Activities at Leeming Bar Grange Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Kimberley Calvert
Hi my name is Kimberley, Senior Activities Coordinator, and here at Leeming Bar our life enrichment programme is varied, providing choice for our residents and incorporating their interests and hobbies. We all know that keeping active is important. We have created a wonderful culture within Leeming Bar, and we work together to give residents the best possible experience.
We are here to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active. We ensure the team knows each residents' preferences, so that we can deliver a person-centred program of events and activities. Essential to our homely feel is the strong relationships of trust we build with residents, and their families and friends.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Leeming Bar Grange Care Home
Christmas Fete
Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Leeming Bar Grange care home in Leeming Bar to enjoy a wonderful enchanted Christmas Fete.
An afternoon of ethereal delights were enjoyed as harpist Georgina Wells played spellbinding melodies; whilst we got up close with a real life mini 'unicorn', browsed craft and gift stalls, entered competitions, and sampled a delicious buffet & homemade hot coco!
The team at Leeming Bar Grange care home would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who either manned a stall, donated a raffle prize or who came along to support the home. There was a fantastic atmosphere and in total the home raised over £170 which is brilliant.
Friday Funday!
We certainly 'raised the bar' with our prosecco & waffle bars!
Residents & the team were invited to join in a relaxed day of deliciousness with some choosing to spend the day in their favourite comfy cosy pyjamas!
We began our day with a relaxed brunch club where we created our own cocktails & mocktails whilst enjoying games of 'Name the Tune', which of course turned into a jovial sing along!
The delicious fun carried on into the afternoon with a pop up waffle bar where residents & the team indulged in scrumptious homemade waffles straight from the griddle, topped with everyone's favourite sweet treats; from fresh fruits & cream, to chocolate, marshmallows & ice cream.
We have never seen a jar of Nutella disappear quite so quickly!
We Plough the Fields & Scatter
We were very kindly visited by our good friend Rev'd Simon Moor from Bedale Benefice of Churches for a harvest themed Holy Communion
As always residents were thrilled to see Rev'd Simon's bright smile greeting them as they very thankfully received Holy Communion, before enthusiastically singing harvest hymns A big thank you to those who have kindly donated food items for Hambleton Foodshare as part of our Harvest Celebrations
And of course a huge thank you to Rev'd Simon for visiting us once again!
Celebrating Disney!
16th October marked not only Disney's 100th anniversary but also World Food Day so what better way to celebrate than by combining the magical world of Disney & flavours from around the world!
Residents, loved ones, & the team sampled a range of Disney inspired delicacies from Hakuna Matata Cocktails, 'Elephant Ear' pastries, 'Spoon Full of Sugar' cake bites, Mickey biccys, pumpkin spice cafe au lait, and Carribbean prawn cocktail; to Gulab Jamun; a popular Indian dessert and 'poison' apples!
Whilst sampling these delights we enthusiastically sang along to all the old classics and reminisced fondly of how Disney has been a part of our lives throughout the decades
We certainly were whistling whilst we worked!
Barchester Care Awards - We're Winners!
The Activities Coordinator of the Year award recognises the commitment of our staff in organising engaging lifestyle opportunities for residents and patients. Mandy Macara, Head of Marketing, presents the award for Activities Coordinator of the Year 2023 to Kimberley Bentley Colvert from Leeming Bar Grange Care Home. Congratulations!
Home host Macmillan Coffee Morning
Staff and residents at Leeming Bar Grange in Leeming Bar held a charity coffee morning and bake sale on 29th September to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Having a coffee morning is the perfect chance to catch up over a cuppa and a slice of something delicious for a great cause. The money raised helps everyone with cancer to live life as fully as they can.
Upcoming events
Community Choir - 24th May
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us at our monthly community choir - all welcome.
May
May is the gateway to Summer and we have lots of exciting things planned - all welcome.
Community Cafe
Join us for our monthly community cafe where we will also have some musical entertainment
Emergency Services - Take a break with us!
Calling all emergency services personnel - drop in and take a break on us. We will have hot drinks and sweet treats on offer.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
For more information why not pop in and see what Leeming Bar Grange can offer you.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We recognise the impact a Volunteer can make on the lives of our residents, do you have any spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.
