We had a jam-packed weekend of Jubilee celebrations here at Sonya Lodge Residential Care Home.
Jubilee disco
Our residents love a party with good music, so we thought it only fitting to get our celebrations underway with a Platinum Jubilee disco with DJ Nick, on Friday 3 June.
Nick played all the best party anthems and dance floor fillers from the 60s and 70s. Our residents were quick to get into the party mood and started singing along and gradually filling our dance floor. Residents showed off some of their best dance moves, as did our staff which gave us all a good giggle!
This was definitely the best way for our party animals at Sonya Lodge to kick off their weekend of celebrations to honour and mark our Queen’s reign of 70 years.
Indoor Jubilee street party
The main event of our Jubilee celebrations was hosted on Sunday 5 June. We had planned to have a Jubilee garden party, however the traditionally British weather was not on our side!
We were determined that this wouldn’t stand in the way of our celebrations, so we altered our event and arranged an indoor street party instead. This event was very kindly supported by Dartford Council.
We began the day with a wonderful set of music from the brilliant Rob T and his electric ukulele. He filled Sonya Lodge with some classic songs from the 40s, 50s and 60s that were very fitting for a Jubilee street party. Our residents and staff were quick to take to the dance floor and only too happy to sing and dance their hearts out!
After Rob T’s performance we all needed some refreshments. Our heroic Catering Team braved the elements to cook us all an amazing BBQ. We enjoyed burgers, sausages, marinated chicken, homemade coleslaw and a variety of delicious salads.
While everyone enjoyed their food at our beautifully decorated tables, our residents were able to peruse some photos and information about our Queen from key moments in her life. This sparked some fantastic conversations as residents reminisced about previous Jubilee celebrations, her coronation, the birth of her children and her wedding.
After lunch, we were joined by our Local Councillor Avtar Sandhu and friend Jean Hook from St Michael’s Church. Our visitors joined us for a wonderful afternoon tea of cream cakes and scones with jam and cream. It was so special to share our celebrations with our visitors and our ladies and gents loved chatting with them.
We all had a wonderful day and made many new memories which we shall reminisce over for years to come!
