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 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
With St Patrick’s Day and our ‘Dancing with Berenice’ class falling on the same day here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, our brilliant instructor Berenice married the two together with an Irish themed session that included lots of river...
by Kirstie Newell | Dec 4, 2024 | Creative Activities, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Our first weekend into December at The Old Downs Residential Care Home had to be a bit festive, and this included our Cooking Club. This week, instead of baking, we focused more on decorating. We had some vanilla cupcakes all ready to ice and decorate with Christmassy...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 13, 2024 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, with it being Remembrance Week, we thought we would make some delicate poppy cupcakes during our Cooking Club. Our clever residents baked vanilla cupcakes, frosted with homemade butter cream and then hand crafted...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 16, 2024 | Creative Activities, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last Friday at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, our lovely residents joined in to decorate cupcakes together. We started off by making the icing which was a delicious mixture of butter, icing sugar and pink colouring. Our residents then enjoyed decorating their...
