Activities at Leonard Lodge Care Home
Our activities team offer a wide range of social events, from the very popular Friday morning bingo, to gentle exercise sessions, skittles, regular animal visits and arts & crafts sessions. We are fortunate to have a team of volunteers who stop by weekly to provide additional support, allowing residents the opportunity for one-to-one sessions. These sessions could include anything, even something as simple as playing a game of Scrabble or just having a cup of tea and a chat. We believe that it is essential to support people in such a way that they are able to continue to live full and happy lives doing the things that they enjoy.
Lynn Amiri
My name is Lynn and I lead the Activities Team here at Leonard Lodge.
Since working at Leonard Lodge I have dedicated myself to ensuring that each of our residents can continue to partake in the hobbies that they have enjoyed for years. It is important that all of the residents here have access to life enriching, fun and social activities.
The whole home supports my team and I to organise activities, events and entertainment tailored to every residents preferences, abilities and needs. Each year we have a fantastically full calendar, and we look forward to the future when we can invite the families of residents to join us in the home again.
I am married with two children and two rather annoying rescue cats. I lived in Italy for a number of years and love all Italian food, especially when somebody else cooks it for me! I love to read, especially crime novels. I am a regular theatre goer with a passion for musicals. I like to sing and dance (albeit badly!).
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Leonard Lodge Care Home
Performing Pets Visit
Our friends from Performing Pets, who are a leading animal therapy provider, visited us again today as part of our home’s animal therapy programme.
This time our residents were delighted to meet some gorgeous baby bunnies and budgies. It was wonderful to see so many smiles and hear so much laughing all around the home.
Everyone truly enjoyed the experience.
Christmas Wreath Making
We were delighted to join Blooming Haus’s Christmas Wreath Making Masterclass, where Master Florist, Michal showed us the best method to create beautiful festive wreaths.
Following the tips and ideas learnt during the amazing virtual experience, we were happy to put our skills to a test and to lay the foundations of our Christmas wreath.
Tomorrow residents will contribute their finishing touches to enter a competition to be judged by the master florists. Stay tuned.
Thank you Blooming Haus - Floral Engineers for helping our residents flow into the true spirit of Noel.
Vintage Birthday Party
Every birthday is celebrated at Leonard Lodge as a great excuse to have a party.
This week residents enjoyed a vintage themed Afternoon Tea party, complete with homemade sandwiches, cakes, shortbread and G&T cocktails. Afterwards there was music and laughter along with a lot of reminiscing about childhood birthday parties.
Pumpkin Carving
Residents at Leonard Lodge have been taking part and judging a pumpkin carving competition. The scariest one was picked and a lovely hamper presented to the winner.
We had fun taking photos at the Halloween/autumnal display, followed by a delicious Baileys hot chocolate with cream.
The residents have been enjoying our recent Arts & Crafts sessions and said they find them very relaxing whilst enjoying the social aspect of the friendly competition.
Puppy Love
We had the best afternoon at Leonard Lodge with the amazing team from Performing Pets, who visited us with six Dachshund puppies!
The adorable little pups had everyone in the home smiling and laughing; there were lots of cuddles and kisses to go round.
No one missed out on these little beauties, as the pups visited every resident.
Animal therapy is one of the cornerstones of our activities programme, as it is accessible by all residents. Animal interaction has been proven to increase well-being and socialisation, this animal therapy session will be remembered for quite some time by residents and staff.
Virtual Cooking
Leonard Lodge residents were treated to a 'Halloween Virtual Cooking Demonstration’ by distinguished Chef, Alex Connell as part of our Halloween celebrations.
The demonstration promoted vegetarian cookery. Alex showed Barchester residents that vegetarian food isn't bland and is actually one of the most exciting areas of modern cookery.
Our very own in-house chef, Gerry, was delighted to join in and create the dishes for us to taste live during the demonstration.
We tried a butternut squash tangine, mac & cheese, fruit flavoured flapjacks, crumbly shortbread biscuits and a smooth chocolate cream pudding.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
