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
Pancake Day
Residents were thrilled to start their day with a traditional pancake breakfast on shrove Tuesday. Residents tried a variety of fillings whilst reminiscing about their Shrove Tuesday celebrations from when they were younger.
Residents enjoy 'Year of the Ox' at Leeming
Staff and residents at Leeming Bar Grange in Leeming Bar welcomed in the ‘Year of the Ox’ with a day of celebrations and activities.
Inspired by Chinese culture and traditions, lucky red envelopes were exchanged and the home was decorated with hanging red lanterns. Residents learnt all about the traditions and superstitions of Chinese New Year and even received cards from Chinese members of the community, who shared how their families celebrate. Chef Janet cooked up an oriental feast for the celebration; residents enjoyed the delicious food washed down with pots of Chinese tea.
Valentine's Day
Leeming Bar Grange care home, in Leeming Bar Grange was filled with flowers, cards and sweets in celebration of St Valentine’s Day.
Staff and residents celebrated the day of love by creating heart-shaped decorations to decorate the home and gifting each other with keepsakes. Followed by a relaxed afternoon of cheese, wine and of course lots of chocolate!
General Manager, Michelle Keep said: “It’s been a very different Valentine’s Day but we’ve all had a lovely day nonetheless. Lots of our residents were able to see their loved ones either using our visiting suite or on a video call. We’ve had a whole range of treats and Valentine’s themed fun and we have enjoyed every moment of it!”
Taste buds tingle for National Pizza Day
Leeming Bar Grange in Leeming Bar decided to celebrate National Pizza Day on 9th February!
Residents and staff all got involved with the spirit of day by making their own homemade pizzas and holding a pizza party for their evening meal!
General Manager, Michelle Keep at Leeming Bar Grange care home, said: “This has been a huge amount of fun and got everyone’s taste buds tingling! The day also provided a meaningful opportunity for residents to reminisce about baking for their families when they were younger”.
Home honours World Cancer Day
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Leeming Bar Grange care home in Leeming Bar have been marking World Cancer Day by fundraising to support this worthy cause.
World Cancer Day took place on 4th February. The idea behind the day is to have one single initiative when the entire world can come together to fight cancer. Thanks to research, two in four people will now survive their cancer for 10 years or more. World Cancer Day unites people, communities and entire countries to raise awareness and take action against cancer.
The staff and residents marked the day by discussing how cancer has affected their lives and the lives of their loved ones. Residents spoke about how they could show their support to those affected by cancer and decided to use their creative skills to make cards and gifts in order to raise money for Cancer Research UK
Do we have a story for you!
Leeming Bar Grange care home in Leeming Bar has been finding out the favourite stories of residents and staff, and sharing them during National Storytelling Week.
Many of the residents at Leeming Bar Grange care home have a knack of telling a great story or two, and National Storytelling Week is a perfect opportunity to experience the joy of storytelling.
Storytelling is one of the oldest art forms in the world so, to help keep the custom alive, residents have been reading their own favourite short stories to other residents and hosting a virtual storytime each day on the homes Facebook page. Residents have also been reciting some of their own creative written works to other residents and the team.
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.
