Activities at Bryn Ivor Lodge 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.
Anna Przybylska
Hello, my name is Anna and I am the Lead Activities Co-ordinator in Bryn Ivor Lodge.
I have a degree In Tourism & Hotel Management, with specialisation in Organising Events & Activities’. I have also finished several courses and training to be able to deliver excellent activities that would work best in care settings.
I have begun my career as Activities Co-ordinator over 15 years ago and gained really good experience working in various care settings.
I am very compassionate about my job and I take great pleasure in helping others and seeing people happy. My main priority is to provide activities tailored to the needs of our Residents. I always make sure all our Residents feel included and interested in the activities our home provides. Nothing is too much trouble for me and I hope our Residents and their family and friends will spend many memorable moments enjoying the activities and events we provide.
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 Bryn Ivor Lodge Care Home
Christmas Jumper day
On 12th of December Staff and Residents of Bryn Ivor Lodge dressed up in their festive outfits to celebrate Christmas Jumper Day. The cause: Raising money and awareness for Save The Children Charity. Each Staff member, as well as some of the Residents and their Family members paid £1 towards the cause. Save The Children is a charity supporting children in over 100 countries worldwide, it helps with education, mental health, support& safe space. We were very proud to support such an important cause and in total we have raised nearly £50!
Little Ballerinas from En Pointe Theatre School visit to care home
Beautiful little ballerinas from En Pointe Theatre Arts School came to visit Bryn Ivor Lodge residents and perform their dance show. All girls, dressed in blue tutus for their winter-themed dance performance came with their parents to look around the home, dance and afterwards enjoy crafts with the residents.
Resident Jill Miles said “The girls were a joy to look at, so skilled at such young age!”. At the end of their visit each girl was gifted a Christmas bag filled with goodies as a thank you and well-done for their wonderful ballet skills.
Commemorating Remembrance Day
Remembrance day and Remembrance Sunday in Bryn Ivor Lodge is being taken very seriously. Many of our Residents remember the events of II World War. On the 11th of November at 11am we held a service to commemorate all fallen soldiers during WW1, WW2 and all conflicts since. Our Residents gathered in Bistro area around a display made by Angela, one of our Residents, they read poems and held 2 minutes silence. On Remembrance Sunday we welcomed D-Day Dollies Duo who performed all war-time favourites, with many residents joining in a sing-a-long. Residents of Bryn Ivor Lodge were very content that such important occasion was commemorated by themselves and all staff.
Scarecrow Competition
Bryn Ivor Lodge took part in local competition organised by Marshfield and Castleton Community Council for the best scarecrow. Our Residents made two scarecrows which they named Bryn and Iris. We are very proud to announce that we won in the ‘Friendliest Scarecrow’ category! Well done everyone!
A Visit from Marshfield Monkeys Nursery
A lovely visit from local nursery children to cheer up our Residents. Marshfield Monkeys Nursery children visited us to sing songs, play games and make some crafts. Everyone enjoy a good chat and lots of laughs.
A dontaion to The Ajuda Foundation
The Ajuda Foundation, lucky winners of Barchester Charity visited us to talk about their charity and what services they provide. A very interesting talk was given followed by a lovely lunch and a presentation of a cheque for £1,000. Congratulations and thank you for a fantastic job you do for your community!
