Burn’s Night

We celebrated Burn’s Night with all resident’s and staff but especially with our Scottish residents Frank and Ruth.

A cult and controversial figure in equal measure, Robert Burns remains an iconic and invaluable part of Scotland’s rich literary history. The 18th-century poet was best known for composing poems such as Auld Lang Syne, Tam O’Shanter and Ae Fond Kiss. We celebrated with a taste of haggis washed down with a wee dram of whiskey or Iru-Bru, whilst listening to his famous poems being read out. Our 101 years old resident Winifred said, “Gorgeous, vunderbar and lovely”, as she drank her Iru-Bru down. Resident Frank enjoyed his haggis with a wee drop of whiskey mixed in and gave a cheer as he posed for a photo. Ruth’s face was a happy shock when she tried her wee dram and downed it in two. She then corrected companion Cara on how to correctly pronoun haggis in her correct accent. Celebrations ended with a Scottish singalong including ‘Bonnie Banks O’Loch Lomond’, ‘Donald’s Where’s Your Troosers’, I’m Gonna Be (500 miles) and Auld Lang Syne. All residents were swaying to the music, glasses held high, singing along to the songs.