Residents of Pinehurst care home in Sevenoaks hosted a Harvest Festival event in support of Silver Sunday to help combat loneliness within the community and help to increase happiness and wellbeing.
Celebrating Silver Sunday provided an opportunity for elderly people living independently in the local community to meet new people, make new friends and have meaningful moments in the company of others.
Pinehurst welcomed members of the local community as part of the Harvest Festival celebrations on Friday 5th October. The home hosted a range of exciting activities including a service performed by two ministers, a special harvest lunch and making a scarecrow with local school children.
Melanie Burgess, Home Manager at Pinehurst care home commented:
“Combining Silver Sunday and Harvest festival gave Residents the opportunity to get to know people in the community and to build relationships with each other.”
Harvest Festival is an annual celebration to mark the end of the main harvest season and a time to give thanks for the crop that has been grown. Traditionally it is a time when people share collected food items with those in need in their local community.
Silver Sunday is an annual day of fun and free activities for older people across the UK. Led by The Sir Simon Milton Foundation, it celebrates the value and knowledge they contribute to our communities while combating loneliness and isolation.