by Kirstie Newell | Nov 3, 2020 | Special Events, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week our residents joined in to celebrate Halloween here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. We thoroughly enjoyed painting some fantastically freaky pumpkins and making chocolate Halloween monster cookies, which were ‘terribly tasty!’ Our...
by Kirstie Newell | Oct 15, 2020 | Cooking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week our residents came together for a Baking Class, which is always a popular pastime here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our talented ladies made some scrumptious cheese straws from scratch and, when they’d been baked, enjoyed them with...
by Kirstie Newell | Oct 12, 2020 | Special Events, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Well done to our residents and staff who created a fantastic Showstopper Cake for The Great Nellsar Cake Off competition – The Old Downs recreated in fruit and sponge cake! We are delighted to have won third prize in the competition and we’ll receive a £50 prize for...
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 14, 2020 | The Old Downs Residential Care Home
We held a super ‘bake and taste’ group at The Old Downs Residential Care Home on Thursday 10 September. Our ladies came together to make some very tempting fruit meringue nests, decorated with delicious cream, strawberries and blueberries. It’s...
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 2, 2020 | The Old Downs Residential Care Home
We ran a baking class for our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home on Friday 28 August. Our ladies joined in together to make a traditional apple crumble, preparing and mixing all the ingredients for it, ready to bake. The delicious creation was enjoyed by...