by Kirstie Newell | Aug 21, 2023 | Birthdays, St Winifreds Care Home
We celebrated Veronica’s birthday on Monday 14 August at St Winifreds Care Home with a small tea party for her. As Veronica is a Scottish lady, we had traditional homemade shortbread biscuits that she said were ‘almost as good as her mother’s’ (as we...
by Kirstie Newell | Aug 2, 2023 | Music and Entertainment, St Winifreds Care Home
What to do on a wet and windy afternoon but sing our hearts out here at St Winifreds Care Home?! We got our musical instruments out and played them while we sang our favourite songs. We always start with Vera Lynn’s ‘White Cliffs of Dover’ and finish with ‘We’ll Meet...
by Kirstie Newell | Aug 2, 2023 | Music and Entertainment, St Winifreds Care Home
Music with Trevor On Wednesday 2 August we welcomed guitarist Trevor to St Winifreds Care Home. We sang along to old favourites from performers such as The Beatles and Elvis, and even got up and enjoyed a dance. We do love our music here at St Winifreds, so it was...
by Kirstie Newell | Jul 26, 2023 | Birthdays, St Winifreds Care Home
Birthday wishes We celebrated Gordon’s 92nd birthday on Tuesday 25 July here at St Winifreds Care Home. We all sang ‘Happy birthday’ to him and he enjoyed a lovely afternoon opening his gifts and cards which he was delighted with. Country Music As part of the...
by Kirstie Newell | May 25, 2023 | Music and Entertainment, St Winifreds Care Home
Music for Health On Tuesday 23 May we invited Stella from ‘Music for Health’ into St Winifreds Care Home for one of her lively sessions with our residents. Everyone had a great time shaking tambourines, bells, maracas and conducting an orchestra with...