Care home’s Banksy inspired artwork wins competition
BANKSY’S Girl with Balloon has been recreated with a twist by a care home in Sheffield – winning an art competition among care homes across the north.
Ex-pub landlord pouring drinks in care home bar
AN EX-PUBLICAN has been given a walk down memory lane after the care home where he lives opened a bar on the premises.
Digital ceramics classes for care home residents
A DIGITAL ceramics class saw care home residents getting their hands dirty when they made clay flowers with the help of technology.
Residents’ time capsule snapshot on life in 2020
A TIME capsule has been buried by Peterlee care home residents keen to leave messages on life in 2020 to a future generation.
Jamie Oliver MBE writes to Sainsbury’s TV ad co-star
A STRAWBERRY farmer now living at an Ellesmere Port care home was surprised to hear from Jamie Oliver MBE – after appearing in a TV advert with the celebrity chef a decade ago.
Elderly receive letters from Huddersfield Giants NCS students
POEMS, letters and homemade puzzle books have been sent to Huddersfield care home residents by Huddersfield Giants NCS caring students.
Elderly residents explore ancient Roman Rotherham
ROMAN Rotherham was brought to life for the town’s care home residents almost two millennia after the ancient empire first settled in the area.
Magic Joyce wows fellow residents at Saltburn care home
ABRACADABRA and the bear was gone for a magic care home resident in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
Newcastle United NCS students write letters to city’s elderly
POEMS, letters and cards have given resourceful students a way to engage with Newcastle’s elderly as part of their National Citizen Service.
Wool appeal for pompom Christmas tree
A POMPOM Christmas tree is being created by Teesside care home residents for a hospital ward that cares for the elderly.