Vintage Day at Ron Smith Care Centre
Fashion and music from the old days were the order of the day, with party-goers dancing, moving and singing along to well-loved show tunes and golden oldies.
The Ron Smith Care Centre held a Vintage Day on May 23 and many people were dressed up in old-fashioned clothes.
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The staff and residents were invited to wear something that was popular or fashionable in the past and then to come along to the Vintage Day Happy Hour at Lakeside, one of the care centre’s six wings.
Earlier in the day, activity staff helped residents to make cheese straws, savoury biscuits and sweetcorn fritters.
These snacks were all on the Happy Hour old-fashioned snack menu. Others decorated the venue with old record album covers on the walls and gold and black balloons.
Fashion and music from the old days were the order of the day, with party-goers dancing, moving and singing along to well-loved show tunes and golden oldies.
The residents were also divided into four teams and participated in a quiz. They were shown pictures of various movie stars and celebrities from the olden days and asked to identify the people.
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Pictures of Marilyn Monroe, Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn, Shirley Temple, Charlie Chaplin and Doris Day were easily identified, but Lucille Ball had them stumped.
It was a close call, but in the end, Team Green and Team Red tied for first place.
Prizes were also given out for the best dressed residents and staff. Resident Sylvia Lawrence shared her experience.
“Thank you for the party. You have created such a happy atmosphere for us,” she said.
