Activities at Braeburn Lodge Care Home

The weather came through for us on this glorious Sunday afternoon, allowing us to hold our Summer Fete, bringing together all the residents and their families in one fun-packed event. We had singing and dancing, courtesy of Trudi Mason; Becs Fun Faces did face painting for the children and some members of staff even joined in on the fun! We had a BBQ, tombola, Jacqueline’s homemade crafts and Momma’s Magical Melts selling their goods. We polished off the afternoon with a wonderful magic show and balloon shaping from Keith’s Party Magic. Residents were overjoyed watching the little ones play with building bricks, balloons and skittles, and then watching their faces and hearing their laughs at Keith’s funny voices. Kind donations from family and friends totalled £105.71, which will go towards the resident's fund. 

Thank you to everyone who attended and who helped make it such a special and relaxed day - we can’t wait for next year’s!

What better way to celebrate England’s fantastic wins at Wimbledon than with a classic English tea party? We had jam and cream scones in true English fashion and tested our knowledge with a tennis-themed quiz. We also played our hand at a bit of balloon tennis across the room, working up quite the appetite!

Residents were impressed by a local man named Joe, who offered up an hour of his Friday to come and play for us. It was a very daunting experience for him as we were the first people outside of his family to hear him play! We were a lovely audience for his first public performance, joining him in singing our favourite songs and tapping our feet to the beats. We were even lucky enough to be the first to hear an original song written by Joe himself! We thanked Joe for sharing his gift with us and we hope other local artists feel that they can come and practice their craft here too!

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Once again, we made use of the glorious sun by journeying to Ayscoughfee Hall for a walk around the lovely gardens and pond and a cup of coffee in the sun. We thoroughly enjoyed watching the children chase each other around the maze and we admired the flowers and the aviary. We could of happily spent the day sat there –  it was so peaceful and full of the laughter of children. We enjoyed the sun and entertainment so much that we didn’t even go inside the house itself! We’ll leave that treat for another day - we can’t wait to return! 

We’ve been making the most of the sun while we can, so we went to Burghley Manor house, in Stamford, for a walk around the gorgeous gardens and pond, a coffee and delicious shortbread in the sun. We rounded the morning off with a drive through the park so that we could spot the wildlife.