Activities at Sherwood Lodge Care Home
Our Activities Coordinator is constantly striving to mentally and physically stimulate those we support by organising group and individual activities for anyone and everyone to participate in. We have regular outings in the mini bus to nearby places of interest including local garden centres and parks as well as musicians and entertainers. We also hold bingo evenings which are helped out by our residents families. We also have a local pub nearby which the residents enjoy visiting from time to time for a spot of lunch or sitting in the gardens in the summer time. We try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests as best is possible. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Emma Powers
Hi, my name is Emma Powers; I am the Activities Coordinator here at Sherwood Lodge.
I have worked in the care sector for over two decades; prior to this I was a soldier in the UK Armed Forces where I gained exceptional powers of communication, organisation and teamwork. During my time as a carer I have gained my NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care and have been employed as a Senior Carer. I chose to switch professional roles to activities as I find supporting both residential and dementia residents very rewarding.
I have been employed within Barchester for over three years, I love working for this company and am really excited to continue to care for all of its residents and their families.
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 Sherwood Lodge Care Home
Veronica's finally famous!
Veronica enjoyed reading the Lancashire Evening Post following a write up about Sherwood lodge – she is currently taking orders for her autograph!
Golden Oldies
We were recently entertained by Golden Oldies, who put on several wonderful performances for residents, which included a dance, a singalong and a comedy routine.
Christmas Day
Residents enjoyed their time at Sherwood Lodge on Christmas Day. Our kitchen team prepared a delicious Christmas lunch for everyone to indulge in.
Christmas Donations
Zebra Technologies is based close to Sherwood Lodge and kindly asked staff members to suggest appropriate presents for residents. The presents were left under our Christmas tree on 21st December, and some of their employees joined us for a game of bingo.
We would like to thank our friends at Zebra Technologies for their kindness and generosity.
Trip to Barton Grange
Some of our staff took a few residents out to Barton Grange Garden Centre; here's Jean with Margaret, Sheila and George!
Christmas Cake Competition
We had a lot of fun participating in the Barchester Christmas Cake Competition, here's Maureen with Chef Martin and their wonderful cake!
