by Kirstie Newell | Jan 30, 2025 | Outings & Trips, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
One way to spend an afternoon is having tea and cake at a local Garden Centre, and at The Old Downs Residential Care Home we live close to a few beautiful ones. Last Wednesday, Millbrook was our choice and what better time to go than when it was drizzling? When we...
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 5, 2024 | Outings & Trips, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last Friday was National Beach Day and what better way to celebrate than spending the day by the sea – something our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home really love. We headed off bright and early and by 10am we were in Herne Bay. When we arrived, we went...
by Kirstie Newell | May 21, 2024 | Outings & Trips, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
A group of our residents from The Old Downs Residential Care Home took a day trip out to Kent Life on Tuesday 14 May. Kent Life is a 28 acre heritage farm park and open-air museum, located at Sandling near Maidstone, next to Allington Locks on the east bank of the...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 10, 2024 | Outings & Trips, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Tuesday 2 April a group of our lovely residents and team members from The Old Downs Residential Care Home went out in our minibus to visit Millbrook Garden Centre in Gravesend. Our ladies and gent loved looking at the fish, pets and reptiles, and admiring the...
by Jodie Currey | Mar 6, 2024 | Outings & Trips, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Tuesday 5 March some of our lovely residents and team members from The Old Downs Residential Care Home took the mini bus to Woodland’s Garden centre in West Kingsdown. Our ladies and gentlemen thoroughly enjoyed the trip, taking in the colourful sights of the...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 15, 2024 | Outings & Trips, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Wednesday 7 February a group of our residents from The Old Downs Residential Care Home visited Charles Dickens’ House in Rochester, to celebrate Charles Dickens’ Day. Dickens Day was established in 1986 by the eminent Professor Michael Slater to...
