by Kirstie Newell | Feb 27, 2024 | Special Events, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home took a Nellsar virtual mini cruise to Egypt and had a chance to explore the history behind this fascinating country. Our ladies and gents started by exploring how Egyptian pyramids were built and then had...
by Kirstie Newell | Jan 31, 2024 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Tuesday 16 January our lovely residents and team here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home had a great time on our virtual mini cruise to Mexico. We prepared for the trip by making our very own cruise ship. We cut the shape of a boat out of cardboard and painted...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 10, 2021 | Special Events, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Wednesday 9 June we cruised off to France at The Old Downs Residential Care Home from the luxury of our armchairs, and our residents had a lovely day celebrating. We decorated our Home with French flag bunting, balloons and decorative strings of garlic to get us...
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...
by Kirstie Newell | May 13, 2021 | Arts and Crafts, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Over the last few weeks we have been busy preparing for our Italian Day, as part of Around the World with Nellsar Cruises, here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Some of our residents have enjoyed colouring and painting Italian-themed canvases, featuring icons...