Ghyll Royd Care Home

04/03/2026

Are you heading out to the shops tonight? 🛒 Why not pick up an extra Easter egg for our Easter Appeal in support of Airedale Hospital Community Charity? 🐣

We are thrilled to be launching our appeal tomorrow to help ensure that everyone in the hospital this Easter receives something special. We are looking for donations of chocolate eggs, Easter crafts, or even Easter activities. 🎨

If you’d like to support this wonderful cause, you can drop off your donations at any of our four homes:

📍 Craven Nursing Home, Skipton
📍 Ghyll Royd Care Home, Guiseley
📍 Springbank Care Home, Silsden
📍 Steeton Court Nursing Home, Steeton

The deadline for all donations is 29th March 2026. Thank you so much for your generosity! 💖

04/03/2026

What a wonderful and busy few days we have had here at Ghyll Royd! 🌟

We kicked off the week on Monday by celebrating International Women in Art. Our residents got stuck into a fantastic International Women’s Day art workshop, showcasing some incredible creativity. 🎨 While the weekly schedules were being delivered and we enjoyed our usual room visits and catch-ups, the afternoon really came alive with a "Ghyll Royd Sings" session. It was lovely to hear everyone joining in with their favourite golden oldies! 🎶 🎵 💛

Yesterday morning, we stayed active with our armchair exercise class—complete with weights for those looking for an extra challenge 💪—followed by a very competitive game of boules. A huge congratulations to our contender, who managed to take home the cup this week! 🏆 In the afternoon, we were delighted to welcome Tom and Bob back to entertain us. They even performed a special request they first performed about 18 months ago, originally for our oldest resident at the time. It was a beautiful moment to hear that tune again and remember her love of singing and a good cup of tea. ☕️ ✨

04/03/2026

Spellman Care warmly invites our current and former community to join us across the weekend as we remember and honour those lost during the pandemic. 🕯️❤️

For the official COVID-19 day of reflection, we are holding our reflections over the whole weekend to ensure everyone in our community has the opportunity to take a moment for themselves and their loved one. We welcome residents, staff, and both current and past relatives to add a heartfelt message or a loved one's name to our memorial window. 🕊️✨

We know this remains a difficult time for many, so we have placed these memorials on the front doors of our homes on both sides of the glass. At each home, you will find a tub of hearts and pens placed right by the windows. Please feel free to take a heart, write your own personal message, and stick it directly to the glass as part of our memorial wall. This allows you to participate and share a moment of reflection in a way that feels most comfortable for you, without the need to come inside if you would prefer not to. ❤️

Please feel free to drop in at any time on Saturday 7th March and Sunday 8th March. You can find our Wall of Hearts at:

📍 Craven Nursing Home
📍 Ghyll Royd Care Home
📍 Springbank Care Home
📍 Steeton Court Nursing Home

We look forward to coming together in kindness, sharing memories, and celebrating the lasting connections that unite us all. 🕊️❤️

03/03/2026

We have some truly inspiring news to share from our Ghyll Royd Care Home community! One of our residents' relatives, Private Harry Wilcock, is gearing up to take on the ultimate endurance challenge by participating in the IRONMAN Leeds triathlon. 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️

As a Veteran Friendly care home, we are incredibly proud to share Harry’s story as he and his close friend push themselves to the absolute limit. This gruelling event involves a 4km open-water swim, followed by a 180km cycle, and finishes with a full 42km marathon—all completed consecutively.

What makes this even more remarkable is that neither Harry nor his teammate come from an endurance background. They have moved from relative inexperience to training relentlessly for one of the toughest physical and mental challenges on the planet. 🇬🇧

They are undertaking this massive feat to raise vital funds for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. SSAFA provides lifelong support to serving personnel, veterans, and their families, ensuring those who have given so much for others receive the help they deserve. 💙

We would love for our community to see the incredible work they are doing. If you would like to read more about their journey or share the link to their fundraiser, you can find their JustGiving page here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/ironman2026?utm_medium=qrcode&utm_source=offline&utm_content=brandedqr

Please join us in wishing Harry the very best of luck with his final weeks of training. We are all rooting for you! 🌟

03/03/2026

Update: Our internet and phone connection has now been restored, thank you for your patience whilst we rectified this issue.

