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Magdalen Park held their annual sports day recently. In the morning a special sports event was held for our very own playgroup, the play group runs every Wednesday morning 10.30am until 11.30am and everyone is welcome. The children took part in a variety of traditional races which included the Egg and Spoon Race, Running and…
On Friday 6th July, we held a surprise party for Marie in the nursing lounge, to celebrate her 102nd Birthday! In the past, Marie had mentioned that she enjoyed a singer called Mac, when he had visited the home. We arranged for him to come and put on a special birthday performance for her and the other residents. The lounge…
Mobi has arrived! We raised enough money to purchase “Mobi the magic table” It has arrived and is not only pleasing the Dementia unit but all our residents and staff alike. We even had a visit from the Old School House home in Beverley to see it in action and they were so impressed that they also want one…
Our residents have been busy at Beverley Parklands over the last couple of months, here are just some of highlights! Royal Wedding Our residents enjoyed celebrating the big occasion. Residents, family and friends all gathered in the festively decorated lounge, to watch the event on the tv. They were even lucky enough to receive a…
Our residents and staff all gathered around the television to watch the big event. Everyone dressed up in their best finery as if they were actually attending the wedding! The lounge and street scene area had been decorated with flags and bunting and we even had Union Jack table cloths to add to the festive feeling.…
It’s been a busy couple of months a Westfield Park. Hull Transport and Strretlife Museum In April our residents enjoyed an outing by bus to Hull to visit the Transport and Streetlife museum where they enjoyed the sights, sounds and smells of the past. They were able to experience 200 years of transport history and…
As part of our Royal Wedding celebrations we held a fashion show of new wedding dresses, looked at friends and family’s wedding dresses and wedding photos. Weddings through the ages At the event we displayed various different wedding dresses and wedding photos for everyone to look at. Staff members took part in a fashion show wearing…
At the end of April as part of our Make A Wish project we took one of our residents for a tour of the local cinema, going behind the scenes to look at how things are done today as opposed to how it was done in the 1950's when he worked as a Projectionist at…
As part of national care home open day Magdalen Park held a pet show. Residents family, friends and staff brought in their pets for the show. We had a wide range of pets which included, rabbits, dogs, guinea pigs and even a frog! Our panel of Judges consisted of Sarah Greenwood, a local animal lover and Radio…
