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 | Jan 26, 2023 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Sunday 22 January a group of our residents and staff joined in to celebrate Chinese New Year here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. To mark the occasion, we organised a special buffet in the afternoon, when our residents enjoyed: Prawn crackers with sweet and...
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...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 3, 2022 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Burns Night We celebrated Burns Night here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home on Tuesday 25 January. We started the day with arts and crafts when our residents enjoyed colouring and making Scottish bunting. Our residents enjoyed Robert Burns poems and...