Activities at Braeburn Lodge Care Home

We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at our Keep Moving with Ruth Exercise class recently. We mixed things up by adding in some different equipment, such as glittery batons and bean bags, and we became quite musical, shaking the batons in time to the music. Things heated up a bit with the bean bags, and we all got a bit competitive about who could throw it the highest and catch it with the other hand. It's safe to say that Margaret trounced all of us!

We took a journey into Market Deeping to our favourite restaurant, The Boundary, so that we could join in the fun and excitement of the Raft Race. We watched and laughed as the brave contestants travelled up the river Welland in their make-shift rafts, decorated with themes from the movies. After enjoying a lovely fish and chip lunch, we moved up to the riverside to get the best views and, as a consequence, got quite soaked through when the water fights began! There was live music throughout the afternoon to add to the fun and, after a lovely ice cream dessert, we travelled safely home, admiring the number of people who had come out on this gloriously sunny day to support their community as well. 

Our camera happened to catch this lovely moment between Llyan, our hairdresser and manicurist, and 3 residents. You could hear the laughter a mile away!

We had the best weather we could hope for on our day out at Burghley House and Gardens. We took some food with us and enjoyed having a picnic in the sun whilst watching the kids play on the grass. We then took a trip into the Garden of Surprises to appreciate all of the lovely water features and ponds. It was nice to see the children playing in the fountains and we came home with massive smiles on our faces. 

On a miserable wet summer's day, we had a spur-of-the-moment idea to bake some cupcakes as a delicious afternoon snack. As a bonus, this meant that the entire upstairs floor smelt of cupcakes - lucky us! With a bit of hard work and a lot of teamwork, we eventually got to taste them - served with a hot cup of tea and a sense of achievement. They were definitely something to be proud of; all of that mixing had produced the lightest and airiest cupcakes we’ve ever had. They were so good that there wasn't any left by the end of the day.

For the second weekend running, we journeyed over to Spalding for a musical afternoon in Ayscoughfee Hall Gardens. This time we were entertained by the Ukulele Orchestra of Spalding and were reduced to fits of laughter at their jokes. Of course, there was also lots of singing and dancing (including some hula dancing!) along to the music. A cup of tea and biscuits made the afternoon complete and we can’t wait for the next one!