Activities at Bedewell Grange Care Home

We had a lovely turn out for our Easter bonnet making class as our residents were joined by grandchildren to create some beautiful bonnets. 

Sharing ideas to follow an old tradition, there was lots of fun had by everyone and some lovely creations.
There’s nothing nicer than seeing them come together full of smiles.     

We enjoyed a bit of friendly rivalry as we watched the derby game between Newcastle and Sunderland. We had mixed homes of both supporters and the atmosphere was electric as we tucked into beef, chicken and pork stotties with roast potatoes washed down with a tipple or two.

Everyone enjoyed the event as Sunderland took the lead and won 2/1.   

Two of our local school children, Lillie Mae and Johnny, delivered 100 roses to our residents this Valentine’s Day, bringing lots of warmth and happiness to our residents.

Both children are regular visitors to Bedwell Grange, with Lillie Mae also being our Christmas elf and Johnny attending our community events. The children are very fond of our residents, so were thrilled their teacher allowed them a special visit alongside their parents to give out the roses which they had wrapped and decorated with love hearts.           

We love a cheese board here at Bedewell and is mentioned regularly at our resident meetings. So we jumped at the chance to celebrate world cheese day.

We also threw a surprise Baby shower for our house keeper Donna who will be going on leave very soon to give birth to a baby boy. Our residents enjoyed raising a glass of bubbly to wish Donna well and we are looking forward to meeting the baby for cuddles.   

We went along for Christmas drinks at the sundial where our residents were thrilled to meet Santa around the Christmas tree. We were taken to the fantastic light display on the red carpet where our residents were in fine tune singing Christmas carols.

We had a lovely afternoon and were very impressed with the decorations.   

We welcomed North East producers in for the Easter production when I’m cleaning windows. Our residents got involved in the show as Wendy was in the middle of the performers for a dance.

There was allot of singing as we sang along to George Formby. They said we were their biggest participating audience they have had and our residents enjoyed every minute of the show.

We also were thrilled our local M.P Kate Osborne joined us for the show.          

We were joined by little movers and the nursery children for a day of fun with Irish music and games.

Our residents love this monthly event and loved this months theme as we played with St Patricks day coloured balloons and bubbles.
Our residents finished the day with an Irish stew and tipples of baileys. Everyone got into the spirit of the Irish and enjoyed the theme.    

We enjoyed making Chinese lanterns and our resident Alex shared stories of celebrations that are held in Hong Kong over the two week event.

Alex also showed us how to write happy new year onto the lanterns which we displayed in our dining rooms along with other handmade decorations.

This year is year of the fire horse. In the Chinese zodiac, the horse is known for its vitality and confidence.      

We were thrilled to get our magic table up and running this month. Our residents tried out different apps including sensory, knowledge games as well as a bit of competitive games.

This has brought so much enjoyment to Bedwell and can used in group sessions as well as on a one to one interaction.    

We were thrilled with this year's travelling panto northeast producers with the panto, a Christmas carol. Our residents loved the interaction with scrooge as they got involved in the production.

We sang Christmas carols at the end of the and got into the Christmas spirit with a glass of bubbly.     

The Easter bunny came to Bedewell for an egg hunt. Our residents prepared all the gifts and sweets which we hid around the garden for the children to find. The children were joined by families and residents for a fun morning.

Our residents also enjoyed a visit from the easter bunny who gave out chocolate rabbits and lots of cuddles as our residents tucked into hot cross buns.       

Our ladies enjoyed a trip to the lighthouse in the mini bus with residents from our sister home Harton Grange. We were thrilled with the sunshine as we packed a picnic and set off for an afternoon sightseeing.

Joyce had put  a wish in our wish box to go for ice cream along the coast so we brought along her friend Sheila and we had a lovely afternoon enjoying the spring sunshine and watching the seagulls flying over the lighthouse.     

We welcomed back the little movers and Stanley nursery for some intergenerational dance and fun. We danced along to the music with the children with scarfs and pom poms.

Our residents look forward to this monthly session, which brings so much enjoyment and excitement, as the residents look forward to the visit. There were smiles on everyone’s faces, which was so lovely to see.

Some of our residents went into the dance circle for the dance off at the end.  

We have had a busy month for birthdays with nine residents celebrating their special day with afternoon teas and trips out with families.

Our residents love Elvis, so we had a joint party with Mike Memphis as Elvis, who came in to entertain our residents. 

Elvis is a regular and popular visitor and always leaves a lasting impression even after Elvis has left the building!  

Our Christmas fayre was a huge success raising funds for our residents. Santa’s grotto was full of excited children sharing their Christmas lists. 

We had a tombola, craft stall and refreshments, and it was a fantastic turn out from our families, staff and the wider community. We are very grateful for everyone’s support.