Train wrapped in 300ft scarf knit by elderly Saltburn resident
A SCARF long enough to keep a locomotive cosy – knitted by an elderly care home resident – was centre…
Orphaned elephant adopted by Saltburn care home residents
A BABY elephant has been adopted by a care home in Saltburn-by-the-Sea – to support a project run by monks…
Graffiti grandparents tag their care home
GRAFFITI grannies and grandads have been daubing the walls in tags and murals at their care home in Saltburn-by-the-Sea. Residents…
Care home poets published in NAPA anthology
DELIGHTED Saltburn care home residents have seen their short poems about the pandemic published in an anthology. Budding poets from…
90-year-old care home resident knits 150ft “lockdown scarf”
A SCARF longer than three double decker buses has been knitted by an elderly care home resident to keep her…
Handprint exchange between young and elderly to combat loneliness
A PROJECT to combat loneliness has seen preschool children and elderly care home residents more than 250 miles apart exchanging…
Animal safety month celebrated with soft toy adoptions
CUDDLY toy animals have been adopted by residents at a Saltburn care home as part of National Animal Safety and…
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. Joyce Tebbutt, 85, a resident at…
Residents recall hundreds of years of handy highlights
HUNDREDS of years of collective experiences and handy lifetime highlights have been recorded by care home residents in Saltburn. Residents…
Residents clown around for World Circus Day
ROLL UP, roll up! The circus came to a Saltburn care home as residents were entertained by clowns and tried…
Virtual Grand National at Saltburn care home
A VIRTUAL Grand National was held at a Saltburn care home – after the real thing was cancelled due to…
Angels given to Saltburn shoppers on Kindness Day
A SEWING club has been handing out free knitted angels to Saltburn shoppers as part of Random Act of Kindness…
Teens spend hundreds of hours volunteering at Saltburn care home
TEENAGE volunteers have spent months at a North Yorkshire care home transforming the garden and spending time with elderly residents.…
Holocaust victim Anne Frank inspires Saltburn care home resident ahead of memorial day
ANNE Frank’s words have been inscribed on a stone by a Saltburn care home resident and Second World War veteran…
Menagerie make unlikely friends with care home residents
A MENAGERIE including exotic reptiles and birds visited elderly care home residents to provide companionship and smiles. Kirkleatham Owl Centre,…