16
Sep

Music with Gerry

16 Sep

We have recently recruited Gerry who is our Music Therapeutic Worker. Gerry spends 2 days a week, infusing our music programme with his vibrant energy. He will facilitate enjoyable group sessions and offer individual support to those interested in developing their musical skills. Gerry brings a wealth of experience and a passion for music that promises to enrich the lives of everyone he works with. We are excited to explore different musical genres, to composing original pieces. There will be plenty of opportunity for everyone to get involved and express themselves through music.

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9
Aug

Tatton Park 5K Run

9 Aug

On the 9th August 2025, 8 members of staff from Mary & Joseph House ran the 5k run in Tatton Park to raise money towards Motor Neurone Disease. This was in memory of Jimmy, who worked at the home. All together, we managed to raise £2,144 for the MND Association, something we are very proud of. Jimmy was a much loved member of the Mary & Joseph House Team and is dearly missed.

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9
Jul

Wimbledon at Mary & Joseph House

9 Jul

This month we hosted our very own Wimbledon competition. Our umpire, Andy, kept everyone in line whilst we served up some strawberries for the crowd. The residents and staff brought their A-game, it was a smashing good time for everyone involved. Second place, one of our residents gave his all. His sportsmanship and positivity made him a true champion in spirit. Pictured right is our Champion of Mary & Joseph House Wimbledon 2025.

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23
Jun

ACTIVITIES WEEK 2025

23 Jun

From the 23rd to the 27th June 2025 it was Activities Week at Mary and Joseph House. FLIGHT CLUB – During activity week our residents enjoyed lunch out and a competitive game of interactive darts at flight club in Manchester. QUARRY BANK MILL – Stepping back in time to the industrial revolution and taking a tour of their mills and various gardens. BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH – During activity week we took a trip to Blackpool pleasure beach and the pier. After an adrenaline fuelled afternoon at the pleasure beach we had a relaxing time on the pier and arcades. BOWLING – We took a trip to Ashton to enjoy an afternoon of bowling and air hockey! NATIONAL PORTRATE GALLERY – We took a trip to the untold stories exhibition in collaboration with the National portrait gallery. KNOWSLEY SAFARI PARK – We visited Knowsley safari Park, getting close and personal to all of the animal kingdom. IN-HOUSE CASINO – we invited a mobile casino  to bring Vegas to our residents at Mary & Joseph house! We   enjoyed an afternoon of Blackjack and roulette.

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1
Jun

Gardening & Carpentry Corner

1 Jun

In the month of June our residents have been giving our gardens a new lease of life with a selection of new plants and weeding our gardens. Our residents have also been planting some new colourful foliage in our window boxes. CARPENTRY CORNER – This month our residents have been busy starting a memorial garden project within the woodland walk in the lower gardens. We hope the garden when completed will be a quiet and peaceful place for people to come and relax and reflect. Beginning with the pergola we began by preparing the wooden posts and mixing up the concrete. Pictured one of our residents mixing up the concrete and placing the posts ready for concreting.

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9
May

VE Day Celebrations

9 May

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE day we held our very own garden party with a lovely BBQ made by our catering team. After lunch we held a competitive circuit of games including boules and croquet and our residents competed for the top spot. Pictured below, all our winners!

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23
Apr

St George’s Day

23 Apr

To celebrate St Georges day we visited Father Matthias’s parish for their annual St Georges Day celebrations. After a buffet and raffle draw we enjoyed some live music including some lovely  traditional bagpipes performance. Our resident’s came home with a generous amount of prizes from the raffle. Pictured above, one of our residents won an Easter Egg. In the house we celebrated with a traditional tournament of croquet, accompanied by some great British weather.

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1
Mar

Out-of-house activities

1 Mar

An afternoon walk at Hollingworth Lake In February, the sun has been shining so we took a trip to Hollingworth lake, taking in the lovely natural surroundings. Our residents enjoyed taking in the views, finding tree sculptures and bird watching. A day of sun and sea in Blackpool In the month of March we took a trip to Blackpool to visit the Club 3000 bingo and had some authentic Blackpool fish and chips. We took advantage of the nice weather and took a stroll along the beach, where the residents also enjoyed some ice creams!

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28
Feb

February in-house activities

28 Feb

This month, in our Bistro, our residents have been involved in a pizza making workshop, making cheese and onion pasties from scratch and had various bread making sessions! Also, in the art room, we’ve been all about mosaics. Pictured below, one of our residents has been working on his Stockport County FC piece and our other resident has been making coasters.  

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29
Jan

Celebrating Chinese New Year

29 Jan

In January we celebrated Chinese new year, with a selection of games, workshops and activities! We began our celebrations with a sculptural snake workshop to commemorate this year’s animal being the snake. Our residents used foil and mod rock to create the shape then decorating them with acrylic paint and gold foil. In the bistro our residents created a Chinese noodle soup and had a taste testing session with a selection of other Chinese cuisine. We also held our annual chopstick challenge competition where our resident’s had to transfer a number of objects using only their chopsticks. Another fun day at M&J!

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