Aveley Lodge Care Home

Aveley Lodge Care Home Aveley Lodge is an award-winning, first-class care home offering an excellent standard of care

Bespoke ground floor residential care home for those over 65 years

The tabletop version of Curling is proving popular at Aveley and now the residents have been watching the real thing the...
13/02/2026

The tabletop version of Curling is proving popular at Aveley and now the residents have been watching the real thing the tactics have improved! We all had another fun filled session with some Olympic spirit thrown in.

After the success of our beautiful garlands the residents tried to make their own pop-up card. Residents either gave the...
13/02/2026

After the success of our beautiful garlands the residents tried to make their own pop-up card. Residents either gave them to their husband or other family member!

We have revisited the craft of marbling this afternoon. Residents had new vibrant inks to use and a specially prepared m...
13/02/2026

We have revisited the craft of marbling this afternoon. Residents had new vibrant inks to use and a specially prepared marble bath to hold the pattern for longer. We discovered how to make simple flowers using different techniques and achieved some beautiful results.

Residents came together to have a game of picture bingo this afternoon. There are always a few prizes up for grabs to ma...
13/02/2026

Residents came together to have a game of picture bingo this afternoon. There are always a few prizes up for grabs to make it more fun!

Valentines Day is just around the corner, so we have decorated our own corner of Aveley Lodge. Residents made heart wrea...
13/02/2026

Valentines Day is just around the corner, so we have decorated our own corner of Aveley Lodge. Residents made heart wreaths using gold, pink and red paper which turned out so well we made six more!

Residents love an afternoon reminiscing and Bagatelle always hits the spot! One of our residents has now found their own...
13/02/2026

Residents love an afternoon reminiscing and Bagatelle always hits the spot! One of our residents has now found their own bagatelle board so we now have two to play on! Even better. .

) With the winter Olympics in full swing we celebrated this by exercising to Olympic themed music. From Chariots Of Fire...
13/02/2026

) With the winter Olympics in full swing we celebrated this by exercising to Olympic themed music. From Chariots Of Fire, Queen, and other uplifting tunes we made sure we moved and stretched as much as we could. There were lots of laughs and the residents did so well.

06/02/2026

Green Team Meeting Agenda Date: 25.11.2025
Those Present: Apologies:
M
T
A
J
M Apologies J
S

What is the Green Team about:
Thank you all for attending today. This group has been set up for those service users and staff who are passionate and focused on driving sustainable workplace practices with support to implement green initiatives within the Home.

What we currently do:
• Pursue environmentally friendly activities that promote a sustainable way of living.
Current Positions:

President: M . J (service user)
His Role & responsibilities:
• Shares facts and information about sustainability, environmental issues, or any educational topic the group is discussing.
• Prepare a short fact or lesson about sustainability or green living.
• Share tips on recycling, reducing waste, or taking care of the environment.
• Encourage group discussion on how they can make sustainable choices

Vice President: Position Vacant

Secretary / Treasurer: J . B (staff)

Promoters / Advocates / Champions & their roles: J . E (service user)
Her Role & responsibilities:
• Helps keep morale high and encourages positive interaction within the group.
• Encourage all participants to share their thoughts or ideas.
• Provide positive reinforcement during activities.
• Ensure everyone feels heard and supported.

Activity Assistants: S . M and A . D (service users)
Their Roles & responsibilities:
• Organises and leads any hands-on activities or crafts during the meeting.
• Plan the activity (e.g., making recycled art, planting herbs, etc.).
• Gather materials ahead of time.
• Explain the activity step-by-step and assist members in completing it.
Any ideas:

Questions for individuals to answer:
i. Make a Bumble bee nest for nest
ii. Create natural sun catchers
iii. Grow an avocado from a pip.
What did we do at today’s meeting:
Today we are learning about something we all need and can’t do without! The humble toilet roll. We are going to discover how many we get through and how many trees we cut down to make these essential items.

We reused the toilet tubes and made them into something beautiful rather than throwing them in to landfill or recycling them.

GOOD NEWS ECO NEWS
Scientists are working on a micro plastic pollution solution. The failure of the industry to regulate its own affairs has encouraged various organisations to pursue physical, chemical and biological processes. One solution uses tiny iron oxide particles that attract microplastics to form clumps. These clumps can then be removed using magnets and reused multiple times. Another solution is developing filtration at the point of items entering the water system. The third concept uses enzymes to break down particles and is in the early stages of development.

Green Tip for the Month for everyone to follow / try: Be aware of our personal consumption of everyday items.

Review of Action Points from last month’s meeting:
We looked at our anthotypes from the previous meeting and how they turned out. We assessed what worked well and what didn’t.

Action Points for this month, by whom and by when:
1) M (service users) as Chair is to prepare a short fact or lesson about sustainability or green living
2) All: Keep track of the avocado plant and see its progress making sure it has water.
3) Be conscious of our own personal consumption and not waste materials.
4) Be mindful that our shopping choices can help shape manufacturers methods and practices.

Minutes recorded & typed up by: Jo-Anne Button
Date:25.11.25

) It was time to test our recall and have a spelling bee this afternoon. The residents play for the Aveley trophy, and i...
06/02/2026

) It was time to test our recall and have a spelling bee this afternoon. The residents play for the Aveley trophy, and it was a very even game. The winner was Ann B!

Cash the dog came to visit all the residents today. He is always made a fuss of by everyone and makes everyone smile. ...
06/02/2026

Cash the dog came to visit all the residents today. He is always made a fuss of by everyone and makes everyone smile.

With the Curling starting on Wednesday 4th February the Aveley residents tried curling for themselves! The tabletop vers...
06/02/2026

With the Curling starting on Wednesday 4th February the Aveley residents tried curling for themselves! The tabletop version. The same principle but no ice in sight. We all had a fun filled session and will be playing this again.

We continued to progress on our diorama today. We added miniature books to the bookcases after we had painted them, we a...
06/02/2026

We continued to progress on our diorama today. We added miniature books to the bookcases after we had painted them, we added a mantlepiece and still have more to make and add!

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