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
Trip to Norwich Market
At Woodside we love to make the most out of the beautiful weather and get our residents out and about in our minibus. Norwich market is a hive of activity with so much to see, from shoes, handbags and fresh flowers to stalls full of brightly coloured fruit and veg it is always an exciting place to be. We sat watching the world go by enjoying delicious Fish and chips out of paper (the only way to eat chips in our opinion)
George with his D-day medals
We had an amazing day celebrating D-day with George, he proudly presented his medals to all of the staff who were engrossed in his tales. "He is such a fascinating gentleman, at 96 years old he has so many stories to tell, we are lucky to have such an inspiring gentleman here with us at Woodside house" says Sam the activities coordinator
Our Divisional Winner
Well done to Ashley Grief, who was named as a Divisional Winner in the 'Learner of the Year' category for the 2019 Barchester Care Awards.
Afternoon Tea & Tunes
We had a lovely day having some afternoon tea whilst listening to our favourite songs.
Green Fingers All Around
We had a lovely trip to our local garden centre, where residents got the chance to choose flowers for us to take back and plant.
Furry Friends
Residents were delighted when some furry friends stopped by to visit. They loved making a fuss of them!
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.
