Activities at White Lodge Care Home

Minibus trips are always popular at White Lodge, specially if the trip is to a museum, this week we visited the amazing; The REME Museum! 

One of the residents I.N. was excited to visit the museum as her husband was a REME personnel in the British Army. At the museum she was the one guiding us through and telling all sort of stories about the REME engineers used to do, about the medals, swords from Japan, shoes from Libya, match boxes from Germany and so on.

Our next outing is Boat Trip on next Thursday, 17th July, leaving white lodge at 1.30pm. If you are want to join us with your loved ones, please call for booking as we have 4 extra seats! 

Staff and residents at White Lodge care home in had a fantastic time celebrating World Chocolate Day, surely one of the best days of the year! Overseen by head chef Richard, staff and residents whipped up delicious chocolate fountain with lots of strawberries, marshmallow, pineapple, grapes, sponges, waffles! 

S.W., a resident said: “I have always loved anything to do with chocolate, I don’t think there are many people that don’t!  I have eaten so much today, I think this has to be one of my favourite celebrations.”

White Lodge residents got together in the lounge for their first gentlemen's club! 

We started with classic jazz music in the background and went through the gentlemen's club issue 1 from Oomph which featured classic cars and motorcycles. It took us back to the golden age of motoring, when cars had curves, engines roared with character, and the open road promised adventure. 

Kitchen provided us a selection of beers to taste which was the main attraction for the participants for sure! 

The gentlemen of White Lodge said they will look forward to the next club where we will have a different topic to discuss.

Residents at White Lodge care home enjoyed their weekly gardening club with our gardener Matthew, and have been busy watering the plants around the home.

The residents started with dead heading the flowers in the planters and also in the baskets. After the hard work, all of the participants sat back to enjoy the vibrant colours of the flowers and softly water the plants, this was enjoyed by all with a cup of tea and cake afterwards.

White Lodge had its annual summer fete in 1950's style. Unfortunately due to the weather the fete was moved inside but the residents and the visitors made the most out of it! 

The residents had and amazing time with Tony M singing for us and a group of dancers from the community dancing with the residents to support us for the event all the way from Melksham. There was tombola to raise money for Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity, handcrafted bracelets, face painting and glitters. 

Thank you everyone to come and make the event successful despite of the weather. special thanks to Ann Marie Oram for all the support provided to get the classic car owners together. 

The residents had a fun-filled afternoon while making banana splits for themselves! The kitchen had kindly provided all the required ingredients for the recipe which includes 3 different flavours of ice cream, selection of sprinkles, selection of fruits, 3 different flavours of sauces and of course banana!

One of the residents S.W who is staying with us for respite said, ''there are so many new experiences I had at White Lodge. Today another new experience added to my list which is making banana split. its very easy and i shall make again after going back to my home for my husband.''

The residents went on a minibus trip to do pottery painting this afternoon. The Q ceramics had a selection of pottery to choose from and it allowed the residents to explore their creativity in a relaxed and supportive environment. 

One of the resident J.W. beamed as she carefully painted a hedgehog, adding her own creative twist to the design. Meanwhile, another resident B.S chose to paint a dog, focusing intently on every detail and finding joy in bringing his favourite character to life.

Pottery painting is not about how it looks, it’s about how it feels to create something. we could definitely see the sense of accomplishment on their faces.

The staff and residents at White Lodge care home dusted off their dancing shoes for their new 'Community Disco'. 

Knowing how much their residents love to dance White Lodge is hosting a dementia-friendly community disco on the forth Wednesday of every month.

Some of the residents like to dance, some just want to see other dancing, some of them want to sing along.....there is something for everybody in the disco!

Residents at White Lodge have been discovering all things Canadian in celebration of Canada Day which takes place each year on July 1st. 

Residents took part in Canadian themed activities throughout the day including making Canadian bunting, colouring the flag, Canadian quiz, virtual trips to the popular tourist destinations of Canada such as Niagra falls, rocky mountains, the great lakes etc. which everyone really enjoyed. The favourite activity of the day was to taste popular Canadian snack Poutine which is basically chips with hot gravy and cheese.

Life is good at White lodge care home,