents really enjoyed and said it brought back happy memories.
To make the evening more nostalgic we were all given fish, chips and mushy peas wrapped in newspaper which were delicious and really finished the evening off.
Live Entertainment
Once again, residents looked forward to listening and singing along with our singer, Jeremy. He sang songs from the '60s through to the '90s. with everyone enjoying the ambiance he creates when around.
20 Years of Service
Well done to Night Nurse, Alison, who recently celebrated her 20th year here at The Cedars.
Upcoming events
May
May is the gateway to summer and we have lots of fun filled activities planned - all welcome.
Newsletter
We are delighted to share our latest newsletter and hope you enjoy reading.
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.
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
Come and enjoy a morning of good company, refreshments and a slice of home made cake.
Professionals Break room - weekly
We extend a warm invitation to professionals in our local community to join us each week and take a break on us.
Retired Nurses Club - 3rd Friday of the month
Once a nurse, always a nurse - join us for our monthly Retired Nurses Club - all welcome.
