Plastic bottle poppies centrepiece of Remembrance Day event
DOZENS of plastic bottles have been upcycled and turned into poppies for the centrepiece of a Remembrance Day event at a Tyneside care home.
Frightfully successful cupcake sale for cancer charity
SPOOK-TACULAR cupcakes decorated as bats, spiders, ghosts and ghouls have helped raise funds to support those with cancer.
Care industry veteran takes the helm at Sheffield home
A NEW home manager with over two decades of care industry experience has taken the helm at a Sheffield care home.
Birds of prey pay flying visit to Teesside care home
A FLYING visit from feathered friends had elderly residents all in a flap of excitement at a Teesside care home.
Fire service grant former firefighter’s wish
A FORMER firefighter’s wish came true when he got to ride in a fire engine again nearly three decades after retiring.
Children and pensioners celebrate harvest festival together
SCHOOL children invited elderly care home residents in Stockton-on-Tees to attend their harvest festival.
Photographer’s Tyneside shots sparking memories for elderly residents with dementia
A PHOTOGRAPHER is helping elderly care home residents with dementia recall old memories with landscape shots of their favourite Tyneside locations.
Gramophone music revived for elderly care home residents
THE GRAMOPHONE was brought back to life at a care home party – playing records rescued from a house demolition.
Punch and Judy walker a winner in “Pimp My Zimmer” contest
A PUNCH and Judy fan has won a “Pimp My Zimmer” competition – beating dozens of other competitors with his puppet themed design.
Museum provides a window into the past for elderly residents
A MUSEUM trip turned into a stroll down memory lane for elderly care home residents – with exhibits all too familiar for the recent visitors.