Activities at White Lodge Care Home

Residents and staff at White Lodge had a fun afternoon playing conkers this week. Residents had been reminiscing about games they played when they were younger, and this was one of their favourite memories. Jeanie and Doreen went on a nature walk around our beautiful grounds and along the lane to collect the conkers we needed. Everyone shared tips and tricks for creating winning conkers, including soaking them in vinegar, rubbing them with hand cream and hardening them in the oven. Doreen said she hadn’t laughed so much in a long time. Sheila said it was so nice to see everyone laughing and having fun. Therese and Jeanie had a very competitive match between themselves. And our Maintenance Team were keen to join in too, although residents were determined to beat them.

Iris had a surprise visitor at White Lodge this week - her son Martyn and his wife Julia brought their new puppy with them. Iris was delighted to meet this little member of the family and he was excited to meet her too. Iris recalled how she used to hide treats around her flat for their old dog who would spend ages searching for them.

Here at White Lodge we have enjoyed the last sunny days of the summer, playing some outdoor games on the lawn. Our two Peters are playing croquet and Doreen enjoyed having a go at quoits. There were lots of smiles.

At White Lodge we have enjoyed an afternoon of cocktail making. We created delicious, fruity Bellinis, Mojitos, Sparkles, a punch and watermelon lemonade, all served from our tropical drinks trolley. A few residents and staff enjoyed dressing up in tropical party accessories, too.

At White Lodge Care Home we are taking part in the Barchester inter-home Harvest Decorations Competition. Over the past few days residents and staff have shown their creative skills by making and decorating salt dough vegetables for our harvest display. We really enjoyed making peas, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, runner beans, sweetcorn and bread sticks. We even made a salt dough basket to put it all in.

White Lodge is planning an afternoon of cocktails and mocktails and the ever-helpful Peter has been assisting Nigel, our Head of Maintenance, to make a special trolley for the event. Peter was very happy spending some time outside in the sun and fresh air painting the trolley. When it was dry we moved it to our Activities Room where Peter continued to make the trolley exactly what we need. He added a fake grass roof and some lights. Her was very pleased with the end result and so were we. We are now just looking forward to our cocktail event. Thanks for all your hard work, Peter!