Everyone at Magdalen Park has enjoyed a fun filled Easter. Activities included, a special Easter themed playgroup, hot cross bun tasting and an Easter bonnet competition judged by Hedon mayor. We had some help preparing for our Easter bonnets and where joined by Hedon kids club. On Easter Saturday we held an Easter family fun afternoon…
On Sunday 11th March we had a Mother’s Day afternoon tea in the street scene at Lindsey Hall. Some people booked tables to have the afternoon tea with their Mum’s, other residents all came together and reminisced, even those without children and the men enjoyed it. We used China teacups and saucers as seen in…
It's been a busy month over at Westfield and we still have the Easter weekend to look forward too! We have been enjoying plenty of fantastic activities and entertainment over the last few weeks, these included a beer tasting session in our Westfield Arms bar to celebrate St Patricks Day. Resident's got into the Irish spirit,…
On the 9th March we had a visit from 'Zeus and Buddies' who came to the home with some of their exotic animals. Residents had the chance to meet and interact with animals such as; meerkats, skunks, tarantulas, snakes and even an armadillo. Zeus and Buddies Animal Encounters were able to give the resident's an up close, amazing and…
Teams from across all four Yorkare Homes recently took part in the annual Yorkare Homes Games, this year hosted by Lindsey Hall on 22nd March. Westfield Park , Magdalen Park and Beverley Parklands all met up at the Cleethorpes home, where they tucked into a picnic dinner before a short practice was had by the teams. Each…
At Lindsey Hall we have recently started a ‘knit and knatter’ group with our residents, they started by making knitted chicks to hold a crème egg. They then got a bit more complex by making cotton wool stuffed rabbits. These are all to sell on an Easter stall – residents have assisted activity staff to…
On the 10th February we had a visit from The Grimsby and Cleethorpes Model Boat Club, who kindly brought along their model boat display for our residents to see. Both men and women enjoyed looking at the display and learning about the history of the boats and what each type would have been used for. Some residents reminisced…
Last year our residents enjoyed visiting everyone at Beverley Parklands, so it was only fair that we returned the favour and hosted a meet up at Magdalen Park. Once our guests had arrived and settled in, everyone enjoyed a hot dinner with a glass of bubbly followed by some special house games. Some of these games…
New Year, new residents…. Meet our latest arrivals!! A house is not a home without a pet (or two..) and seeing as having some little friends has proved to be a success in our other homes, we welcome Rusty and Jumper to Beverley Parklands. Two lovely little rabbits, named very fairly by holding a competition with our…
Last week one of our resident’s, Charlie, had a very special visit from former Hull Kingston Rover’s player, Ben Cockayne. As a life long supporter of the rugby club Charlie was over the moon to hear he would be visited by the club’s former full back. Thanks to an employee’s relative, who has close ties…
