Activities at Leeming Bar Grange Care Home
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.
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 Leeming Bar Grange Care Home
Rockin’ & Rollin’
To celebrate what would have been Elvis Presley's 89th birthday we held our own fundraising danceathon in which we aimed to shake, rattle, & roll all our way to 89 hours danced collectively! Even Elvis himself was in the building to help us reach our danceathon target!
We are very pleased to announce that after two full days of dancing our blue suede shoes off we completed our goal of collectively dancing 89 hours!
Funds raised from our danceathon will go towards supporting Barchester's Charitable Foundation which helps older people as well as working age adults with a learning or physical disability or mental health issue across England, Scotland & Wales.
Please consider donating at https://www.justgiving.com/page/leemingbargrangedance All donations will be very gratefully received.
A 'Grate' Evening!
In January we took the opportunity to celebrate National Cheese Lovers Day with a fondue soirée!
Residents enjoyed a range of crudités dipped into rich & creamy melted cheese, paired with sherry, port, and fizz. Along with delicious homemade cheese and tomato pinwheels.
Team Leader Tracey couldn't resist joining the fun following her shift; which of course led to an enthusiastic sing along rendition of Shirley Bassey's 'Hey Big Spender'.
A big thank you to lovely residents June & Kathleen who spent the day busily preparing this evening's savoury treats.
Medical Detection Dogs
Across our services residents had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Emilia from Medical Detection Dogs. Emilia took us on a journey to discover how the organisation began training dogs to support people with complex health conditions, saving their lives on a daily basis.
Using their amazing sense of smell, these dogs can identify odour changes emitted prior an episode and alert the person to take preventative action.
We were introduced to the wonderful dogs and the science behind the sniff. It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our canine-loving residents.
Residents wish comes true
Wishes came true this festive period as residents Margaret and Lynda at Leeming Bar Grange Care Home had their wish granted in partnership with Wensleydale Railway. Always looking to prove the age old adage ‘it’s never too late’ the home created an initiative named ‘Wish Upon A Star At Leeming Bar’, which support residents to live life to the full and continue to make meaningful memories.
Margaret had always spoken fondly of steam locomotives with Margaret’s father working as a train driver. When the friends were speaking about how much they would love to take another ride on a stream train the team got to work in making this wish a reality. When Senior Activities Coordinator Kim Calvert reached out to Wensleydale Railway they were only happy to oblige in making the ladies wish a reality with an invitation to take a journey on the most magical train journey of their lives; The Polar Express!
Community Carolling
On the lead up to Christmas we were very lucky to be visited by Rev'd Simon Moor & lovely parishioners from Bedale Benefice of Churches for some traditional carolling, along with a little Yorkshire twist on 'While Shepherds Watched'; singing this to the tune of 'On Ilkley Moor Bar t'At'!
Residents sang their hearts out as the traditional carols brought back fond memories of the festive season
A huge thank you to Rev'd Simon & parishioners for bringing everyone together through music & sharing in the festive spirit.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Residents & the team came together for a festive panto & sing along with their own little production of The Wizard of Oz!
Whilst everyone did a great job, it was agreed that The Cowardly Lion aka Jack the Dog from Jack, Alf, Bill and Ted too really did steal the show!
A HUGE thank you to Jack and Mum Wendy who didn't bat an eyelid when asked to play the part of the scarecrow!
Upcoming events
May
May is the gateway to Summer and we have lots of exciting things planned - all welcome.
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.
