Activities at Edingley Lodge Care Home

Involving family and friends in the daily living and life enrichment of our home is very important to us and something we really value. 

So when the daughter and her partner, our lovely resident Joyce, offered to come and sing for us, we couldn’t say no! Natasha and Joe, who perform together in a band already, kindly gave their time to entertain everyone with their beautiful voices and guitar playing. Their love of music is clear to see, and they were so eager to share that passion with our residents.

This is very fitting and important to us, as part of our CLEF Pillars for July involves the resident’s family & friends, and we were delighted to welcome these special visitors to our home. Our residents gathered together to sing along, clap, smile, and enjoy a wonderful afternoon filled with live music and great company.
We are grateful for their kindness, and we were very pleased to get to hear their talent. Strengthening the connections between residents and their families is something we value, and times like these are a perfect example of them.

Thank you Natasha and Joe.

It is an inspiring sculpture, made from over 100,000 seized blades, visiting Newark as part of the UK National Youth Anti-Violence Tour.

It was amazing to see such an incredible piece of art made for such an important reason. The residents and families spent time observing the sculpture and learning more about its purpose. It was incredibly interesting and equally just as moving!

We then stopped off for a coffee and a biscuit on the way back to the bus.      

We had an excellent time celebrating Cowboy Day with the talented JULES singing for us! We all had our cowboy hats on ready for her arrival.

It was a really lovely morning with lots of smiles and instrument playing. Everyone sang along and danced in their chairs to the music. Thankyou Jules for such an amazing performance! Residents, families and staff had the best time joining in.     

Last week we celebrated World Cocktail Day in our home with some Cocktail tasting and making! We travelled around the home with some different cocktails to taste, like a pina colada, strawberry daiquiri and a passion fruit martini.        

As well as this, residents also enjoyed a choice of an alcoholic or non-alcoholic ‘elderflower spritz’ if they wished, topped with fresh mint leaves and lemon/lime.

These were an all-round favourite and everyone said how delicious they were.

What a wonderful morning we had at our Easter Fair! A huge thank you to everyone who came along to support us, browse the stalls, and enjoy the atmosphere.

Well done to all of our raffle winners – who loved their prizes.    

We had a fantastic day celebrating all things chocolate! To start the day right, everyone enjoyed a selection of delicious chocolate treats, including Thornton's chocolates, Mr Kipling favourites, and more. 

We also spent time completing a fun chocolate-themed quiz together. After lunch, we watched Inside the Factory to discover how Cadbury chocolate is made, which was both fascinating and informative. 

To finish the day, we had a chocolate tasting session where everyone sampled a variety of unique flavours, including dark chilli chocolate, pistachio, marzipan, Biscoff, and raisin Toblerone.

Everyone had their one favourite and recognised it was nice to try new things. There was a little something for every sweet tooth.

At the weekend, our staff, residents, families and friends got together to celebrate our ‘Good’ CQC rating with a party in the sunshine. We had the incredible David Fox Magic in for a morning magic performance. He performed lots of different tricks to everyone, including rope tricks and card tricks, as well as some close-up magic. David stayed to make balloon animals for those who requested them, and later travelled around the home doing more close-up magic for families and residents. It was amazing and very impressive!

Our general manager, Jilu, then had a heartfelt speech to share with everyone. She spoke about the true hard work that has gone into achieving this rating for our home and how proud of everyone she is. As well as a big thank-you to not only the staff, but all the residents and their friends and families that have helped us along the way.

Followed by the cake cutting of an incredible homemade cake. Enjoying a glass of fizz together to celebrate! We then had delicious BBQ food together, inside and in the sun, prepared by our wonderful chefs. It was really yummy and enjoyed by all. The treats didn’t end there! After our BBQ, we had an ice cream van arrive ready to serve everyone a fresh ice cream.

It was a lovely day full of laughter, delicious treats, great entertainment and good company.

We had a wonderful time celebrating the lovely Mary’s big 95th birthday here today.

Mary was joined by her close family and friends, making the day extra special. Everyone enjoyed a relaxing afternoon together with a glass of prosecco and a slice of delicious cake.

As well as, lots of smiles, laughter, and special moments together.