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.

Enriching life
Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Kimberley Calvert

Senior Activities Coordinator

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.

Life-encriching activities booklet

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

Merry Christmas from Leeming Bar

Merry Christmas from all at Leeming Bar Grange!  We must have been very well behaved this year as look who paid us a visit with gifts for one and all!

Merry with sherry!

Today our 'Coffee Club' became a good old sherry social! Residents enjoyed games of dominoes over a few cheeky sherries, along with homemade sponge cake and choccies!

'Raisin' the bar again!

This afternoon residents relaxed whilst tucking into traditional mince pies and chef Janet's special mince slices topped with buttery viennese biscuit! All washed down with a warming brew, including and a range of festive coffees; from Christmas Pudding to Yule Log, & Candy Cane!

Cinderella Panto

Today we joined The Musical Theatre Company 's biggest ball in town! Oh yes we did!   Residents laughed out loud and jovially sang along with the well known songs! In true panto style the treats trolley was a big hit during the intermission! Residents stocked up on indulgent treats such as chocolate creams, turkish delight, candy canes, rudolph biscuits & chocolate liqueurs. And of course we had to have a cheeky glass of tipple!

Christingle

Residents celebrated Christingle  today. Making their Christingles followed by a Carol service.Singing familiar carols and telling the Christmas story. Many memories were evoked. We also had some drummers leading us for "Drummer Boy". Thank you to our friends at Bedale Benefice of Churches , who very kindly donated our Christingle materials.  Mince pies and non alcoholic mulled wine followed .

Crafty little elves

Today our crafty little elves showcased their handmade Christmas gifts and decorations at  Bedale Benefice of Churches Christmas Fayre & Coffee Morning to raise monies for the residents fund.

Residents loved running their stall and purchasing wonderful little creations made by the local community. And of course we had to sample the homemade delights of mince pies and a lovely pot of tea kindly prepared by the volunteers at Chantry Hall

Upcoming events

July

Join us in July and take a peek with whats upcoming in our life enrichment and activities schedule.

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.