by Kirstie Newell | Jul 13, 2022 | In the Garden, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week some of our residents joined in for our gardening club at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our ladies and gents loved watering our freshly grown vegetables and beautiful flowers, which all look full of health. Everyone enjoyed walking around the garden...
by Kirstie Newell | May 20, 2021 | Cooking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
World Baking Day Our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home joined in to celebrate World Baking Day on 17 May by making some Viennese Whirls from scratch. Some of our ladies helped to mix ingredients and used a piping bag to make the biscuits. Later in the...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 22, 2021 | In the Garden, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Tuesday 20 April a group of our residents from The Old Downs Residential Care Home joined in for our gardening club. We planted sunflower seeds, cornflour seeds and various plants, with everyone enjoying getting ‘hands on’. Many of the seeds are for...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 14, 2021 | Arts and Crafts, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Preparing for Spain Over the last few days our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home have been busy preparing for our Spanish themed day. We have been painting a canvas with iconic Spanish references and also creating bunting and various arts and crafts to...
by Kirstie Newell | Jul 20, 2020 | The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Tuesday 14 July, our residents joined in for our Gardening Club here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. They got busy sweeping leaves and tidying up our garden, to make it all spick and span. Our ladies and gents did a great job and they really enjoyed being...