Good morning everyone ☀️

We are currently experiencing some technical issues with our internet and phone lines.

Our team is working closely with our IT supplier to get everything back up and running as quickly as possible, and we appreciate your patience while we get this sorted.

We will keep you updated on our progress throughout the day and let you know as soon as we are fully back online.

Thank you for your understanding!

02/03/2026

It was such a pleasure to see so many smiling faces at our Open Breakfast this past Friday! Here is another lovely photo from the day.

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us. These mornings are a highlight of our month, and we thoroughly enjoy hosting our residents, their relatives, our dedicated staff, and visiting professionals for a bit of breakfast and a good catch-up.

If you missed out this time, please do mark your calendars for our next gathering. We host these sessions on the last Friday of every month, so we would love for you to join us for our March Open Breakfast on 27th March. 🥐☕️

02/03/2026

27/02/2026

Good morning everyone! We are absolutely delighted to announce that our Open Breakfast at Ghyll Royd Care Home is now officially open and ready for service 🍳

It is wonderful to see the home buzzing with energy this morning. We would love for Ghyll Royd's relatives, friends, and visiting professionals to drop by and join our residents and staff for a delicious bite to eat. This is a lovely opportunity for us all to come together as one community and enjoy some great food and even better company ☕️

As a little reminder for your diaries, we host this community breakfast on the last Friday of every month, so there is always a seat at the table for you! 🥐

27/02/2026

We had a fantastic day out yesterday as our residents headed off to the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford! 🚌✨

It was a truly fascinating trip, filled with nostalgic moments and plenty of new things to discover. We spent a wonderful morning exploring the history of photography and television, which sparked some lovely conversations and trips down memory lane for everyone involved. There is nothing quite like seeing the cameras and sets from years gone by to get everyone sharing their favourite stories 🎥📸

After a good look around the exhibitions, we made sure to find a cosy spot to refuel. We enjoyed a lovely lunch together, chatting about all the incredible inventions we’d seen throughout the galleries. It was the perfect way to cap off such an engaging and educational morning out 🍰☕

Everyone returned home with plenty to talk about, and we are already looking forward to our next adventure together. A huge thank you to the museum for having us yesterday 🌟

26/02/2026

What a fantastic day we all shared yesterday...

🎹 A Musical Start: The morning began on a high note as our talented piano teacher, 'M', took to the keys. She spent some time using the tiny tablet to showcase her musical talents and it was truly a joy to watch her get into the flow of things so quickly. It was clear to see how much she enjoyed being back at the piano, filling our halls with such beautiful melodies.

🧼 Scents and Stories: We then moved into a wonderful afternoon of reminiscing as we gathered to explore the Boots Memory Box. There is something so powerful about the connection between memory and our senses. As we passed each item around, the room was filled with the familiar scents of coal tar, old school soap, eucalyptus oil, and lavender.

These items sparked so many stories about our own homes and lives. We particularly enjoyed looking through the old advertising posters, which prompted plenty of laughs and "I remember that!" moments as we spotted products from years gone by. Thank you Boots UK Guiseley for donating this fantastic resource!

🏆 The Dominoes Championship: To top the day off, the tension was high for our latest Dominoes Championship! It turned into an epic battle between two of our residents from Blossom, both determined to take home the prize. We are delighted to announce that the trophy is now being proudly displayed in the Blossom lounge. It’s certainly been sitting over on Rowan for far too long, so it’s great to see it move to a new home for a while! 🌸

24/02/2026

One of the most rewarding parts of working at Ghyll Royd Care Home is witnessing those truly special moments between our incredible residents and the local community. 🎹

Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome the talented pianist, Mary, to the home for a wonderful performance of some well-loved classics. However, the afternoon took a magical turn when Mary realised she recognised one of our residents in the audience as her very own former piano teacher! 🌟

It was an incredibly moving moment as our resident joined Mary to take to the stage herself, performing some of her favourite tunes with grace and skill. There wasn’t a dry eye in the room as we watched a teacher and student reunite through the power of music. 🎶✨