Activities at Sherwood Lodge Care Home
Our Activities Coordinator is constantly striving to mentally and physically stimulate those we support by organising group and individual activities for anyone and everyone to participate in. We have regular outings in the mini bus to nearby places of interest including local garden centres and parks as well as musicians and entertainers. We also hold bingo evenings which are helped out by our residents families. We also have a local pub nearby which the residents enjoy visiting from time to time for a spot of lunch or sitting in the gardens in the summer time. We try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests as best is possible. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
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 Sherwood Lodge Care Home
Elf Day!
We had a fabulously fun day yesterday in the home taking part in Elf Day.
Staff members donned anything elf like for the day, from full elf outfits, elf socks , Elf T-Shirts, Elf headbands and we had our very own 'Elf and Safety' Maintenance man.
The home took part in this event to raise money and awareness for the Alzheimer's Society. Alzheimer’s is so close to all our hearts.
One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime. A report commissioned by Alzheimer's Society, shows that around a million people in the UK have a form of dementia.
Christmas Service and Lunch
Residents thoroughly enjoyed some festive Community Engagement yesterday at our local church.
Hazel, Rene, June, Lucy, Maureen and Margaret all attended a Christmas Carol Service followed by a Christmas lunch at the Evangelical church.
They all enjoyed a full Christmas lunch followed by dessert and chocolates with fellow residents in the local community.
Social links with our community is so important to our home and residents. Thank you to Fred and his team for sharing your Christmas cheer with our residents!
Show Choir
This weekend saw the return to our home of the wonderful ShowChoir NW.
Residents got to enjoy this amazing choir perform for them on Saturday afternoon and they sounded beautiful!
They performed an array of Christmas Carols and our residents were truly in the festive spirit.
The afternoon was rounded off with refreshments for everyone.
We would like to thank Jackie Starkie, who is part of this magnificent choir and daughter of our resident Doris, for organising this event for our home!
World Kindness Day
This day encourages people to move away from self-centeredness and focus on collective well-being, proving that compassion and kindness are universal languages understood by all.
So with that in mind, we have been out this morning with residents Pauline and Annie to show kindness to the well deserving RSPCA at Preston.
Pauline has been knitting squares for months and with the help of our front of house Louise, these were sewn together to make warm blankets for the dogs and cats at our local RSPCA shelter which we delivered today on World Kindness Day!
We were lucky enough to meet Dora, the 14-year-old sausage dog and Connie, the beautiful Dogue de Bordeaux who is 3. We then went into the Cattery where we met Arthur and Queenie before meeting 4 beautiful kittens.
The RSPCA work tirelessly to look after dogs and cats who from no fault of their own end up needing their love, care and kindness, as well as providing shelter and food. We hope they love our blankets as much as our residents loved their visit.
Remembrance Day Commemoration
Remembrance Sunday is a national opportunity to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and protected our way of life.
On Monday, residents took time to remember, and then in the afternoon they celebrated our fallen with wartime songs.
The wonderful Rachel Mercer came in uniform to perform and wowed our Residents with her vocal talent.
Visit to Blackpool
Who can spot the tower?!
Residents Trevor, Mary , Annie and June certainly did when last night they went off out on their travels to the world famous Blackpool Illuminations.
They all had a marvellous time seeing the lights in all their glory and the trams lit up too.
Upcoming events
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 as we get into the festive spirit. Merry Christmas!
