Activities at Cookridge Court Care Home

Residents at Cookridge Care Home in Leeds took part in a week of rituals and customs to celebrate Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which took place from December 18-26. Family and friends gathered, along with other residents who don’t follow the Jewish faith but wanted to attend the beautiful festival.

Hanukkah commemorates a miraculous Jewish victory over 2,000 years ago. Hanukkah traditions are themed around the long-established rituals and customs that took place at that victory, the most important being the lighting of a Menorah or eight candles each evening to signify the eight days that the festival lasts.

Yesterday marked Christmas Jumper Day hosted by Save the Children UK

Residents and colleagues embraced the fun of Christmas Jumper Day as they enjoyed a day of fun.

Activities continued in the afternoon with a special performance from Elf, who travelled from the North Pole and gave us an afternoon of fun on the piano, singing a variety of Classic Christmas songs.

This weekend we saw one of our dedicated team members and her Beau join together for their Happily Ever After!

Please join us in wishing Sharna and her new husband a huge Congratulations!

It just goes to show you how much of an extended family we have at Cookridge Court, Sharna and her Bridal Party (doesn’t she look stunning?!) surprised the residents with a special appearance just before the ceremony so they could be part of the celebrations… I think these smiles speak for themselves!

Our resident’s, resident’s family & friends, along with team members came together to enjoy an evening a festive fun, with live music from the duo group Toe Tappers, a variety of refreshments and wonderful homemade canapés made freshly by our wonderful kitchen department

The evening was full off singing, dancing, laughter and wonderful memories made.

Heavenly voices rang out at Cookridge Court Care Home as the community came together to celebrate Christmas with a sing and sign carol concert.  Staff and residents at Barchester’s Cookridge Court care home, in Leeds got in the Christmas spirit by inviting the community to come and join in with a carol concert to sing some festive Christmas favourites with the additional feature of the children using Makaton as they sang.  The singing was led by Ireland Wood Primary School in Leeds.

General Manager, Karen Francis said: “We are so lucky to have such a fantastic community here at Cookridge Court Care Home. Singing Christmas carols is such a lovely tradition, I’m so glad we could invite our friends and neighbours to come and join in us.”

Residents and staff at Cookridge Court Care Home in Leeds are helping to make the world a better place by wearing a festival jumper on Thursday 8th December in aid of Save the Children’s annual fundraising event, Christmas Jumper Day.  All residents and staff at Cookridge Court Care Home have been encouraged to buy, borrow or decorate their own special Christmas jumpers and donate to Save the Children. Some of the residents got into the Christmas spirit wearing tinsel and sparkles to get involved with the festivities.