Activities at Werrington Lodge Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
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 Werrington Lodge Care Home
A trip to the seaside!
On Tuesday we took a trip out to Hunstanton for the day. The weather was gorgeous with a sea breeze, but no one wanted a paddle. Snacks were had at the prom before a hot cuppa in the Sea Life Centre.
The residents were reminiscing about when they last came and with whom, which was fascinating to hear and how they thought it had changed.
We then had another stroll further along the prom for some food before our trip home. Thank you to the staff who gave up their days off to make this possible for our residents. It was very much appreciated.
National Firefighters' Day
On Monday 19th May. What a way to start a Monday morning!! To celebrate National Firefighters' Day, which was 6th May, we invited Red Watch from Dogsthorpe Fire Station, Peterborough, to join us for breakfast, to show our appreciation for all they do to keep the public safe.
In turn, they posed for photos with our lovely residents, who thought it was brilliant. We would like to thank the crew for their time and the time they spent with our residents. We look forward to working together in the future. We have some more dates booked in to hold some community dates with them, so watch this space.
A trip to the pub!
On Friday 16th May, we popped out to the local pub, the Harrier in Gunthorpe, for lunch and a pint. Residents definitely enjoy this trip out to the pub where they eat and drink well, which is lovely to see. Maybe a different atmosphere and a sense of normality descends on them as they become part of the community again.
The residents love it when other customers talk to them. We are always made to feel so welcome by the staff and other customers, so thank you community for making an hour or so for our lovely residents memorable.
Easter Celebrations at Werrington Lodge!
Good Friday gave residents and staff a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny, who went round the home with the treats trolley, giving out some delicious Easter treats. The bunny even surprised some of our younger visitors, with lots of smiles and laughter as everyone enjoyed a hug from the bunny. It was a very hot day, leaving the bunny at the end very weary, so he had a deserved rest in the garden.
It was lovely to see all the smiley faces, not just from our lovely residents, but also to our deserving hard-working staff who look after our residents.
We all had a lovely afternoon with the Easter Bunny and enjoyed our treats!
Easter Sunday Motorbikes!
On Easter Sunday morning, we were happy to welcome once again the Whittlesea Motorcycle Club to the home. Approximately 17 motorcycles of all makes turned out for this very sunny morning. The residents and families were very interested in looking at the bikes and chatting to their owners. It brought back some emotional memories for some of the residents.
We would like to thank the bike club for giving up their time; we will no doubt see you again, to those that came, and to those who bought raffle tickets and donated money to the table-top. We raised a total of £111.00 so thank you very much.
St. George's Day!
We at Werrington on 23rd April were delighted to accept an invitation for staff and residents to join staff and residents at Longueville Court also joined by staff and residents from Hampton Grove, in order to celebrate St George’s Day.
We quite often meet up; being at Barchester homes so close to each other and residents enjoy being out and about meeting new people that they may meet up with again. It gives them a bit of a network, so when we go visit the different homes, the residents know people, which makes them feel like they belong.
We all had a brilliant time, lots of nice food and light refreshments, the music got us all dancing and singing. We most definitely celebrated St George’s Day in a very lovely way and look forward to many more meet-ups.
