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.
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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
A Visit from Star
Today, Star took a moment out of her busy schedule to pop in and see us. We were all thrilled to spend time with her. Star was brought along by Performing Pets during their monthly animal therapy visit which the residents always enjoy enormously.
Christmas Fete
We had a wonderful time on Saturday at our fete and would like to thank all our stall holders for coming along and everybody who supported the event and bought raffle tickets in aid of SNAP. The residents said it was great being able to do their Christmas shopping without going out in the cold and they were impressed by the variety of stalls. In addition to local charity SNAP we also raised funds for Havens Hospice and our own activities.
All Saints Church Provide a Lovely Service
Today residents enjoyed a lovely Church Service with All Saints Church. The residents particularly enjoyed singing the hymns as we were accompanied by Brian playing the keyboard kindly donated to us by Kirsty Sowden. Many thanks to Kirsty for helping to make our residents happy.
Watching England's first World Cup Match
Residents gathered in the lounge to see England start their World Cup campaign in a match against Iran. There was lots of cheering as the goals went in one after the other. When the final whistle blew with an outstanding victory for the England team we celebrated with a nice cup of tea.
Live Entertainment by Tracy Lee
We were thrilled to invite singer Tracy Lee back to our home for some live entertainment. Tracy sang a mixture of old favourites such as 'Daisy Daisy', and 'Rock Around the Clock', along with residents' requests and all our favourites from the 50s and 60s. Tracy handed out instruments for everyone to play and sing along. A great afternoon of music and dancing!
Pumpkin Competition
Residents spent a fun afternoon in reception judging the pumpkin carving competition. We had lots of entries across our two categories, Adults and Children. We were excited to see so many entries from residents' grandchildren and even happier when they came along to watch the judging. There were well deserved winners, and everybody got a prize.
