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
Royal Parks London
Across our services our residents have enjoyed a wonderful live virtual talk about starlings, one of the UK’s most gregarious birds, hosted by Rachel Dowse from The Royal Parks London.
Rachel examined our long history with this bird and the importance of common species to our lives. Our residents had the opportunity to find out more about the great murmuration and why we need to pay special attention to these beauties before it's too late.
The virtual experience was truly enjoyed by all.
Winter Wonderland!
We would just like to say a huge thank you to everyone who made our winter wonderland Christmas Fete a resounding success!
From our fabulous stall holders who brought along an array of sparkles, teddies, crafts, sweet treats, and luxurious cosmetics, to those who donated to our tombola & raffle & joined in the fun of the games, the very good boys Jack & Alf the therapy dogs and Mum Wendy who very kindly helped Santa in his grotto, and Accordionist Alan Chandler who played festive ditties to get everyone in the spirit!
Along with the fabulous LBG team who did as families do and came together to create a day filled with smiles from start to finish! A special mention must go to Santa who also goes by the name of John, senior carer; thank you for flying in to visit us!
Thank you to everyone who came along to join in the fun, we are incredibly grateful for each & every one of you!
Mare-y Christmas!
We were very excited to welcome our very special visitors from KL PONY Therapy recently!
Vicky came along with the very festive miniature horse Taz who was dressed up to the nines including glittery hooves! Taz loved trotting around the home greeting residents & the team for lots of love & snuggles!
It was incredible to see residents faces light up when they realised they had a special visitor!
Thank you so much to Vicky for bringing Taz along & bringing so much joy to the home!
Bar Humbug!
LBG were (un)lucky enough to be visited by some very 'special' guests!
The Grinch & Scrooge heard on the grapevine that there has been far too much laughter & festivities at LBG so came along to invite residents & the team down to 'Bar Humbug' where they sampled a range of naughty cocktails & mocktails. From 'The Ebineezer Booze' to the 'Merry Grinchmas' there was something for everyone!
Much to the displeasure of our grumpy guests everyone had a fantastic afternoon.
Elf Day!
In December we celebrated Elf Day with lots of elfy shenanigans to raise awareness & funds for Alzheimer's Society Pete Goldup - The Silent Disco DJ was back by popular demand with a yuletide silent disco!
As you can see we had no 'ELF-control when it came to letting the festive music take over & busting out some dance moves! Following all the fancy footwork we were treated to deliciously decadent elfy cupcakes homemade by mischievous little kitchen elf; Karen. A great ELF-fort was made by all!
Oh What Fun it is to Ride!
Residents had the most magical day taking a virtual reality sleigh ride right across the world!
With headsets on the sleigh set off into the sky; flying above London, New York, magical forests, and even into space! The fully immersive experience had the wind blowing through residents hair and the sleigh following the movements of the twists & turns! As one resident commented with awe "that was spectacular!"
The day was made even more magical as today is one of our lovely ladies birthdays and other of our ladies on the trip turned 90 this week! The day was filled with celebrations as we explored the fantastic Dorman Museum & then ventured to a local restaurant for a delicious lunch!
We would like to say a huge thank you to all at the Dorman Museum for the incredible experience & fantastic customer service! We can't wait to return!
Upcoming events
Open Day at Leeming Bar Grange
We are delighted to be hosting an Open Day at Leeming Bar. Come along and meet the team and enjoy a tour of our wonderful home.
November Whats on!
Come and join in for our November Events and Activities. Everyone welcome.
Newsletter - Autumn edition
We hope you enjoy reading our latest newsletter, settle back with a cup of tea and enjoy reading!
Christmas Respite
Come and join in the festivities at Leeming Bar Grange. Lots of festive fun and food. Everyone welcome
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!
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.
