by Kirstie Newell | Nov 25, 2021 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Bake and taste On Wednesday the 17 November some of our residents joined in for a ‘bake and taste’ session here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our ladies mixed the ingredients to make chocolate chip cookies, which were then baked and later enjoyed...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 30, 2021 | Birthdays, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Thursday 24 June we celebrated John’s birthday here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our residents had a lovely day celebrating John’s special day with with cake, music and drinks. The day after, on Friday 25 June, Dave enjoyed his 81st birthday....
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 17, 2021 | Parties, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Happy birthday Your Majesty On Saturday 12 June we celebrated Queen Elizabeth’s birthday here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our residents thoroughly enjoyed a cream tea garden party, surrounded by flag bunting, with old time music favourites playing in...
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 | May 13, 2021 | Special Events, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Wednesday 12 May we flew over to Italy with our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home! As part of Around the World with Nellsar Cruises, our residents throughly enjoyed their morning creating Italian-themed arts and crafts. For lunch we served homemade...