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…
Care home cook Yvonne raises awareness of cervical cancer
A CARE home cook has been sharing her experience of cervical cancer as part of a national awareness raising week.…
Digital tech brings art sessions back to Blyth care home
DIGITAL technology has ensured care home residents can continue their art classes with a creative ageing charity. Residents at The…
Local charity helping Northumberland stay green fingered
A mental health and learning disability charity is helping its service users and residents across Northumberland stay busy with gardening…
Academy leads efforts to support the community in Blyth through lockdown
VIRTUAL learning will begin again next week after an unprecedented Easter holiday of supporting the community by a Blyth academy.…
Care home’s candy cart brings shopping experience to residents
A CANDY cart and a toiletry trolley are doing the rounds at a Blyth care home to give residents a…
Energy education centre helps spark interest in renewable energy careers
The project team behind the North Sea Link Interconnector is teaching local school pupils about renewable energy from its state-of-the-art…
Shetland pony Smurf brings back childhood memories
A BLIND Shetland pony gave an elderly care home resident visions of his childhood during a recent animal therapy session.…
Blyth’s Bede Academy is “excellent” in all areas
A North East academy has been singled out as an example for others to follow by inspectors who judged it…
Best care home activities coordinator in the country
A CARE home worker from Northumberland has been named the best activities coordinator in the country at a national awards…
Best care home ancillary worker in Great Britain
HANDYMAN Chris Sorgorski has been named the best care home ancillary worker in Great Britain. The maintenance man for The…
Mental health charity helps kickstart building conversion
A local mental health charity is starting preparatory work on a £400,000 building conversion project that is scheduled to begin…
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.…
Blood Pressure Awareness Day marked at Blyth care home
STAFF and visitors to a Northumberland care home got their vital signs checked as part of Blood Pressure Awareness Day.…
“Keep up the good work” boxer Amanda tells high-performing students
The cream of an academy’s sporting talent has been recognised at a prestigious prize ceremony. Bede Academy, in Blyth, held…