Activities at Braeburn Lodge Care Home
Our dedicated activities team are constantly dreaming up new and wonderful ways to support and stimulate the residents we look after. From trips to crafts, parties to skittles, musical performances and quizzes, we include something for everyone and pride ourselves on including everyone into the fun. We have a brilliant team of volunteers who help us to deliver more trips, support us at events and pop in for a cup of tea and chat. We have pet therapy at least once per week (sometimes twice!) and we take advantage of every school break by holding large scale events that we can invite families with children to. We have been developing ties with our neighbours since we first opened and thanks to this, we have successfully brought together our residents with local churches, choirs, Brownies groups, and schools. Whatever your interests are, here at Braeburn, there's something for everyone.
Yasmine Dawson
I have worked at Braeburn Lodge since 2015. I started working as a carer and the activities side of the role really appealed to me. We organise a variety of activities to suit everybody’s preferences and abilities. I enjoy working at Braeburn and making a difference to the residents’ lives.
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 Braeburn Lodge Care Home
Boundary Fish & Chips
This month’s Boundary fish and chip lunch was surprisingly masculine for a change, with just 3 out of 9 of us being women! It was a nice change to have the men out together enjoying a quiet lunch with great company and some lovely ice cream to finish!
Macmillan Coffee Morning
We joined the country in holding the world’s biggest coffee morning to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support! We had harpist, John Dalton, perform a wide variety of music, ranging from Lambeth Walk to more gentle, classical pieces. Our Chef, Sonic, did us proud with some gorgeous cakes that were gone before we could snap a picture. We also played host to some of the local community, and it was lovely to see people make new friends. All in all, it was a wonderful way to spend the morning and we raised £43.63 for the charity.
Karaoke
After the success of our last karaoke night, we decided to hold another evening for residents and staff to let their hair down together, sing a few songs and dance the night away. Our only disappointment was that the camerawoman was laughing too much to keep her hands from shaking and the party-goers were dancing too hard to keep the party pictures from blurring!
Cupcake Week
To celebrate National Cupcake Week, we held a couple of baking sessions to make some gorgeous treats for the residents and staff. We had wicked fun teasing each other about our baking skills (or lack thereof) and were quite grateful for those who offered their words of wisdom through a lot of giggles and wit. The cupcakes turned out quite nice considering the mistakes we made along the way, and they went down very nicely with a warm cup of tea. The staff seemed to enjoy them too as there were none left by the next day!
Grandparents' Day
To celebrate Grandparents' Day in style, we had a visit from Dave Waters, a musical legend who has had quite the career on stage! He performed many classic songs by legends such as Frank Sinatra and we had a dance and sing along with him. We have already asked Dave to come back for a Christmas special and can’t imagine a better day to celebrate the joys of being a grandparent.
PAT Dog Visit
We had another successful visit with our Pat dog, Jemima, recently, with friendships blooming between Suzi and Jem and the residents. We feel so lucky to have Suzi and Jem visit us - it’s the highlight of the week for some, who love to have a nice chat while fussing over such a beautiful dog.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down to Christmas and looking forward to a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us - all welcome.
Looking for a place to hold a meeting
For more information why not pop in and see what Braeburn Lodge can offer you.
Coffee Morning - 1st Tuesday of the month
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us at our monthly coffee morning, come along and make new friends - all welcome from 10.00 am on the first Tuesday of the month.
Don't dine alone - every Friday
Join us every Friday from 12.30 until14.30 as we welcome the seniors in our communiuty to take advantage of our hospitality and join us for a nutritious lunch at Braeburn Lodge.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel, come and take a break with us - we offer a warm welcome and a hot drink, there may be a cake to two available!
