Activites at Wood Grange Care Home

We would like to share with you our trip to Pennell’s Garden centre in Silk Willoughby. 

We had a wonderful time admiring the colourful plants, garden goodies and even treated ourselves to coffee and cake in the café area. We were accompanied by our wonderful work experience students Toby and Jemima. 

We would like to tell you about our trip to Weatherspoons for the gentleman’s club.

We took a ride in the mini-bus into town to enjoy a pint in the sunshine. We indulged in pub snacks and a classic game of Scabby Queen. We sat outside on the decking and lapped up the bright atmosphere. It was a wonderful afternoon where we made new memories! 

Wood Grange had the privilege of welcoming students from one of our local primary schools in Bourne. They came along and joined in our Move it Monday initiative – a day dedicated to exercise. The students were able to have meaningful interactions with the residents and encourage them to join in the exercises and games. 

This was a wonderful intergenerational activity that brought joy to our residents and the children! One of the children said “I love it here, I wish we could come here every day.” The teachers from the school later invited us to watch their dress rehearsal of the year 6 play called ‘Edith’s Wartime Scrapbook’. We are attending this on the 20th June and our residents are truly looking forward to it.

Wood Grange would like to share with you their latest story about The Move It Monday Initiative-
Every Monday, our residents ask if we could dedicate this day to fitness and exercise. We have taken on their wishes and created the Move It Monday Initiative, and it is currently enjoyed by all. 

We do group gentle exercise, fitness games like balloon badminton, bucket toss and bean bag weights and seated yoga! 

This month Jill took a stroll to The Red Hall with the activities team to revisit her past. Jill was once a member of the Dementia South Lincs Support group based in Bourne, and this charity set up an art exhibition with a special stand called ‘friends from the past’. This display featured the artwork of those who were once part of the group, just like Jill. Whilst we were admiring Jill’s artwork, we found three other pieces of work that were also done by residents at Wood Grange. 

This was a lovely moment for Jill to be around a group she was once so fond of and spend time with them. Ruby-Mae (activities co-coordinator) took photos of the art that had been done by the other residents at Wood Grange and came back and shared it with them and their families.   

We had the pleasure of hatching chicks at Wood Grange this Easter. The residents and relatives were extremely involved in their progress and it became the talk of the home. 

Resident would sit with the eggs watching over the hatching process. Once they had hatched and recovered we got to hold them! Happy Easter From Wood Grange.

The team got together to congratulate Simona and Kayley on achieving 10 years of Service at Wood Grange. 

There was a buffet prepared by the kitchen, beautiful decorations provided by the activities team and lots of bubbles (nosecco) and smiles! 

The Willoughby school joined us for games including Frustration, Dominoes, Snakes and ladders, Connect 4 and chess. 

Both the students and residents had a wonderful afternoon with friendly competition and group chatter.

Celebrations have been in full swing here as one of our residents reached her 106th birthday in style. Ethel Smith was joined by staff and friends as she received a telegram from the King in recognition of her landmark birthday. A champagne reception was held at the home and Ethel enjoyed a special birthday cake made by the home’s chef, Virginia Jowett.

Ethel joined the RAF in the summer of 1940, just after her 21st Birthday and was stationed on the South Coast between South Hampton and Portsmouth. Ethel said she was and always is happy. In the RAF she had a nickname which was Happy Hansen, as Hansen was her maiden name.