Activities at Lancaster Grange Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Charlotte Thompson
We would like to introduce to you our Senior Activities Coordinator, Charlotte Thompson. Charlotte has worked at Barchester since 2015 and prides herself on delivering a person centred approach, valuing equality, diversity & offering tailored activities. Charlotte joined the team at Tennyson Wharf in October 2022 before moving back to us here at Lancaster Grange in January 2023.
Charlotte is pleased to be welcoming families and volunteers back into the home. Charlotte is a senior activities coordinator and enjoys supporting other homes in our region as part of her job role.
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 Lancaster Grange Care Home
Baubles
We all had a wonderful time joining Jennifer Owen - founder of Goldfinch Floral Studio for a creative floral bauble workshop.
Jennifer transported our residents to the out of the ordinary world of flowers and crafts and demonstrated how to create stunning hand-made baubles filled with dried flowers and grasses.
Our residents enjoyed filling and decorating their own glass baubles and their unique creations will be displayed at the home for everyone to enjoy.
Blenheim Palace
Our residents were thrilled to join Antonia Keaney - Blenheim Palace’s Historian for an intriguing virtual talk on Winston Churchill.
The private resources of Blenheim Palace were drawn upon to afford very new and refreshing insights into this remarkable man. During the talk Antonia shared fascinating information about the breadth of talent, achievement and personality of the "Greatest Briton": soldier, politician, statesman, painter, writer, orator, family man - and bricklayer!
We all had a wonderful time and enjoyed learning more about UK’s former Prime Minister.
Blooming Haus
We were delighted to join Blooming Haus’s Christmas Wreath Making Masterclass, where Master Florist, Michal and his business partner - Michael showed us the best method to create beautiful festive wreaths.
Following the tips and ideas learnt during the amazing virtual experience, we were happy to put our skills to a test and to enter the #BarchesterChristmasWreaths competition.
We all had a wonderful time creating our festive wreath/s.
Thank you @bloominghaus for helping our residents flow into the true spirit of Noel.
Mad Hatters Tea Party
What an amazing afternoon at Lancaster Grange with our Mad Hatters tea party and birthday celebrations. We enjoyed a
A fantastic show from with music and comedy from Steve Barclay. Our staff and residents have thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. ? thank you to everyone that dressed up especially our Cheshire cat.
Remembrance Day
Armistice Day at Lancaster Grange, Remembrance Sunday is always held on the second Sunday in November, while Armistice Day is always held on the eleventh day of the eleventh month to commemorate the signing of the armistice.
Our residents went to St. Giles' Church in Balderton to attend a remembrance service this morning and admire the beautiful poppy display outside the church. We were overwhelmed by the beauty of the display, and pride of knowing that our Deputy Manager Debbie had donated knitted poppies. This afternoon, we had the pleasure of welcoming the members of the Balderton Branch RAFA into our grounds to hold a personal service for our staff and residents.
Bonfire night
After our evening meal we met up in the gardens at Lancaster Grange for our fireworks display, put together by Nick our Head of Maintenance and Ziggy our Senior Night Carer. We invited our staff and family’s in to celebrate Bonfire Night with our residents.
Our Head Chef Dan prepared delicious hot chocolate and homemade tiffin. The fireworks were fantastic and we spent a lovely night in our beautiful grounds. Thank you to all our staff for helping our residents enjoy this wonderful fireworks display from inside and outside the home.
