by Kirstie Newell | Mar 26, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Special Events
Our Japanese day at Abbotsleigh Care Home was full of fun and laughter as we reached our final Nellsar mini cruise destination – Japan. We had Japanese fans, geisha girls and even a sumo wrestler! As part of the day’s activities, our residents made their own...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 12, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Celebrations
We had great fun celebrating Chinese New Year here at Abbotsleigh Care Home, with some wonderful decorations and food. Our residents came together for some themed crafts – making Chinese lanterns and dragons to celebrate 2024 being ‘The Year of the...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 20, 2023 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Music and Entertainment
Our Remembrance Day at Abbotsleigh Care Home was delightful as Kristy came in to sing for us and performed some wonderful wartime tunes, plus a few cheery 50s and 60s hits. We also made poppy wreaths from tissue paper, in memory of all those lost at war. It was a very...
by Kirstie Newell | Oct 16, 2023 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Celebrations
World Animal Day It was World Animal Day on Wednesday 4 October and we were so lucky here at Abbotsleigh Care Home to have a lovely visit from our local Riding for the Disabled (RDA) horses. We fed them apples and our residents had a wonderful time admiring them....
by Kirstie Newell | Jul 17, 2023 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Outings & Trips
Pottery trip We went on a lovely outing to Slap and Dash Pottery Painting in Hawkhurst last week with a group of our residents from Abbotsleigh Care Home. Our ladies and gents chose their pottery shape and paint colours, then got to work! We painted the objects three...
