Activities at Ritson Lodge Care Home

We were very grateful to be able to spend a very special day with a very special man. One of the residents, Anthony Cooper, turned 100 years old and we got to witness the moment he opened his telegram from the Queen. He had a party with his family to celebrate the special day and the celebrations continued back at the Lodge with a lovely birthday cake made by one of our Chefs. Happy birthday Tony!

We are very lucky to be able to sponsor a local and very talented football team. Ritson Lodge have recently provided the team with new training tops and they were keen to come show them off around the home. We have some residents who have a very keen interest in football and many of our residents look forward to seeing the team. The team stopped by before a Sunday football game and they even went on to win their game!

As some of you may know we always look forward to having a special visit from a Charlie Chaplin impersonator and we are lucky enough to have had him come in a few times now. It was a nice surprise to have him return in December and everyone really enjoyed themselves. Staff and residents joined in with some singing, dancing and laughed away at some brilliant jokes. It really was fantastic!

We are lucky at Ritson Lodge to have very talented staff and on a rainy, cold Sunday it was a surprise to have Andrew and Josh (two of our Kitchen assistants/Hosts) bring their guitars in for a sing song. A large group of residents listened and one gentleman even joined in, playing his xylophone. It was a brilliant surprise and perfect to wash away those winter blues.

Staff put their heads together to think of a way to help raise money for Children in Need. This is where our journey to see the Wizard started. Staff dressed up in Wizard of Oz costumes (from the courageous lion to the wicked witch of the West and everything in between), the Chef made beautiful coloured cupcakes and laid them out in the shape of a rainbow and we even had the film projected on to the wall in the reception area for everyone to watch. Popcorn was made for everyone to enjoy and it really was the full works. All of this happened whilst the Emerald City sparkled at the end of the yellow brick road. Everyone took part in a Wizard of Oz themed quiz and it really was something magical. Thank you to everyone who donated and helped us raise £45 for Children in Need.

Just before Christmas Santa Claus made a detour and pulled up in the car park here at Ritson Lodge. It was a very cold evening but this didn’t stop everyone from being able to admire Santa’s sleigh, staff and residents of the home stood in the reception area and watched him arrive. Thank you to the Great Yarmouth Lions Club who helped make the festive period magical for everyone!