The Vixen was in back in Bolton recently to support the town's very own mini-Olympics.
TV quizzer Jenny Ryan of The Chase fame visited St Catherine's Care Home in Horwich as part of an Olympic themed event, in which residents also visited local primary schools, Chorley New Road Primary School, St Mary's RC Primary School and Moorlands Day Nursery to pass a homemade torch during the Games, which closed on Sunday.
Residents took part in their own games while supporting Team GB.
The home’s 'Magic Moments' coordinators devised a series of activities designed for residents of all abilities to take part in, including ‘oeuf et cuillère’ races, armchair archery, balloon volleyball and tabletop hockey.
In the lead-up to the games, residents created an Olympic torch and flags and banners in their arts and crafts activities to decorate the home.
Reminiscence sessions have been triggering memories from previous Olympics with some favourite moments being Mary Peters winning the gold for pentathlon at Munich 1972, David Wilkie’s gold-winning 200-metre breaststroke at Montreal 1976, and Tessa Sanderson’s gold medal for Javelin at Los Angeles 1984.
Resident, Hilda Burke, said: “I loved seeing the children when we visited the local schools, it’s all been so much fun.”
Magic Moments coordinator, Cara Daley, said medals were handed out during the Games and a closing ceremony was held complete with a French feast and a glass or two of fizz.
St Catherines Care Home is located in Queen Street, Horwich, Bolton and provides residential, nursing, nursing dementia and palliative care. The home is rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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