Activities at Leonard Lodge Care Home
Activities at Leonard Lodge
Our activities team offer a wide range of social events, from the very popular Friday morning bingo, to gentle exercise sessions, skittles, regular animal visits and arts & crafts sessions. We are fortunate to have a team of volunteers who stop by weekly to provide additional support, allowing residents the opportunity for one-to-one sessions. These sessions could include anything, even something as simple as playing a game of Scrabble or just having a cup of tea and a chat. We believe that it is essential to support people in such a way that they are able to continue to live full and happy lives doing the things that they enjoy.
Lynn Amiri
My name is Lynn and I lead the Activities Team here at Leonard Lodge.
Since working at Leonard Lodge I have dedicated myself to ensuring that each of our residents can continue to partake in the hobbies that they have enjoyed for years. It is important that all of the residents here have access to life enriching, fun and social activities.
The whole home supports my team and I to organise activities, events and entertainment tailored to every residents preferences, abilities and needs. Each year we have a fantastically full calendar, and we look forward to the future when we can invite the families of residents to join us in the home again.
I am married with two children and two rather annoying rescue cats. I lived in Italy for a number of years and love all Italian food, especially when somebody else cooks it for me! I love to read, especially crime novels. I am a regular theatre goer with a passion for musicals. I like to sing and dance (albeit badly!).
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 Leonard Lodge Care Home
Lake Meadows Visit
We took advantage of the lovely October weather and went for a final visit to Lake Meadows in Billericay.
We had a stroll round the lake, laughed at the moorhens playing tag, watched the geese and spent time watching the small children playing on the swings. Unfortunately the cafe was closed so we didn't get an ice cream but headed back home for a well deserved cup of tea.
Performing Pets Visit
Bonzo the Baby Barn Owl visited us today. Bonzo is 5 weeks old and he had the softest down, but is already starting to grow his feathers. Bonzo can't fly yet and is only just learning to perch. We loved stroking him and we were fascinated by his head swivelling and when he turned his head round to look behind him. We really enjoyed the visit from Bonzo.
MacMillan Coffee Morning
Residents enjoyed a morning of tea, cake and laughter. We had a lot of lovely cakes donated for our MacMillan Coffee Morning and enjoyed sampling the various offerings, including a salted caramel cake, lemon slices, a red velvet cake and a number of different chocolates as well as various muffins, cup cakes and traybakes. We were joined by residents friends and family. We are looking forward to seeing the final total raised for this very worthwhile cause when it is all collected and counted.
Summer Fete
Despite the rain we had a great time at our summer Fete. Stalls included face painting. Body shop, miniature figures, crystals, cakes, sweets and drinks and jewellery. The residents favourite stall was the old fashioned ice cream cart containing 8 different flavoured ice creams donated by local company Bennett's. We held a raffle in aid of local charity SNAP and managed to raise £180.
Performing Pets Visit
Residents were very pleased to receive a visit from miniature poodles Tilly and Timmy. Tilly and Timmy received lots of cuddles but also had fun chasing each other round the room and made the residents laugh. The residents always enjoy their monthly visits from Performing Pets and there is always lots of discussion and speculation before each visit as to what animals will be brought in.
World's Biggest Coffee Morning
Macmilan coffee morning. Sharing lots of lovely cakes with friends this morning, drinking cups of tea and raising money for charity. We can't think of a better way to spend a morning.
