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‘When the lights went on again all over the world’: VE Day celebrations 2025
Though it seems like only yesterday, it was five years ago – on Friday, May 8, 2020 – that we celebrated the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day: the occasion marking…
Easter: A season of joy, renewal, and reflection
Easter represents a very special time in the religious calendar for Christians the world over and a time to celebrate Christ’s resurrection, but it is also significant in marking the change of…
Our Valentine’s Week diary at The Old Rectory
“One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life. That word is love.” Sophocles Love, as they say, is a many-splendored thing, it’s in the air and…
Everest the ‘easy’ way
A journey to Everest base camp: Afternoon talk, October 2024 Let’s be clear: any trip to Mount Everest is not, nor has it ever been, easy. But on a crisp, autumnal afternoon…
35 years of care at The Old Rectory
Anniversary Barbecue: September 2024 On September 9, 2024, The Old Rectory – a local landmark at the heart of the Ewhurst Village community – celebrated 35 years of exceptional care and nursing…
Easter 2024: Faith, family, and a furry friend
For orthodox and non-orthodox Christians alike, Easter marks the holiest of celebrations in the religious calendar and an opportunity to rejoice in Christ’s resurrection. It also serves as a timely reminder ̶…
The incredible life of pi
March 14: International Pi Day at The Old Rectory Pi (π) A constant (sometimes referred to as Archimedes’ Constant) that represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. More simply…
Notes on a memorable Yuletide
The festive season seems to begin earlier each year; and so it proved in November last, when excitement took hold of staff and residents at The Old Rectory in anticipation of what…
A ‘Festival of Lights’ at The Old Rectory
Diwali – often referred to as “The Festival of Lights” – is one of India’s most significant and widely recognised national celebrations, taking place annually over five days during mid-autumn. Whilst it…
THE CORONATION: From Elizabethan to Carolean – an era defining moment
On Saturday, May 6, everyone at The Old Rectory was overjoyed to share the nation’s happiness in welcoming our new king – Charles III – and his queen, Camilla to the UK…
Easter 2023: The Joys of Spring
While the weather remained undecided on throwing off the shackles of winter, everyone at The Old Rectory had already welcomed the tentative arrival of the new season by wholeheartedly celebrating Easter. Communal…
We decked the halls with boughs of holly…
Christmas at The Old Rectory is a heart-warming time for staff, residents and families alike; the air hangs heavy with expectation, and there is an extra spring in all our steps as…
Remember, remember the fifth of November
Traditionally, November the fifth is an occasion to reflect on a momentous event in our nation’s history when, more than four centuries ago, Britain came dangerously close to insurrection and attempted regicide…
A Royal Celebration!
“I greatly admire Her Majesty the Queen. She has my utmost respect for the stressful and difficult work that she does. She comes up trumps. She masters all the challenges and is…
The Old Rectory’s Easter Egg Hunt!
“Easter is meant to be a sign of hope, renewal, and the beginning of a new life.” The sun rose brightly to embrace the coming day and the scent of freshly blossomed…