Activities at Corrina Lodge Care Home
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
Sharon Rickman
Hi, my name is Sharon, and I'm part of the activities team here at Corrina Lodge and have worked here for over 20 years. I thoroughly enjoy my job and have achieved an NVQ Level 3 in Activities whilst working here. During my time here, I have met some truly amazing people and I feel privileged to work in a home with such a sense of community.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Corrina Lodge Care Home
Community Tea Party
What a wonderful time we had at our complimentary Afternoon Tea Event.
We opened our doors and welcomed members of our local Age Concern community to join us for some toe tapping musical entertainment provided by the fabulous pianist Alan Poulton. This was followed by an absolutely delicious afternoon tea of freshly baked cakes and scones with jam and cream, prepared by our Head Chef Kathleen. Our guests all said they had thoroughly enjoyed their time at Corrina Lodge and the opportunity to socialise and have fun with like-minded was really good and they were definitely looking forward to visiting again soon.
St David’s Day
There was no better day to introduce our wonderful Head Chef Kath than on St David’s Day.
Kath was born in Pembrokeshire and grew up on a small holding and is incredibly proud of her Welsh roots.
Today Kath has helped us celebrate in true style and residents, staff and visitors have been treated to some tasty traditional Welsh cakes and bara brith.
Kath has been a head chef for Barchester Healthcare for 9yrs. Kath and her dedicated team are passionate about providing a delicious and varied menu which includes fresh and seasonal produce.
Kath is an incredibly valued member of the Corrina Community and we are lucky to have her.
Storytime Volunteers
We were made incredibly welcome at Camberley Library by Trish, Emily and all the families and their children for a special Book Day Storytime.
We really value and love being part of the wider community and are regularly joined by Ali and the rhymetime team, from the library, at Corrina Lodge Care Home every first Monday of the month for our Corrina Tots & Rhyme Time Fun.
Residents Betty and Beryl have been enjoying reading to the children at the Tots sessions and loving it.
Following their enjoyment and success of reading at Corrina Tots residents Betty and Beryl two of our wonderful residents were thrilled to be invited to read to the children at the library Storytime.
Betty and Beryl shared 'The Tiger that Came to Tea' by Judith Kerr and the children seemed to have fun and enjoy the story.
Betty and Beryl are now keen to become regular Storytime volunteers, which is absolutely wonderful.
Creative Mojo
Here at Corrina Lodge we enjoy opportunities to be creative and many of our residents are incredible artists, so it was wonderful to enjoy
some art therapy and fun with Cheryl and Johnny from Creative Mojo.
Residents enjoyed painting a selection of our feathered friends with the @RSPBBigGardenBirdwatch2024 in mind..
The birds were then collated by Cheryl to create an eye catching piece of art. We are looking forward to welcoming them back for future projects.
National Activity Providers Week
Corrina Lodge celebrated National Activity Providers Week and Dumitru, the home manager, took this opportunity to recognise and thank our wonderful Life Enrichment team, Sharon, Gina and Rosie for all of the fun and laughter they bring to the home.
We are incredibly proud of the unique, inventive activities and meaningful moments they bring to our residents every single day. They always go above and beyond their role and for this we are truly grateful.
Burns' Night Celebrations
Our Corrina Community celebrated Burns Night in style. Teaming together with Rotary Club of Camberley, we hosted a charity fundraising event in aid of Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex
We were honoured to welcome back Mayor of Camberley, Cllr Pat Tedder, who joined us for the occasion.
Canapés we’re offered while Keith from Air Ambulance Charity Kent, Surrey and Sussex started the evening with an informative talk.
We then enjoyed traditional bagpipes performed by talented Bagpiper Colin.
Guests were then treated to an absolutely delicious menu of deep fried White Pudding and Haggis with a whisky sauce, followed by Cranachan and cheese & biscuits. Superbly cooked by Head Chef Kathleen, with Scottish Toastmasters Bob Nisbet and George Wallace providing entertainment and poetry.
Residents were involved in creating beautifully crafted table centre pieces and Robert Burns poetry scrolls to make the tables look beautiful.
An absolutely fantastic evening had by all. Together we raised an incredible £750 plus £365 from the charity raffle.
As a community our heartfelt thanks were shared to all that made this event so successful. President Elect Jennifer Thornton who worked tirelessly to help organise the event, Committee Chair Chrissie Lawson and Charles Barbor, General Manager Dumitru Varzaru, our wonderful Hospitality Team, friends, family and guests who attended, donations, raffle prizes and everyone else who made this event possible.
It truly was a wonderful evening of entertainment with family and friends coming together.
