by Kirstie Newell | Dec 18, 2023 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Local community
Last week we had a wonderful visit from the Free Church Choir of Staplehurst at Abbotsleigh Care Home. They came to sing some beautiful carols for us; we all knew the words of the classic carols and sang along. Singing is such a wonderful experience – it sparks...
by Kirstie Newell | Dec 7, 2023 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Celebrations
On St Andrews Day, on Thursday 30 November, we wore very Scottish hats and had some fun with a Highland cow picture! We sang a few Scottish songs too and watched a virtual tour of Scotland. It was magical and a few of our residents told us wonderful holiday stories of...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 8, 2023 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Music and Entertainment
We enjoyed a host of lovely activities last week with our residents at Abbotsleigh Care Home. Singer Kevin Walsh came in to serenade us with his wonderful music – always popular, especially with our ladies! He delighted us all with some Frank Sinatra tunes and...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 29, 2022 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Music and Entertainment
Reminiscing with music We welcomed two ladies in from our local Free Church to sing with us recently here at Abbotsleigh Care Home. They played many old favourites and we enjoyed singing along. Our residents reminisced about singing the songs at school and a couple of...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 24, 2021 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Celebrations
We came together with our residents at Abbotsleigh Care Home for Remembrance celebrations. Singer Jasmin came to our Home and entertained us all with her wonderful wartime tunes, dressed in authentic services uniform. Our residents loved wearing their Union Jack hats...
