by Kirstie Newell | Feb 9, 2022 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Saturday 5 February we celebrated World Nutella Day here at the The Old Downs Residential Care Home – and why not!? American blogger Sara Rosso established World Nutella Day on February 5, 2007. It soon became a global phenomenon with people sharing and...
by Jodie Currey | Apr 1, 2021 | Cooking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home are eating their way to Easter this week, with a Cadbury’s chocolate mini egg ‘Bake and Taste’ on Wednesday 31 March! A small group of our ladies poured out the cornflakes and stirred in the melted...
by Kirstie Newell | Mar 18, 2021 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Wednesday 17 March at The Old Downs Residential Care Home we celebrated St Patrick’s Day with a morning of arts and crafts when we made shamrocks and enjoyed colouring. For lunch we served pork slice in gravy, Colcannon potato with cabbage, spring onions and...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 15, 2021 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Sunday we had lots of fun celebrating Valentine’s Day here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. We started by dipping strawberries in chocolate and while they were setting in the fridge, we had a variety of arts and crafts on offer including...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 8, 2021 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Friday 5 February we were delighted to mark a delicious date on the calendar here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home – World Nutella Day! Our residents enjoyed making homemade Nutella milkshakes, which they decorated with whipped cream, chocolate syrup and mini...