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Banbury care home invites community to honour VE Day
A Banbury care home is opening its doors to the community to mark 80 years since the end of World War II.
On Thursday 8th May, Care UK’s Highmarket House, is welcoming local people to honour the 80th anniversary of VE Day with its very own 1940s-themed party.
VE Day was celebrated on 8th May 1945, after Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an announcement on the radio that the war in Europe had come to an end. This emotional news sparked celebrations across the country, with many taking to the streets for spontaneous parties.
At Highmarket House the team has been hard at work organising their own special commemorative event, which will see residents and guests enjoy an afternoon of delicious food, entertainment and memories as they embrace the spirit of the 1940s.
Visitors and residents can expect a party with celebrations from 10am-4pm, including afternoon entertainment from to get people dancing. Residents will be knitting poppies for the occasion, and bands and brooches will be available to purchase at the event for a charitable donation in aid of Help the Heroes. The Royal British Legion will also be attending to deliver a talk and share stories about VE Day.
Highmarket House recently achieved ‘Veteran Friendly’ status for meeting eight standards laid out in the Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF), a collaboration between Armed Forces charities Royal Star & Garter and Royal British Legion, and NHS Veterans’ Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA), with funding support from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.
Highmarket House is a state-of-the-art care home w hich provides full-time residential, nursing, dementia and short-term respite care. The care home incorporates plenty of space for leisure activities and hobbies and has its own cinema, café and hair and beauty salon.
For more information about Highmarket House, please call Customer Relations Manager Michaela Jones on 01295 297596, or email michaela.jones@careuk.com
On Thursday 8th May, Care UK’s Highmarket House, is welcoming local people to honour the 80th anniversary of VE Day with its very own 1940s-themed party.
VE Day was celebrated on 8th May 1945, after Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an announcement on the radio that the war in Europe had come to an end. This emotional news sparked celebrations across the country, with many taking to the streets for spontaneous parties.
At Highmarket House the team has been hard at work organising their own special commemorative event, which will see residents and guests enjoy an afternoon of delicious food, entertainment and memories as they embrace the spirit of the 1940s.
Visitors and residents can expect a party with celebrations from 10am-4pm, including afternoon entertainment from to get people dancing. Residents will be knitting poppies for the occasion, and bands and brooches will be available to purchase at the event for a charitable donation in aid of Help the Heroes. The Royal British Legion will also be attending to deliver a talk and share stories about VE Day.
Highmarket House recently achieved ‘Veteran Friendly’ status for meeting eight standards laid out in the Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF), a collaboration between Armed Forces charities Royal Star & Garter and Royal British Legion, and NHS Veterans’ Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA), with funding support from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.
Highmarket House is a state-of-the-art care home w hich provides full-time residential, nursing, dementia and short-term respite care. The care home incorporates plenty of space for leisure activities and hobbies and has its own cinema, café and hair and beauty salon.
For more information about Highmarket House, please call Customer Relations Manager Michaela Jones on 01295 297596, or email michaela.jones@careuk.com
Thursday 8 May
Highmarket House Care Home, North Bar Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 0TD
Thursday 8th May, 10am-4pm
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