by Kirstie Newell | Oct 29, 2025 | Parties, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Friday 24 October, we proudly took part in Wear It Pink Day here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home to raise awareness and show our support for breast cancer research. Everyone is touched by cancer in some way, and it’s important for us to recognise days like...
by Kirstie Newell | Oct 2, 2025 | Charity Fundraisers, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last Friday, we hosted our annual Macmillan Coffee Afternoon here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. It felt important for us to do our part in support of such a vital cause, which makes such a difference to so many families. Our tables were decked in green and...
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 10, 2025 | Parties, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
As summer draws to a close, our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home came together for our much-anticipated annual summer party. Although the good old British weather had other ideas and our plans for a garden BBQ were rained off, we didn’t let it spoil...
by Kirstie Newell | Jul 29, 2025 | Birthdays, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
We were so honoured last week to celebrate the 100th birthday of our beautiful resident Edith here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, as she marked the occasion in style with a big party, joined by all of her family. Edith was born on 23 July 1925 in West Ham,...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 18, 2025 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Sunday we celebrated Father’s Day and we all had a blast here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home! We spent the morning decorating for the party and our residents helped our Recreation and Well-Being Coordinators make a fabulous balloon arch. They worked like a...
