Activities at Leonard Lodge Care Home
Activities at Leonard Lodge
Our activities team offer a wide range of social events, from the very popular Friday morning bingo, to gentle exercise sessions, skittles, regular animal visits and arts & crafts sessions. We are fortunate to have a team of volunteers who stop by weekly to provide additional support, allowing residents the opportunity for one-to-one sessions. These sessions could include anything, even something as simple as playing a game of Scrabble or just having a cup of tea and a chat. We believe that it is essential to support people in such a way that they are able to continue to live full and happy lives doing the things that they enjoy.
Lynn Amiri
My name is Lynn and I lead the Activities Team here at Leonard Lodge.
Since working at Leonard Lodge I have dedicated myself to ensuring that each of our residents can continue to partake in the hobbies that they have enjoyed for years. It is important that all of the residents here have access to life enriching, fun and social activities.
The whole home supports my team and I to organise activities, events and entertainment tailored to every residents preferences, abilities and needs. Each year we have a fantastically full calendar, and we look forward to the future when we can invite the families of residents to join us in the home again.
I am married with two children and two rather annoying rescue cats. I lived in Italy for a number of years and love all Italian food, especially when somebody else cooks it for me! I love to read, especially crime novels. I am a regular theatre goer with a passion for musicals. I like to sing and dance (albeit badly!).
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 Leonard Lodge Care Home
Wallaby Visit
We were thrilled to be one of the first ever homes in the UK to receive a visit from a Wallaby. Wilson is 5 months old and was hand reared after being thrown out of his mother's pouch at just 2 months old. Wilson was calm and relaxed about being cuddled and had the softest white fur. Next year Wilson will be introduced to the rest of his family and will live outside as one of the herd.
Christmas Fete
We held a Christmas Fete featuring a variety of stalls including knitted toys, Christmas hampers, table decorations and handmade cards. We enjoyed mulled wine, mince pies and hotdogs with onions and mustard.
We held a raffle in aid of local children's charity called SNAP and raised an amazing £180. We all had a great afternoon with lots of support from residents and their families and raised money for a really good cause.
Carol Concert
We were thrilled to be invited to The Brentwood School for their carol concert. We enjoyed an afternoon of wonderful singing by the school choir and teachers. We had a lovely afternoon tea with a selection of cakes and mince pies. We enjoyed a variety of drinks, including tea, coffee and mulled wine. Everybody made us feel very welcome and we had a brilliant time.
Brentwood School Student Volunteers Visit
The residents had great fun playing carpet bowls and other games with the student volunteers from The Brentwood School. The 6th form students who are aged 17 to 18 years old visit every week and engage in various activities with residents including arts and crafts, singalongs, board games and sometimes just chatting over a cup of tea. Our residents love connecting with the young people and vice versa.
Performing Pets Visit
We were thrilled to welcome Performing Pets into our home again for our monthly animal therapy session. This month we were visited by 4 adorable kittens, 3 boys called Bert, Ernie and Frank and a little girl that the residents named Daisy. 3 of the kitten were very docile, but Daisy was very playful and wanted to run around and explore. The kittens which were British short haired cats had the softest fur and several times they fell asleep on residents laps. The residents loved seeing the kittens and can’t wait for the next visit.
We visited Summerhill Garden Centre
The Christmas decorations are already out and we got into the Christmas spirit looking at all the displays and choosing designs we would like to try out as well as taking some great photos. We also visited the aquatics shop and saw some beautiful and exotic fish. We rounded off our visit with a lovely lunch in the restaurant.
