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
International Firefighters Day
To mark International Firefighters Day residents enjoyed an outing to Northallerton Fire Station to thank the incredible people who work tirelessly to keep our community safe.
We were welcomed with open arms by firefighter Adrian Johnson who accepted Barchester goodie bags filled with gifts, treats, and homemade cards, on behalf of the crew.
This day of recognition is also particularly important to resident Alma whose late husband was a firefighter. Alma spoke of the incredible commitment of her husband and his colleagues and was thrilled to be able to show her appreciation; choosing lots of sweet treats to gift to the amazing folk at Northallerton Fire Station!
A huge thank you to North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service and beyond for the remarkable bravery and commitment provided to the community each and every day! And to Adrian for being so welcoming and taking time to speak with us.
Bless Em All!
This May we marked the 79th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day with a great British knees up!
VE Day is an incredibly significant day to many of our residents, with a number of residents living through the war years. Residents came together to enthusiastically share their experiences of VE day from listening to Churchill's famous speech, to street parties, and the lights coming on!
And with serendipitous timing the clouds parted and the sun shone brightly just as the fabulous Laurie Bennett began serenading us with our favourite wartime classics! And in great British style residents passionately sang along whilst proudly waving their flags and sipping on bubbly!
A wonderful day to remember that there is always hope for a bright future!
Families Picnic
Just as the sun shone brightly, so did the wonderful smiles at our Families Picnic to mark International Day of Families!
Residents and their loved ones came together in the homes garden to enjoy a picnic feast lovingly prepared by head chef Toni and her dining team; from traditional sandwiches, quiche, and sausage rolls to treats of yesteryear such as vol-au-vents and cheese & pineapple on a stick! And not forgetting the indulgent cream scones and Victoria sponge; there certainly was something for everyone!
Celebrating Cadbury's
Residents across our services had a wonderful time joining Cadbury for an interactive virtual talk on their fascinating 200-year history.
Residents joining learnt interesting facts about the chocolate giant, shared memories, and reminisced about their favourite sweet treats.
It was a heartwarming experience filled with laughter, nostalgia, and plenty of chocolatey goodness!
Pawfect Pet Competition
We are delighted to announce the winners of our Pawfect Pet Photography Competition to celebrate National Pet Day on 11th April! Residents, loved ones, and the team have loved seeing all the adorable photos displayed in the home and spent National Pet Day voting for their winners, we must admit it wasn’t been an easy decision with all the incredible photos
Without further ado the winners are as follows; Cutest Pet -WILLOW, Funniest Pet - CRUMBLE, Most Interesting Pet -FRANK, Best Pose - SAGE, RIO, HEATH, & REID
A huge congratulations to our pawfect pets and their pawrents! Thank you to everyone who submitted photos, we have never heard so many 'awws' as everyone admired the adorable photos
Wild about Pets!
On 11th April we celebrated all creatures great and small as part of National Pet Day!
Our good friends at Aquatic Finatic joined us with an array of cute and cuddly and more exotic critters. Everyone was thrilled to be able to get up close and personal with the likes of Bruce the bearded dragon, Mamba the Californian King Snake, Janine the Chicken, Maurice the Guinea Pig, and many more four legged friends!
A huge thank you to Aquatic Finatic for another fabulous afternoon!
Upcoming events
Will Writing Seminar
We are delighted to be welcoming 'House of Wills' to Leeming Bar Grange to answer any questions and talk about the importance of having a Will in place.
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.
