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
Little People, Big Smiles
We had another wonderful visit from our little friends at Bedale Nursery this week.
Residents couldn't help but smile as the sound of children playing filled the home; with a resident commenting how listening to children play gave her so much joy and brought back memories of her own children playing.
Thank you to the children and team at the nursery for helping to bring joy to our residents once again.
Residents enjoy a virtual reading and writing event
We had a great time joining journalist and novelist, Mike Gayle, for an intriguing virtual interview, during which he shared top tips for creative writing with our residents and read passages from his latest book, All the Lonely People.
We were thrilled to find out about Mike’s background, to understand what led him to become a writer and his creative process.
It was a lovely talk, enjoyed by all, especially by our keen writers at the home.
Residents enjoy a Virtual Cruise Experience
We had a lovely time joining Paul Hawkins and Lisa Richards from Unilever for an exciting Virtual Cruise experience.
Our residents were welcomed with mocktails as Lisa and Paul took them on a magical journey to 3 mystery destinations, which were uncovered after a few clues.
Paul demonstrated how to create a few of the local traditional dishes, which our residents had the opportunity to try too.
The event evoked lots of great memories and it was truly enjoyed by all.
Mental Health Day at Leeming Bar Grange
Residents and staff at Leeming Bar Grange have recently marked World Mental Health Day.
To promote mental wellbeing in the home they engaged in a range of mindful activities including creating nature mandalas. Mandalas are often used in mindfulness due to their ability to bring about relaxation and promote focus on the present moment. Residents were encouraged to bring their attention to the various textures, scents, patterns and colours.
According to Mental Health UK, 1 in 4 of us will experience a mental Health problem. With this in mind residents and the team came together to explore positive coping strategies for supporting mental wellbeing. One incredibly important point that came up was to talk.
If you are currently struggling we implore you to speak to someone you trust, whether that be a friend, family member, or professional; you are not alone.
A child has a special way of adding joy to everyday
Residents have been enjoying more fun and games with their little friends from Bedale Day Nursery this week.
Residents and the children played ball games, created beautiful autumn pictures and sang together.
A big thank you to the team at the nursery for helping to bring even more joy into the home!
Tea for Two, and Two for Tea
Recently, we took a trip out to Chantry Hall in Bedale to Bedale Benefice of Churches', Tuesday Togetherness coffee morning.
It was a wonderful morning of relaxed conversation, delicious homemade cakes, and of course lovely warming pots of tea & coffee
Residents enjoyed the morning so much that this trip out will now be a regular part of our life enrichment programme!
A huge thank you to the volunteers and Bedale Benefice of Churches for creating a beautifully welcoming environment for our community to come together.
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.
