Activities at Woodside House Care Home
Activities at Woodside House
Our activities team deliver a wide variety of mentally and physically stimulating activities and events for those we support, including coffee afternoons, which we hold every month for the local community, regular outings in our minibus, and visits from entertainers and musicians. Monthly resident meetings help us to ensure that those living here are getting the most out of our activities programme, and that our social events reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible. From growing our own vegetables to making giant paper-mâché animals, there is always something fun going on at Woodside House.
Sam Lake
My name is Sam and I lead our Activities Team at Woodside House.
I have been at Woodside House since 2004 and I love it here. I am responsible for ensuring that the residents are able to participate in sociable, fun and rewarding activities. My team and I are very passionate about our work and love putting smiles on the residents' faces.
We involve the residents in the planning of our activity calendars and encourage residents to continue with the hobbies that they have enjoyed throughout their lives. We will support every resident to try new things and we love learning from our residents every day.
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 Woodside House Care Home
Norwich Cathedral Carol Service
We had a very lovely Christmas evening at the Norwich cathedral recently!
The Priscilla Bacon Hospice kindly invited us to their Charity Carol Service, and what a wonderful charity to support.
It was such a wonderful afternoon listening to, and singing along to, the very festive carols in such a beautiful building!
Elf Day!
For Elf Day here at Woodside, our Deputy Manager, David, and Alice, our Administrator, were Santa’s little helpers spreading some Christmas joy across the home!
Christmas is a very important time of the year for many people, so being able to laugh and spend time with our residents, ensuring they are happy and content is integral.
We had a wonderful afternoon getting into the Christmas spirit and are feeling very festive!
Christmas Lunch!
We were recently invited to a Christmas lunch by the charity, About with Friends, which was lovely to attend.
Our residents and staff were made to feel very welcome and it was a fantastic day with delicious food and festive music.
I would highly recommend visiting the About with Friends bistro!
Going out for lunch supports our residents well-being and helps support their independence.
Highways Garden Centre
Here at Woodside House, we enjoyed a lovely lunch outing to Highways Garden Centre and yes, it that time of year again, CHRISTMAS!!!
Residents really enjoyed looking at the menu and picking what they would like.
Going out on outings helps us to feel independent and support our well-being and helps raise a sense of self worth.
The day was thoroughly enjoyed by all!
Autumn Fayre
Here at Woodside we enjoyed our time at our very own Autumn fayre!
The fayre was held in our lounge for our families and our local community to join the residents.
Everyone who came had a lovely day and one visitor won and little doggie teddy!
Pet therapy
Here at woodside we really enjoy pet therapy, just look at the smiles on our resident's faces when Isla came to visit.
Isla is our local pet dog who comes to visit every now and then.
Isla loves cuddling up to our residents and staff, and loves sitting on their laps!
We can't wait for our next cuddle.
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.
