Get creative at Colne View this Care Home Open Day

On Saturday 29th June, from 12 noon to 4pm, the team at Colne View, on Colchester Road, will be opening the doors to the care home for a free family-friendly event to celebrate Care Home Open Day, a countrywide initiative to create lasting relationships between care homes and their local communities.

This year’s theme celebrates the role of arts within care, which is important in encouraging residents’ self-expression, and helps to create meaningful experiences.

Colne View has organised a festival-inspired party to celebrate the open day, with entertainment, activities and creative fun. Visitors can look forward to a Woodstock-style event to celebrate music of the decades, including a movement to music activity, face painting, and live entertainment from musicians, Tanglewood, alongside a delicious barbecue.

Razvan Stanbeca, home manager at Colne View, said: “Creative activities are such an important part of life for people in care, whether it’s painting to help enhance hand-eye coordination, or just reminiscing by putting on some music – the arts are a vital part of life here at Colne View.

“We’re so excited to be hosting our Care Home Open Day event this June. We had a brilliant time when we did this last year so it made sense for us to open our doors to the local people of Halstead again and show them just how much fun you can have in a care home.”