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Shrove Tuesday pancakes at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home
We tucked into lots of pancakes and crepes on Shrove Tuesday here at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home, with all sorts of toppings and treats. All our residents enjoyed flipping a pancake or two, seeing how high they could flip them. The aim of the game was to see how...
Weekly Sunday Choir at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home
Last week we rotated our Sunday choir songs here at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home, as we like to change it up every six weeks or so. We always sing the song list and then take requests; this rotation contains, 'We'll Meet Again', 'It's a long way to Tipperary',...
Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home residents take trip to Sainsburys cafe
We love outings at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home and last week we ventured out to our local Sainsbury's as they have a lovely cafe there, with lots of different tasty food options. Our lovely Ellen chose a small full English; she tucked into a hash brown, eggs,...
Football fun and parachute games at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home
We love a bit of sport at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home! And no...no one is competitive at the Lodge...well, not all of us! Last week we enjoyed a game of inflatable football which is good for physical health and it's great fun too! Next, something we hadn't done...
Birthday wishes for George at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home
On Saturday 10 February, our resident George turned 92 here at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home. He had a lovely visit from his family the day before when he received some wonderful gifts. His special day was spent with all of his friends at Sonya Lodge when he...
Trips into the community at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home
At Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home, we are very grateful for the community around us and have lots of lovely things to do locally. Last week we ventured to our local church coffee morning and enjoyed hots drinks accompanied by delicious sweet treats – a selection of...
Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home celebrates Chinese New Year
Here at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home we love to celebrate culturally diverse events, and we enjoy learning about and experiencing new things - and this weekend was Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dragon! We adorned our dining area with a vibrant dragon and...
Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home says goodbye to Jane from G-Fitness
Jane has been conducting chair fitness classes here at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home for a while and has built an amazing relationship with our residents. Her classes are filled with high energy, positivity and fun every time and have been quite the favourite....
A fond farewell to Ami at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home
Last week we said farewell to our Home Manager Ami. Everyone at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home and Nellsar was sad to see her leave as she has been a wonderful Manager and member of our Sonya Lodge family. Of course, our residents and team could not see Ami go...
Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home enjoys Burns Night traditions
At Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home we celebrate Burns Night every year with a range of themed activities. This year we started the day by reading some Robert Burns' poems and listening to some Scottish music. In the afternoon we put on our tartan hats which was...
Chocolate cake and cheese love at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home
We do love a reason to celebrate good food here at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home, and recently we’ve had two! Chocolate Cake Day National Chocolate Cake Day ran over last weekend and we took full advantage of this holiday! Our Chefs very kindly made us some...
Christingle celebrations at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home
Traditionally celebrated the Sunday before Christmas, our local Church near Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home celebrates Christingle on the third Sunday in January, with candles and messages of hope. Our residents enjoyed decorating oranges with ribbons, candles,...