Bournemouth, Culture, Events & Entertainment | Posted on March 6th, 2025 | return to news
World Book Day celebrated at Bournemouth care home
Children from St Barnabas Pre-School dressed as their favourite storybook characters and joined residents at Castle Dene home.
Today, Thursday 6 March is World Book Day and to mark the occasion, Rapunzel, Snow White and Iron man joined residents at Care South’s Castle Dene home on Throop Road.
The session was led by Faye Stuart from Truth Be Told storytelling project. Each weekly session carries a different theme with props to help spark the residents’ imagination, and they are attended by children from St Barnabas Pre-School.
The children were encouraged to dress as their favourite storybook characters. During the session they were each invited to join a resident to dance, sing songs and read books including ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’, ‘Paddington’ and ‘The Cat in the Hat’.
Betty, a resident, said: “I used to run a nursery, so I enjoyed seeing the children, especially the child that danced along to the music with me.”
The children also sang to resident, George, who was celebrating his birthday during the session before enjoying a party with the other residents later in the day. Afterwards, George said: “It was lovely. I really enjoyed it. It was the joy of the little ones that made my day.”
Lana Wright, home manager at Castle Dene, said: “It was wonderful to see the smiles on our residents’ faces as the St Barnabas Pre-School children arrived wearing their costumes. Over time, we’ve seen intergenerational relationships build between the children and residents, so it was nice for them to be able to talk together about their shared love of books.”
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