We offer a large and varied range of activities either as group or single person activities. All members are encouraged to participate in both styles of activities. Group activities can be quite stimulating for all involved.
Examples of activities on offer are explained in more detail below.
Group Activities
Quizzes
Bingo
Baking
Dominoes
Cards
Therapeutic Activities
Board Games
Nintendo Wii
Entertainment
Entertainment is provided by local musicians etc. members are encouraged to join in the activity by singing along or dancing, some have even been tempted to try out a hula hoop!!
Technology
A laptop computer and I-Pad with internet access is available for members to use if they wish to keep in touch with distant relatives or just play games
All our Yesterdays
Staff regularly host a session where members examine items and photos from the past and discuss their different memories. Comments like "I remember those", "I used to have one of them", can often be heard between bouts of laughter from this group.
Arts & Crafts
This activity is well supported by the staff and members alike. Many of the items made are either sold and the proceeds donated to the comfort fund or donated to local or national charities. The activities below are extremely popular although members do often ask for others to be included. i.e. Easter eggs, Pumpkin lanterns at haloween, Posters and decorations for special occasions
Knitting
Sewing
Card Making
Painting
Indoor Gardening
Bus Trips
When weather permits during the summer we use both our buses to take members for short trips in the surrounding area usually stopping somewhere for tea or ice cream. We support the local Donkey Sanctuary and trips here are particularly popular