Activities at Leeming Bar Grange Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life. 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.
Kimberley Calvert
Hi my name is Kimberley, Senior Activities Coordinator, and here at Leeming Bar our life enrichment programme is varied, providing choice for our residents and incorporating their interests and hobbies. We all know that keeping active is important. We have created a wonderful culture within Leeming Bar, and we work together to give residents the best possible experience.
We are here to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active. We ensure the team knows each residents' preferences, so that we can deliver a person-centred program of events and activities. Essential to our homely feel is the strong relationships of trust we build with residents, and their families and friends.
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 Leeming Bar Grange Care Home
Pawty Time!
This March our good friends Jack and Ella the Therapy Dogs from Therapy Dogs Nationwide celebrated their birthdays with us! This month Jack turned 13 and Ella 11 years old!
Jack and Ella encourage us to celebrate life and recognise the special moments we continue to share with one another, so we felt it very important to celebrate our pawsome pals today!
The birthday duo wore their party hats with pride as they visited their friends, enjoying lots of cuddles, treats, party games such as 'catch the sausage' and fetch, along with a birthday singsong as they were presented with a homemade birthday cake made with love by Jack's Mum, Wendy.
Here to celebrating you Jack and Ella! A huge thank you to Mums Wendy and Maggie for allowing us to be a part of Jack and Ella's celebrations.
A pawfect day was had by all!
World Book Day!
This March we marked World Book Day by visiting our wonderful little friends at Aiskew, Leeming Bar Church of England Primary School to donate a selection of books.
As always we were made to feel very welcome and stayed to take part in collective worship and watch the children enthusiastically play tag!
As the joyous chitter chatter and laughter filled the playground residents couldn't help but smile with the children!
Another wonderful day, a huge thank you to Head Teacher Bethany for allowing us to be a part of such a wonderful school community.
Red Nose Day!
You just k(nose) we had a fun-filled day at LBG for Comic Relief!
To celebrate 40 years of this fabulous charity, we took a flashback to the 80s with our Retro Rewind!
The wonderful Liz from ‘Liz Latta's Music Matters’ hosted our community choir filled with radical rhythms of the 80's, from Bonnie Tyler's 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', to Katrina & the Waves' 'Walking on Sunshine'.
To add to the sweetness of the day, we held a totally tubular bake sale filled with an array of indulgent treats courtesy of our fabulous second chef Suzanne, receptionist Michelle, and Senior Carer Clare!
A huge thank you to our awesome ladies, and to everyone who came along to join in the fun to support Comic Relief!
Comic Relief
Staff and residents took part in an 80’s themed day to raise money for Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day on March 21st. Everyone at the home donned their red noses and took a flashback to the 80s with their ‘Retro Rewind’ event to celebrate 40 years of this fabulous charity!
The wonderful Liz from ‘Liz Latta's Music Matters’ hosted the home’s community choir session filled with radical rhythms of the 80's, from Bonnie Tyler's 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', to Katrina & the Waves' 'Walking on Sunshine'. To add to the sweetness of the day, the home held a totally tubular bake sale filled with an array of indulgent treats!
Home gets the 'Green Light' for Paddy's Day
Residents and staff celebrated all things Irish on St Patrick’s Day this week. The home was decorated with shamrocks and everyone dressed in green to mark the day.
Staff and residents at the home embraced the luck of the Irish with a Shamrock Shindig! ‘The Cherry Tones’ had everyone jigging to classic Irish hits as they enjoyed their very first' Baby Guinness’, and, of course, some classic pints of the black nectar! The taste bud tantalising didn’t stop there, as Chef Suzanne prepared a fantastic Irish spread with a special menu of delicious Irish dishes such as Irish stew, colcannon and Bailey’s cheesecake!
Back in the swing of things!
We often walk past the lovely little park in Leeming Bar and watch the children playing, bringing back fond childhood memories for many. Resident Muriel spoke about how much she used to love going on the swings as a girl. When Muriel was asked if she would like to go on the swings again, Muriel replied "Oh, I'd love to, but I'm too old now". Now, we don't often disagree with residents, but on this statement we do!
So we couldn’t resist surprising Muriel with an afternoon of childhood merriment at the play park, with Muriel's friend Liz also joining in the fun! Muriel's squeals of excitement could be heard for miles around as she was swept back to a care-free youth!
Here's to proving you're never too old to fly high!
A huge thank you to Jackie and Richie from Leeming Parish Council who helped to make sure Muriel's wish came true!
Upcoming events
Happy Feet!!
Come and join our residents for a wonderful stroll around Leeming Bar. Followed by a drink and a slice of cake. Everyone welcome. First Friday each month.
Later Life Drop in
We are really please to be offering a monthly drop in service at Leeming Bar Grange Care home. Everyone welcome to drop in for a chat and refreshments.
Community Cafe
Join us for our monthly community cafe where we will also have some musical entertainment
Emergency Services - Take a break with us!
Calling all emergency services personnel - drop in and take a break on us. We will have hot drinks and sweet treats on offer.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
For more information why not pop in and see what Leeming Bar Grange can offer you.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We recognise the impact a Volunteer can make on the lives of our residents, do you have any spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.
