by Kirstie Newell | Apr 27, 2021 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Happy birthday your majesty… On Wednesday 21 April we held an afternoon tea party at The Old Downs Residential Care Home to mark the Queen’s 95th birthday. We all thought about what she had been through recently and toasted her good health with our cups of...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 19, 2021 | Special Events, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Wednesday 14 April our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home arrived in Spain on our virtual Cruise. We started the day with Spanish Café music, reminiscing over our holidays to Spain from the past and then our ladies and gents loved watching...
by Kirstie Newell | Mar 18, 2021 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Wednesday 17 March at The Old Downs Residential Care Home we celebrated St Patrick’s Day with a morning of arts and crafts when we made shamrocks and enjoyed colouring. For lunch we served pork slice in gravy, Colcannon potato with cabbage, spring onions and...
by Kirstie Newell | Mar 11, 2021 | Special Events, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Our second stop on The Old Downs Residential Care Home Cruise was India on Wednesday 10 March, when our residents enjoyed aspects of Indian culture for the day. They started with henna-style tattoos in the morning followed by a divine Chicken Tikka Masala for lunch,...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 15, 2021 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Friday 12 February our residents and staff at The Old Downs Residential Care Home celebrated Chinese New Year – the year of the Ox. In preparation for our virtual cruise, our residents helped to make their own passports and joined in for arts and crafts when we...