Activities at Thistle Hill 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.
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 Thistle Hill Care Home
Pen Pals
As part of our new pen pal scheme, our residents were thrilled to receive their first correspondence from our new friends at the Mountain Meadows Senior Living Campus in Leavenworth, Washington.
As well as the lovingly written letters, there were also photos of our new friends: Carolyn, Jerry, Fran and Kay, plus some stunning photos of the town of Leavenworth and Mountains Meadows itself.
Easter at Thistle Hill
Residents of Thistle Hill had a fun-filled Easter weekend, hosting a variety of activities, including Easter egg decorating, making Easter cards for family members and baking delicious hot cross buns and Easter muffins.
Comic Relief Red Nose Day
Our residents and colleagues have had a day of fun and laughter as we celebrated Comic Relief Red Nose Day.
‘Country and Western’ was the theme of the day on Deighton as we began with a country themed tea party and proceeded to dance away the day to the sounds of Dolly Parton and other country greats.
Whilst Farnham and Ripley hosted a day of fun filled hilarity, games and themed arts and crafts. Everyone had a wonderful day and there was lots of laughter across the home!
International Women's Day
The ladies of Thistle Hill came together to celebrate International Women’s day.
Residents took part in discussions and watched films and footage about female role models who have shaped their lives and inspired them from Florence Nightingale to Margret Thatcher and the Queen.
In the afternoon our ladies were winded and dined at a special tea party and were able to dance away the afternoon.
World Book Day
The residents of Thistle Hill came together to enjoy and celebrate World Book day.
We began the day with a Mad Hatters Tea Party hosted by the mad hatter himself, as our residents enjoyed tea, cake and a variety of refreshments as we discussed our favourite books and stories.
In the afternoon the home was visited by Peter Pan as we listened to book readings and our residents also enjoyed watching classic episodes of Jackanory featuring Prince Charles and others reading classic tales.
Transatlantic Pen-pals
Thistle Hill Care Home in Knaresborough have begun an exciting cross Atlantic friendship with the Mountain Meadows Senior Living Campus for a newly launched pen pal scheme, connecting residents within their homes to share written experiences and form new friendships.
Mountain Meadows Senior Living Campus is situated in Leavenworth, Washington and the town is modelled on a Bavarian Village, with its stunning mountain back drop it is a very popular four season’s tourist destination.
Residents of Thistle Hill Care Home which is run by Barchester Healthcare, have been sharing their stories of the past with fellow senior residents in Washington State, and are enjoying making new friends in this cross Atlantic relationship.
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