Activities at Lancaster Grange 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.
Charlotte Thompson
We would like to introduce to you our Senior Activities Coordinator, Charlotte Thompson. Charlotte has worked at Barchester since 2015 and prides herself on delivering a person centred approach, valuing equality, diversity & offering tailored activities. Charlotte joined the team at Tennyson Wharf in October 2022 before moving back to us here at Lancaster Grange in January 2023.
Charlotte is pleased to be welcoming families and volunteers back into the home. Charlotte is a senior activities coordinator and enjoys supporting other homes in our region as part of her job role.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
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 Lancaster Grange Care Home
National Ice-cream day here at Lancaster Grange
What a fab day here at Lancaster Grange, our residents had a great time celebrating their Ice Cream Day.
In the morning we enjoyed an amusing quiz, learning interesting facts and information, everything about ice cream.
We welcomed family’s to join us in this fun and happy morning. After lunch, at 2pm, we welcomed an ice cream van into our garden here at Lancaster Grange, hearing the recognisable ice cream van song which we earlier learnt all about.
The rain didn’t stop us picking up a 99 Ice Cream.
Our staff and family’s assisted our residents in joining in the joyous occasion. Our residents and staff felt overwhelmed and thankful by a generous family donation, which bought us all delightful ice cream. Thank you for a fun and memorable day.
Residents of Lancaster Grange enjoying The Newark Crusader River Cruise
Nine of our residents here at Lancaster Grange today, enjoyed a riverboat cruise on the Newark Crusader.
The Newark Crusader is a charity that is run entirely by volunteers and provides pre-booked River Cruises on the Trent, sailing from Newark Marina. The volunteers were family members of a resident at Lancaster Grange, which was a real treat for our residents.
Dick and Lynda, thank you for making our river cruise today extra special. The Newark Crusader is a 60ft purpose designed boat that has been taking trips of people from the East Midlands area on Trent river cruises near historic Newark since the 1990’s.The boat is wheelchair friendly, allowing our residents to be wheeled onto the boat safely. It also allows residents to freely walk on with any walking aids, this is great for everyone to enjoy the scenic cruise and experience. We will be organising another boat trip in the coming weeks for any other residents to join if they choose to. Another fun day here at Lancaster Grange.
Residents of Lancaster Grange enjoying their monthly Luncheon Club
Activities Coordinators Charlotte and Cherilyn took the ‘Luncheon Club’ residents for their monthly dining experience outing, visiting the Topiary Tea Room at Hollybeck Garden Centre in Southwell.
Judy and the other residents enjoyed the wet scenic route through the Nottinghamshire villages, passing the stunning Southwell Minister. Judy also mentioned that her sister lived close by..
We were warmly welcomed by the tearoom staff on such a rainy day and thoroughly look forward to visiting them in the near future.
Our residents get great pleasure from their luncheon club each month, meeting and experiences new places in the community.
Movement to Music six week course provide by The Salvation Army
We would like to say a huge thank you to Sarah Boswell from Newark Salvation Army Mead Way Balderton.
Sarah is our local Community Mission Facilitator, and delivered our final week yesterday of ‘Momentum to Music’
Momentum builds when you have a vision, It is sometimes easier to look back than to look forward.
But life is about thanking God for what is past and the memories it holds and looking forward to what's next.
Momentum takes you places. It allows us to develop.
Momentum happens when we purposefully set our vision and focus on good things and set our own goals, however small and humble we perceive them to be. Giving up is not an option.
We maintain momentum even if times are difficult and we maintain the things that keep us growing. This is still moving forward, day by day. Maintaining that momentum gives momentum to others.
Our residents felt this reading really helped give them focus on this gentle armchair exercise course.
What a fabulous and joyful 6 weeks of spiritual music with meaningful readings and prayers.
Thank you from us all here at Lancaster Grange. We look forward to our next sessions in September.
Community Engagement visits to our home
Our residents of Lancaster Grange have thoroughly enjoyed welcoming members of our local community into their home over the last few days. Flying Officer David Butler, from RAF Syerston, joined us and delivered a fantastic presentation on Lancaster Bombers.
We also welcomed Sarah, from Newark Salvation Army Mead Way Balderton
Sarah delivered a wonderful afternoon called, ‘Singing for the Heart’ A Dementia friendly singing group for us all to enjoy.
Sarah, was joined by Julie, Wendy and Lyn all from the Salvation Army.
Our residents had much fun enjoying both these activities, and look forward to their visits in July.
Dementia friendly Monthly Coffee Mornings
This morning our residents of Lancaster Grange hosted their dementia-friendly café/coffee morning on their Memory Lane community.
Our coffee morning provides our family, friends and local community an opportunity to talk and share best practice and experiences.
It also serves to raise awareness of the condition, something we feel at Lancaster Grange is extremely important.
We had such fun with games, jigsaws, sensory items and a good old fashioned sing song.
We would also like to say a huge thank you, to Alison for providing valuable pet therapy to our residents with her adorable cat Bandit earlier this week. A big thank you to friends, families and staff members for joining us this morning in playing games and singing along.
We thoroughly enjoyed tea and cake provided.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
