Celebrating VE Day!

We had a great time yesterday, celebrating VE Day.

For those of you who may not know, VE Day stands for Victory in Europe Day. It marks a very important event in World War Two – the end of the War with Germany on Tuesday 8 May 1945.

Residents at both Cramlington House and West Farm really enjoyed the day; especially as several of them have lived through the war and remember this very significant date and what living through a World War was like.

Both homes laid on a street party style event which also included a delicious buffet of quiche, pie, sausage rolls and cake and everyone also enjoyed a sing and a dance too!

Kim Stubbs, our Wellbeing Champion at Cramlington House said: “Residents reminisced about their younger lives, shared war stories with one another and also joined in with a war time sing-along, which was wonderful to watch and listen to. Everyone was really interactive and chatted intently about the war time era, the fond and vivid memories they had and enjoyed retelling their favourite stories. It was a lovely celebration.”

Trish Giles, our Manager at West Farm, added: “Importantly, yesterday’s special event for VE Day also helped to create new memories for residents that they can share with us, between themselves and with visiting friends and family. It’s always great to hear residents update visitors about what they’ve been up to during the week or over the past few days and hear the highlights of their favourite activities and experiences.”

Special thanks to Kim and Gillian for organising a wonderful celebratory occasion at both homes!

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