by Kirstie Newell | Aug 27, 2025 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home had a wonderful time last week celebrating National Jam Tart Day in our much-loved Cooking Club. Together, they made their very own tarts completely from scratch. They worked side by side and helped one another...
by Kirstie Newell | Jul 23, 2025 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Cooking Club was a good one last week here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home – our clever ladies made delicious homemade brownies with chocolate chips. They worked liked a well-oiled machine, carrying out each step as a team. One mixed, one poured, one measured,...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 24, 2025 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Being a Home that is full of foodies, we are always on the look out for any food themed national days and last week, one piqued our interest here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. It was National Lemon Drizzle Cake Day no less, and it didn’t take us much...
by Kirstie Newell | May 27, 2025 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week was National Devil’s Food Cake Day and this was certainly something we had to celebrate at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, with the number of chocolate lovers we have here! Cooking Club was on our Recreation and Well-Being planner, and chocolate fudge...
by Kirstie Newell | May 13, 2025 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
VE Day on Thursday 8 May flew by so quickly here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, but we enjoyed lots of activities last week and definitely made some amazing memories. Last Tuesday we decided we would have a classic British afternoon tea and we challenged...
by Kirstie Newell | Mar 19, 2025 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Cooking Club Another weekend means another Cooking Club here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our latest challenge? American triple chocolate cookies! We say ‘triple’ chocolate but what we really mean is ‘quadruple’, as we decided to add...
