Activities at Leeming Bar Grange Care Home

On 25th January, Residents of Leeming Bar celebrated the life and works of Robert Burns’ at their annual Burns Night celebrations!   Staff and residents at the home were involved in a number of activities throughout the day including learning the art of Scottish Country Dancing and reciting Burns’ poetry, whilst enjoying some Whisky treats, Scottish Tablet, Shortbread and Edinburgh Rock!

Resident, Audrey said: “I’m so proud to be Scottish so today has been a brilliant day! I loved teaching all my English friends Scottish slang and enjoying some tablet! It brought back lovely memories of my childhood”

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Leeming Bar care home got up close and personal with some furry friends when they celebrated Squirrel Appreciation Day on 21st January by making some squirrel treats and joining a squirrel themed quiz. It was a nutty kind of day!

Squirrel Appreciation Day is an annual nationwide event raising awareness of the plight of the native red squirrel population, which is in sharp decline. The aim of the event is to inspire people to take action for wildlife. The cold winter months are especially tough for animals and birds; as temperatures drop and food becomes scarce, wildlife such as squirrels need a little extra help.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Leeming Bar Grange care home, in North Yorkshire were delighted to have the vaccination at Leeming Bar Grange, which has lifted everyone’s spirits after what has been a very challenging year for everyone.

General Manager, Michelle Keep said: “Last year was a year like no other and the vaccine feels like the light at the end of the tunnel.  Our teams have been magnificent in how they have risen to every challenge during this pandemic and we are proud to play our part in this next phase to ensure the most vulnerable are protected.”

Mavis Hornby, resident at Leeming Bar Grange said: I am so pleased to be given the vaccine.  It will help to keep our home safe and is the first step in getting things back to normal and having a buzz of visitors in the home once again.”

Leeming Bar are thrilled to be able to make the most of the homes designated visitor suite and allow the residents to see their old friends! Prior to the start of the pandemic the home welcomed each week the children from Bedale Day Nursery to visit so the residents were over the moon to see their happy smiling faces again!

The children came along with their Christmas jumpers on and sang some of their favourite Christmas songs!  It was also the birthday of one of the homes residents so the children kindly sang happy birthday which had our birthday girl beaming from ear to ear!

To say thank you, the residents gave each of the little ones a small gift and the children enjoyed themselves so much so that they have agreed to come visit us every month!

Residents were lucky enough to be visited by the incredible Northallerton Silver Band who wrapped up warm to come play to them some of their favourite Christmas carols in the homes beautiful gardens. The atmosphere was buzzing with festive cheer.   Resident, Bill commented that “the band was superb” as he gave them a standing ovation. The home hope to welcome the band back to play again in person soon.

Everyone at Leeming Bar would like to say a huge thank you to Northallerton Silver Band for helping them to create a wonderful festive season for the residents!

Leeming Bar Grange care home in Leeming Bar recently presented local Bedale Community Meals on Wheels with Christmas presents for each of their service users.

The Leeming Bar Grange Team donated gifts as part of the homes Kindness Advent in which the home has been spreading Christmas cheer throughout advent. The team generously donated enough gifts for all of Meals on Wheels service users.

Diane Hosking, Bedale Community Meals on Wheels Co-ordinator said “Thank you so much for the generous donations. This is very kind of The Leeming Bar Grange Team”