Activities at Leeming Bar Grange Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life. 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.
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
A Trip Down Memory Lane
This September the lovely Margaret and her son had their wish granted to visit the beautiful market town of Helmsley. Margaret and her son have very fond memories of living and working in Helmsley and wished to take a trip down memory lane together.
Together we enjoyed some of the wonderful experiences Helmsley has to offer; from delicatessens, fish & chips, boutiques, traditional dairy ice cream, stone architecture, old fashioned sweeties, market stalls, and friendly pooches!
We were incredibly lucky to receive a guided tour of Margaret's previous workplace; Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa courtesy of hotel manager Ingo. A huge thank you to Ingo and his wonderful team who all took time to spend time with Margaret to fondly reminisce .
A big thank you to Margaret and her son for sharing fond memories with us and showing us around such a lovely little town.
Costa Del Leeming
August’s Reminiscence Café took a trip to Costa Del Leeming!
Residents enthusiastically sang along as accordionist Alan played uplifting ditties. Some of which we couldn't help but personalise with our own words; such as “there’ll be seagulls over the green fields of Leeming”. Bestest boy Jack the Dog from Therapy Dogs Nationwide couldn't wait to have a splish splash in the pool.. entertaining residents as he survived a shark attack!
Mini Bus Adventures!
Residents recently enjoyed an outing to Mainsgill Farmshop where not only did we get to sample a delicious array of artisan treats we also got up close and personal with the likes of camels, llamas, donkeys & pigs!
The adventure didn’t stop there as we re-boarded the mini bus to be very kindly chauffeured to Eggleston Abbey! As we looked out over the 12th century abbey ruins we enjoyed a picnic specially made by kitchen assistant Simon, with endless brews and some beautiful elderflower wine purchased at the farm shop
Our wonderful driver Ken then took us for a tour of Barnard Castle giving an interesting insight into this lovely historic town. Bringing back memories for one resident in particular who used to live at 'Good Ol' Barny' as fondly refers to the town
Another fantastic adventure!
World Cup Final
Residents and the team proudly waved their flags and enjoyed shandies as they cheered on the lionesses!
We are incredibly proud of the team for reaching the Women's World Cup Final. Whilst it might not have been the outcome we were hoping for; this is still an incredible achievement!
Happy Fri-Yay!
What better way to celebrate Friday, or any day of the week for that matter, than with a few cheeky cocktails!
Residents enjoyed personalised cocktails created to represent their sweet personalities, interests, and adventurous natures! Garnished with fruits, cream, and residents favourite confectionery; the boozy creations went down an absolute treat!
Cheers to Friday!
Petals & Posies Afternoon Tea
On 11th August we celebrated Afternoon Tea Week with a floral themed Afternoon Tea in the glorious sunshine! Residents enjoyed traditional afternoon tea fare including delicious sandwiches, cakes, and scones decorated with edible flowers; all washed down with chilled rosebud lemonade! Whilst crooner Laurie Bennett serenaded us with hits from the decades
Adventurous resident Lynda commented "you only live once" as she took a nibble of a rosebud, with pleasant surprise Lynda thought this was actually quite nice resembling Turkish delight. Resident June however has decided that she will "give that one a miss next time" 😂
A big thank you to chef Karen & Kitchen Assistant Lorna for creating the yummy treats
Upcoming events
Happy Feet!!
Come and join our residents for a wonderful stroll around Leeming Bar. Followed by a drink and a slice of cake. Everyone welcome. First Friday each month.
Later Life Drop in
We are really please to be offering a monthly drop in service at Leeming Bar Grange Care home. Everyone welcome to drop in for a chat and refreshments.
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.
