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
Colin’s wish come true
Colin had always wanted to go out to a local pub with one of his friends from the home. He always enjoys having a good conversation with Norman during mealtimes, and thoroughly loves spending time with him during other social events. So, we chose “The Goat” as an ideal destination for their little outing together.
The Goat is a traditional public house and restaurant, first established in 1647 and located in the rural Lincolnshire hamlet of Frognall. It is very close to Market Deeping and used to also be a local for Colin before he moved into the home. During the outing, our gentlemen spoke about the kind of food they like to eat, and about how big the portions of the meals were served to them on the day.
Overall, the visit was a great success. Colin really enjoyed his wonderful trip out with his best friend and cannot wait to go out on another adventure soon!
Come sing!
Residents across our homes and hospitals had a fantastic time with vocal coach Dan Cooper from Biiah as he led an amazing sing-a-long session for residents to enjoy.
Residents who joined the event were able to learn different techniques as they sang the famous ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ by Jimmy Cliff and ‘Here Comes the Sun’ by The Beatles.
Across our homes there were smiles and laugher all around. The session was such a success and was great for the mind, body and soul.
Harrogate Chocolate Factory
We had a brilliant time across our services with Harrogate Skills 4 Living as they took us on a wonderful virtual visit to their Harrogate Chocolate Factory.
Residents were thrilled to discover details about the chocolate-making process and the fascinating journey from bean to bar, all while enjoying some delicious sweet treats.
The Factory aims to employ people with learning disabilities and autism, involving them in all parts of the process, from sorting and roasting the beans to packaging and sales. The experience was truly enjoyed by all who joined this event.
Beat The Clock
We continue to celebrate a varied life enrichment programme and across our services we linked up with other Barchester care homes and hospitals up and down the country for some interactive Beat the Clock games.
Our residents truly enjoyed solving word puzzles, conundrums and mathematical problems as part of Barchester’s very own game show series.
Everyone who joined had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.
Vine House Farm Café.
Getting out and about is a necessity for all of us, both in terms of mental and physical health. That is why, we at Braeburn Lodge, are always happy to provide our residents with the option of taking part in local outings. Sometimes it may be just a bus ride around the local countryside, sometimes it could be a trip to the local fishy for a lovely lunch and sometimes it could be a quick trip to the village pub for a pint or two. No two trips will ever be the same, although we will always try to accommodate the needs of all of our residents.
On this particular occasion, we treated some of our residents to the local farm house café for a coffee and sneaky slice of delicious cake! Our residents are very fond of the Vine House Farm Café as it is only a short ride away, always has a wonderful spread of organic cakes and refreshments, and also excellent hospitality. Our residents thoroughly enjoyed this trip and cannot wait to pop down to the Café again in the future.
Mother's Day treats
Today, we treated all of our special Ladies in the home to a delightful morning full of pampering, live music and also a selection of edible treats. It was so lovely to see so many happy and content faces within our home, making this event even more meaningful. Together with our wonderful guests, our residents were serenaded by the talented Nick Glover, who sang a selection of songs from Tom Jones, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Cliff Richard.
Spending quality time together with loves ones is the best Mother’s Day gift you can give a Mother. Although as this is not always possible, everyone in our care home, including the kitchen staff, came together, to make sure all of our beautiful Ladies were treated to the “BEST” on this special day!
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!
