Activities at Leeming Bar Grange Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Kimberley Calvert
Hi my name is Kimberley, Senior Activities Coordinator, and here at Leeming Bar our life enrichment programme is varied, providing choice for our residents and incorporating their interests and hobbies. We all know that keeping active is important. We have created a wonderful culture within Leeming Bar, and we work together to give residents the best possible experience.
We are here to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active. We ensure the team knows each residents' preferences, so that we can deliver a person-centred program of events and activities. Essential to our homely feel is the strong relationships of trust we build with residents, and their families and friends.
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 Leeming Bar Grange Care Home
Christmas Jumper Day
Residents and staff at Leeming Bar are helping to make the world a better place by wearing a festival jumper on Thursday 15th December in aid of Save the Children’s annual fundraising event, Christmas Jumper Day.
All residents and staff have been encouraged to buy, borrow or decorate their own special Christmas jumpers and donate to Save the Children. Some of the residents have been very creative and decorated their own glitzy knitwear with tinsel, stars, baubles and snowflakes
Home celebrate National Elf Day
Staff at Leeming Bar Grange Care Home in Leeming Bar swapped their uniforms for costumes on National Elf Day in an effort to raise funds to help people living with dementia.
Launched by the Alzheimer’s Society and delivered direct from the North Pole, Elf Day was created to sprinkle some festive cheer on fundraising towards finding a cure for dementia. From stripy socks to head-to-toe elf outfits, anything goes – there’s snow better way to raise money to help beat dementia.
Visit to Ripon Cathedral's Advent Carol Service
One of our wonderful residents, Barbara, spoke about how lovely it would be to attend a carol concert in the lead up to Christmas.
So of course our life enrichment team ensured this wish would be possible with an outing to the Cathedral's Advent Carol Service & Procession.
A Christmas Carol
Across our homes we’ve had the most wonderful time celebrating the festive season with a special screening of 2020’s OLD VIC: IN CAMERA – A Christmas Carol.
This beautifully staged production brought the magic of Dickens’ classic tale right into our homes.
A huge thank you to The Old Vic theatre for sharing this incredible performance with us. It was a truly wonderful experience.
Christmas Fete brings local community together
Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Leeming Bar Grange to enjoy a wonderful Christmas Fete. There were all kinds of stalls on offer manned by volunteers, friends and family and lots of local stall holders came along to sell their wares too. There were delicious cakes and jams, lovely craft items, fabulous knitwear, the list goes on! The team at Leeming Bar Grange would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who either manned a stall, donated a raffle prize or who came along to support the home
Armistice Day with RAF
On Armistice Day we were very kindly visited by the incredible folk from RAF Leeming an afternoon of tea, cake, and Remembrance.
Residents were thrilled to be able to share memories of their own days serving in the military, and of brave loved ones, whilst also sharing gratitude with the younger generation of current serving personnel.
Upcoming events
Christmas Respite
Come and join in the festivities at Leeming Bar Grange. Lots of festive fun and food. Everyone welcome
Christmas Tree Competition
Why don't you join in the Christmas tree competition fun. All you need to do is take a photo of your tree and email it over to us.
Reminiscence Cafe
Come and join us for a cuppa and a chat. A great way to meet members of the local community. Everyone welcome.
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us - all welcome.
Merry Christmas!
Scam Prevention Talk - 22nd January
How to keep you and your loved ones safe with local PCOS, Heather Lees from 11.00 am.
Later Life Planner Seminar - 27th Jan from 6.00 pm
Organising and planning for Later Life is important & we extend an invitation for you to join Quilter Cheviot Financial Planners for an information evening.
Community Cafe
Join us for our monthly community cafe where we will also have some musical entertainment
Emergency Services - Take a break with us!
Calling all emergency services personnel - drop in and take a break on us. We will have hot drinks and sweet treats on offer.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
For more information why not pop in and see what Leeming Bar Grange can offer you.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We recognise the impact a Volunteer can make on the lives of our residents, do you have any spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.
