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
Aqua Paints
Today we broke out the paintbrushes in our Memory Lane community and did some aqua painting together. The sense of accomplishment when the picture is finally revealed really cannot be beaten - and what wonderful pictures they are!
PAT Visit
We were introduced to the newest member of our team: Jamima, a local PAT dog. Her owner, Suzi, introduced us and they both made some new friends while they were here. We look forward to making this a regular occurrence so we can get our weekly fix of cuddles.
Holy Communion and Hymn Singing
Our recent church service with Rev. Linda was very well-attended and we enjoyed seeing some new faces and hearing their voices join ours during the hymns. We ended the afternoon with a nice cup of tea and talked about the upcoming Harvest Festival, which we are very excited about.
Activation Training
We tried a new form of exercise called 'activation training'. We moved, stretched and danced our way through some of our favourite pub songs and found the session tiring, but very rewarding. We ended the session with a dance routine, which was ever so much fun, and finished with some gentle relaxation and cool down stretches. We had a lot of giggles and enjoyed singing along whilst we got our blood pumping, and were in good need of a nice cuppa by the end of it. We look forward to seeing more of Jo and her training in the months ahead.
Coffee at Inside Out
With an afternoon to spare and a thirst for a cuppa, we decided to pop into the local Inside Out café for some tea and cakes. It was lovely to get to know some new faces, and the lemon cake was heavenly! We have missed coming here and, as the bad weather starts to set in, we will undoubtedly be seeing more and more of the lovely ladies here.
Piano Recital at Peterborough Cathedral
We went to Peterborough Cathedral to hear a beautiful recital of music and song. Set within the tower in the Cathedral, it was the final performance of the Summer of Music event. The classical pieces were performed on a piano, which was accompanied by a male classical singer. After it had finished, we enjoyed a picnic and talked about the event over a much-needed cup of tea.
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!
