by Kirstie Newell | Nov 16, 2022 | Special Events, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week, in preparation for Remembrance Day, a group of our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home joined in with a baking session together. They enjoyed decorating their own cupcakes in the style of poppies, using fondant icing to great effect. Everyone...
by Jodie Currey | Nov 9, 2022 | Music and Entertainment, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week on Monday 31 October our lovely residents and staff at The Downs Residential Care Home joined in to celebrate Halloween. We started the day off with arts and crafts by painting pumpkins. Later in the afternoon we all enjoyed entertainment with Kevin Walsh...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 3, 2022 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Friday 28 October some of our residents joined in for a baking class here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home when we made our own cupcakes. We made the cake mixture and added it to the cupcake cases for baking. In the afternoon we decorated the cupcakes with...
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 14, 2022 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Cake making On Saturday 10 September a group of our residents from The Old Downs Residential Care Home came together to make cakes for our Teddy Bear Picnic Party. We started the day by mixing the cake ingredients and adding chocolate to the mixture. After baking, we...
by Kirstie Newell | Aug 22, 2022 | Music and Entertainment, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Our residents here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home made cakes in preparation of our Proms evening on Saturday 13 August. We served a yummy buffet of cheese, wine and cakes, and Brenda enjoyed adding the final touches to our butterfly cakes. Our ladies and...