Activities at Woodland View Care Home
Activities at Woodland View
Woodland View is passionately committed to providing residents with a varied choice of entertainment, social, health and well being, craft and relaxation based activities.
Activities will all be meaningful and based on the likes of residents and will continue to evolve depending on our residents. The activities provided will also include involvement from other local community based organisations and are open to all residents, family and friends of residents. Our activities will be facilitated by staff from all departments as well as invited guests. Families are also enthusiastically encouraged to play a part in activities when possible.
There will always be at least one person at every activity who has been DBS checked to ensure the safeguarding of our residents. The dignity of our residents and our respect for them is at the centre of everything we do, each and every day.
We are always reviewing and changing our schedule of activities to be a centre of excellence and actively invite feedback and suggestions for new and meaningful activities and ideas.
Petra Hardman
Hi my name is Petra and I'm the Activities Coordinator here at Woodland View. I love seeing the difference that activities can make to each individual, and finding out what interests they have and ensure I incorporate that into our activities here.
I love music and drama coming from a musical background as a singer all over the country, music is important to me and I feel it makes such a difference to everyone, it evokes memories, and creates happiness. I also love to boost residents self esteem by creating pampering sessions and having one to one time to relax and reminisce.
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 Woodland View Care Home
Santa is truly on his way!
Residents at Woodland View were whisked away to St. John's Plant Centre in Clacton-on-Sea, where one of the biggest displays of Christmas gifts and everything associated could be found.
They had their picture taken in front of a band of animated dancing bears, which had them enthralled, and they really didn't want to leave and head back to the minbus.
It was a real winter wonderland!
Thank You Very Much!
Macmillan Cancer Support called in to Woodland View Care Home recently to accept a cheque for £105.
Residents, family, friends and staff at the home raised the money by taking part in the recent World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
Pictured are Claire Husband (Macmillan Cancer Support), Barchie Bear (sitting on the shelf!), Sylvia Davies (resident), Juliet Driver (Deputy Manager) and Ted Whitworth (resident).
Yes, We're 1 Year Old!
Woodland View pulled out all the stops to celebrate their first birthday.
Starting off an afternoon of celebrations, children from Queen Boudica Primary School Choir sang to residents. This was then followed by a specially prepared video and a presentation about the very beginning of Woodland View - even from before the first brick was laid. Residents saw images from the whole journey, including parts of the build, both before and after completion, as well as themselves at key points over the past 12 months since Woodland View opened its doors.
Woodland View General Manager, Riet Jones, then congratulated both residents, families, friends and staff for making Woodland View what it was today and for all of its achievements. A number of gift presentations were made in celebration of the anniversary, including one from Acting Head Housekeeper, Mandy Ellis, to Riet in the form of a framed embroidered picture to mark the big day as a memento for the home.
As if all of that wasn't enough, the afternoon then went into full swing with singer, Tania Honey, entertaining everyone. The place was absolutely packed, with many singing and dancing! The day’s proceedings were rounded off with a wonderful buffet.
Well done everyone.
Woodland View Care Home Supporting Children in Need 2016
Woodland View Care Home launched themselves into Children in Need 2016 by fundraising whilst wearing pyjamas, slippers and onesies!
However, nobody could be accused of sleeping on the job at all and it was work as normal, but with a bit more comfort and many more grins! Residents, relatives, friends and staff all put their hands in their pockets and purses in support of this great national effort to provide for young people who need some form of help in life.
Although there may still be a few pounds left to count, the amount raised by everyone at Woodland View so far is a wonderful £103.10.
Well done everyone; you can yet again be very proud of your achievement!
Hat Check Honeys Return
Woodland View residents demanded - yes, demanded - the return of the Hat Check Honeys, following their first performance at Woodland View back in August.
We are very fortunate to have a wide selection of entertainers who come to perform for residents. All of the acts are of a very high standard, but the Hat Check Honeys are one of the most popular in Woodland View's one year history.
All but a few of the residents attended the latest performance, singing along to every Old Time Music Hall song, and the Activities Coordinator is already in negotiations for another return visit.
Residents Take Pupils Back in Time
Monday 14th November was a very special day for both residents of Woodland View Care Home and the pupils of Queen Boudica Primary School, Colchester.
Following Remembrance Sunday, the school and the home came together for a special questions and answers session. Pupils asked residents a number of questions about their lives as children during World War 2, and residents asked pupils questions to explore and imagine how different life would be for them in comparison to how they live today. In all, no less than 60 very attentive and inquisitive pupils (in 2 groups of 30!) spent just over an hour learning about life from personal accounts given by residents who had lived through those dark days. Pupils heard the stories of evacuees being taken away from their families, what it was like during the Blitz, all the dangers, taking refuge in shelters and underground stations, and about rationing.
For that one hour, residents and pupils were all children together, exchanging stories and views as if there were no years separating them, showing such respect for one another, yet with a recognition of the such different worlds they exist in as children. It was also a very special event for staff from the school and the care home to witness and experience.
