Activities at Woodside House Care Home

Activities at Woodside House

Our activities team deliver a wide variety of mentally and physically stimulating activities and events for those we support, including coffee afternoons, which we hold every month for the local community, regular outings in our minibus, and visits from entertainers and musicians. Monthly resident meetings help us to ensure that those living here are getting the most out of our activities programme, and that our social events reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible. From growing our own vegetables to making giant paper-mâché animals, there is always something fun going on at Woodside House.

Enriching life
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Sam Lake

Activities Coordinator

My name is Sam and I lead our Activities Team at Woodside House.

I have been at Woodside House since 2004 and I love it here. I am responsible for ensuring that the residents are able to participate in sociable, fun and rewarding activities. My team and I are very passionate about our work and love putting smiles on the residents' faces.

We involve the residents in the planning of our activity calendars and encourage residents to continue with the hobbies that they have enjoyed throughout their lives. We will support every resident to try new things and we love learning from our residents every day.

Life-encriching activities booklet

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 Woodside House Care Home

Afternoon Tea & Tunes , Afternoon Tea & Tunes

Afternoon Tea & Tunes

We had a lovely day having some afternoon tea whilst listening to our favourite songs.

Green Fingers All Around , Green Fingers All Around

Green Fingers All Around

We had a lovely trip to our local garden centre, where residents got the chance to choose flowers for us to take back and plant.

Furry Friends

Furry Friends

Residents were delighted when some furry friends stopped by to visit. They loved making a fuss of them!

Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams

Residents and staff worked together to create our sweet shop. Thank you to everyone who helped out!

Pancake Day

Pancake Day

Residents had lots of fun preparing some delicious pancakes in celebrations of Shrove Tuesday.

Puzzle Afternoon

Puzzle Afternoon

Completing puzzles is always a popular activity with residents here at Woodside House.