Activities at Kingfisher Lodge Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
George Tantrum
Hi, I am George and I am the Activities Lead here at Kingfisher Lodge. I have worked in healthcare for over 6 years and I have a passion for enriching the lives of the people in our home. We offer a wide variety of life enrichment activities within our home, from minibus trips and group outings all the way to spending some one on one time with our residents. If you pop into the home, the chances is you’ll find me, so come say hello!
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 Kingfisher Lodge Care Home
National Christmas Jumper Day
On December the 12th we all came together for a special coffee morning in our reception area where we ate mince pies and drank hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows all the while wearing our festive and sparkling Christmas jumpers.
Music was playing and everyone was conversing and reminiscing of Christmases gone by.
Coming together like this is so important to prevent isolation and makes the whole home feel connected.
Many staff working wore a festive jumper bringing Christmas cheer all around the home and some members of our local community visited and decorated some biscuits with residents also.
Residents and staff wearing a jumper donated to Save the children UK the official charity for national Christmas jumper day 2024.
Christmas Toddler Group Party
Every month the mini fishers toddler group come together here at Kingfisher Lodge for some wonderful intergenerational fun.
Playtime, song time, story time and snack time are always on the agenda.
This month we threw our first Toddler Christmas Party. We decorated our very own toddler tree, sang a Makaton inclusive version of Jingle Bells and had some very special guests from the North Pole visit. Yes that’s right, Santa and his head elf came to deliver some presents to some very special little people.
Residents have commented that having the children visit makes the home come alive and it’s one of our favourite times of each month.
When Charlie the Donkey came to visit
A magical Christmas experience was had by all when Kelly’s Donkeys paid our home a visit and Channel 5 News joined them.
Residents and staff got to meet this friendly and beautiful animal up close. Charlie the donkey visited every resident in the building including residents in their beds, he even managed to use the lift to visit our memory lane community upstairs.
Channel 5 News interviewed some residents who recalled their own memories of donkeys in their lives.
The smiles and Laughter in the whole building made the atmosphere electric and the whole home was uplifted with festive cheer, after all who doesn’t love a donkey.
Large print New Testament Bibles
A few weeks ago we were contacted by Good News For Everyone (previously Gideon UK) and they offered us as many Large print New Testament Bibles as we needed free of charge for our residents.
They arrived this week and after making sure every resident who wanted one had one we had enough left over for one to go in each lounge so everyone can access them.
We understand that practising faith, whatever faith that may be is vital to someone’s spiritual well being so we are so grateful to have these beautiful gifts come into our home.
Fish and Chips Club
The success of our fish and chip club has been great. Its been lovely to see so many of the local community join our residents for lunch and a good natter.
We hold this the last Friday of each month. Our Residents love to see new people and usually have got something in common.
Come and dine with our wonderful residents for some good conversations and great hospitality here at Kingfisher Lodge.
There’s no charge, all we ask is that you give us a call to book your space so we make sure we cater for everyone’s needs.
Getting into the Chrsitmas Spirit
What a wonderful way to make all the residents and staff start to feel in the Christmas mood.
We had a lovely visit from our wonderful singer Shannon Kitchen, she got everyone moving to her beautiful voice and even stirred our Christmas party spirit with some Christmas songs …. No it’s not to early!!
Exercising to music as well as the singalongs makes a great afternoon.
Everyone was talking about Christmas afterwards , and we all cant wait to start decorating.
