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...
by Kirstie Newell | May 11, 2022 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
VE Day celebrations We celebrated VE Day at The Old Downs Residential Care Home on Sunday 8 May when our residents and staff joined in to mark the occasion. Our ladies and gents thoroughly enjoyed watching a VE Day concert on television and singing to old time...
by Kirstie Newell | May 11, 2022 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Friday 6 May our residents and staff joined in for a ‘Through the Decades – 1970s’ celebration. We started by decorating our Home with funky 70s bunting and posters. Our residents then came together for a 70s-themed quiz, some word search fun and...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 26, 2022 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
We celebrated St George’s Day on Saturday 23 April with our residents and staff at The Old Downs Residential Care Home – such a lovely sunny day. We made some England flags using red and white tissue paper with several of our residents and decorated our...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 9, 2022 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Tuesday 1 February here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, we celebrated Chinese New Year – the year of the Tiger. In preparation for the day, our residents joined in for an arts and crafts session where we made our very own handsome tiger! We all helped paint...