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.
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 Leonard Lodge Care Home
Hanningfield Reservoir
We had a lovely drive through villages and countryside to reach Hanningfield Reservoir. We sat on the decking outside the café overlooking part of the reservoir and enjoyed ice creams and drinks. We were able to watch the ducks and geese and their very cute families of goslings and ducklings parading up and down although we did get hissed at by a mother goose for daring to walk past her babies. We also watched the boathouse where various boats were being brought in ready to be launched. Everybody agreed it was like being on holiday at some exotic location.
Summerhill Tropical Fish Centre
The skies were overcast, so we decided to head out to our local garden centre to look at plants and have tea and cake. When we arrived we discovered the Summerhill Tropical Fish Centre within the garden centre. We were amazed by the beautiful colours of the fish. The fish on display ranged from tiny guppies to large stingrays racing up and down the tanks. We loved looking at the antics of the cat fish and seeing the feeding frenzy when the food came out. We had a great afternoon out and hope to return again soon.
Flamenco Dancers
We welcomed Flamenco dancers Michelle, Sam, and Juana for an afternoon of singing, music, and flamenco dancing. The dancing was outstanding, bringing back happy memories of holidays in Spain for many of the residents. Some of us got up and joined in. The dresses which were made by Juana were beautiful with amazing shawls. Afterwards, the ladies stopped for a chat and a cup of tea and we learnt about the hours of practice that are needed to learn the dances.
Easter Bakes
We had a great time creating these wonderful Easter cakes with Alison our lovely volunteer. Everybody had their own part to play from cracking the eggs to stirring the mixture. The cake was strawberry flavoured with chocolate eggs and pink Easter bunnies round the edge and the small cakes were chocolate. And beat of all they tasted great.
Walking Club
The sun came out to greet us for our first walking club meeting. We enjoyed a stroll round the Poplars Estate, taking in the fresh spring air and getting to know our fellow walkers. For our residents it was a chance to get to know more about the area they now live in and for others an all important opportunity to get their daily step total up.
Walking club will take place on the last Friday afternoon of each month. Everybody welcome.
Caricatures
We welcomed Steve Hearn from @drawn4u.com to our home to draw caricatures of residents, their families, and staff. It was fascinating to watch Steve create the images, putting his subjects at ease and picking out individual traits. It was great fun seeing residents' reactions to the finished drawings, and they loved showing them to their families.
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.
