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Belong Promotes Awareness of LGBTQ+ People in Care

BELONG PROMOTES AWARENESS OF LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IN CARE

As 24 June marks the UK’s first national Silver Pride celebration of LGBTQ+ life and culture for the over 55s, Belong is leading the promotion of awareness and appreciation of the needs of...
LOCAL PENSIONER RIDING HIGH

LOCAL PENSIONER RIDING HIGH

Adventurous Inverclyde pensioner Margaret Sneddon was crowned Senior Community Champion of the Year thanks to a sponsored motorbike ride.  Margaret, a tenant at Bield’s Crosshill...
Motorbike enthusiast with a learning disability finds volunteer work at mechanics

GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNIN’

A team leader at a learning disability supported living service in Staffordshire run by national charity, Ambient Support, has helped secure volunteer work for Darren, an individual with a learning...
HOLMES CARE RESIDENTS DEFEND ROMAN WALL

HOLMES CARE RESIDENTS DEFEND ROMAN WALL

Three new recruits arrived at Rome’s northern frontier, as they swapped Roselea House, their Fife care home, for Callendar House, the 14th century country mansion in Falkirk. Dressed in...
Belong Care Villages celebrate the Coronation

BELONG CELEBRATES THE NEW KING AND QUEEN

As King Charles III and Queen Camilla ascended to the throne at the weekend, customers and families at Belong villages across the North West and Midlands marked the historic occasion with coronation...
CARE HOME RESIDENTS SHARE THEIR ADVICE FOR KING CHARLES

CARE HOME RESIDENTS SHARE THEIR ADVICE FOR KING CHARLES

“Keep calm”, “take a day off at least once a week” and “share your biscuits” are some of the pieces of advice Bupa care homes residents have shared with fellow...
CARE HOME MARKS THE CORONATION WITH COMMUNITY ART INSTALLATION

CARE HOME MARKS THE CORONATION WITH ART INSTALLATION

Not-for-profit care provider Harrogate Neighbours, St Aidan’s CE High School, and locally-based artist Sarah Charneca from Brunswick Studio have joined forces to create a unique and vibrant...
CHICKS BRING JOY TO CRAMLINGTON CARE HOME RESIDENTS

CHICKS BRING JOY TO CRAMLINGTON CARE HOME RESIDENTS

To mark National Pet Month in April, residents at RMBI Care Co. Home Scarbrough Court, in Cramlington, recently started a Chick Hatching Programme with Living Eggs, a nationwide company who provide...
THERAPY DOG MAKES RESIDENTS' DAY AT MALVERN CARE HOME

THERAPY DOG MAKES RESIDENTS' DAY AT MALVERN CARE HOME

Residents at a Malvern care home had a fur-tastic time recently when they welcomed a therapy dog into their home. The four-legged guest joined staff and residents at Court House Care Home as part...
RAF veteran Vera, gets a hug during the visit to Royal Star & Garter from Child’s Play Nursery.(Image credit: Royal Star & Garter)

INTERGENERATIONAL WEEK: ‘MAGIC’ WHEN CHILDREN VISIT VETERANS

Residents at a Surbiton care home have said how much they enjoy visits from nearby schools and nurseries, ahead of Global Intergenerational Week (24 April – 1 May). Royal Star & Garter...

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