Care home residents donned their kilts to celebrate Burns Night in true Scottish style.
It was the fifth year that the team at Marston Court, Oxford, hosted an event to commemorate the life and poetry of Robert Burns.
The celebration on Friday saw pipe major Steve Duffy – a Banbury-based bagpiper with more than 40 years’ experience – playing for the residents.
The elderly also read out poems by Robert Burns, tried a spot of Scottish dancing and joined in with a rousing version of Auld Lang Syne, before sitting down for a traditional lunch of haggis served with neeps and tatties, prepared by care home chef Jason Rees.
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Home manager Sharon Fenn said: “This event has become a real favourite with our residents.
“They really enjoy the pomp and the spectacle, as well as the haggis and whisky.
“It was a wonderful celebration, thoroughly enjoyed by all.”
However, this is not the end of festivities for Marston Court residents who will be attending an accessible disco tomorrow.
As part of a Beat the January Blues campaign, locals from homes across Oxfordshire will attend the event at Isis House.
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