Residents at Royal Star & Garter have helped decorate their care home as they prepare for Christmas.

The veterans from the Surbiton Home helped with Christmas trees and putting up decorations.

They are also being treated to a number of festive art and crafts and cookery activities, carol concerts, pantomimes and outings in the run-up to the special day.

Jenni gets to work on the Christmas pudding, helped by Wellbeing Coordinator Lesley (Image supplied)

Royal Star & Garter is a charity which provides loving, compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia, and has launched new services, such as Lunch Club and Day Care, into the community.

The Home's dedicated Wellbeing Teams have been helping residents get into the festive spirit.

School choirs have visited and sung carols, and there have also been live concerts, arts and crafts activities, and garden centre visits.

Residents have made Christmas puddings and taken part in Christmas karaoke sessions.

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Bob belts out a Christmas karaoke classic at the Surbiton Home (Image supplied)

On Christmas Day, Santa will drop each resident a bespoke present.

The home will also be filled with visitors, many of whom will stay to enjoy a delicious Christmas dinner.

Royal Star & Garter in Surbiton is welcoming new residents. For more information on this, the new services it provides, or to work at the Home, visit www.starandgarter.org/surbiton