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Ferndown care home invites local community to honour D-Day
Three care homes around Dorset are opening their doors to the community to mark 80 years since the end of World War II.
On Thursday 8th May, Care UK’s The Potteries, in Broadstone, Ferndown Manor, in Ferndown, and Anning House, in Weymouth, are welcoming local people to honour the 80th anniversary of VE Day with their very own 1940s-themed celebrations.
VE Day was celebrated on 8th May 1945, after Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an announcement on the radio that the war in Europe had come to an end. This emotional news sparked celebrations across the country, with many taking to the streets for spontaneous parties.
The teams at all three homes have been hard at work organising their own special commemorative events, which will see residents and guests enjoy delicious food, entertainment and dancing as they embrace the spirit of the 1940s.
At The Potteries, from 2pm-4pm, team members will turn back the clock as they adorn fancy dress from the wartime era, while vintage singer Heather Williams will get everyone’s toes tapping with songs from decades gone by. Local veterans from the community will be wearing their medals and there will be a raffle raising funds for The Stronghold Group.
Resident Arthur Wright, 98, said: “It is very important to remember and reflect on such a momentous day in history.
“I was only young at the time, but I just remember everyone cheering and dancing everywhere.”
From 2pm-4pm, the team at Ferndown Manor will be welcoming singer Sally Agar, who will get the community dancing with a host of vintage tunes.
Ferndown Manor resident Lawrence Shields, aged 90, said: “We need to remember to keep history alive – it would be very sad if we didn’t.
“I remember the day it was announced the war had ended. It was my fifth birthday, and I was in the fields picking blackberries with my brother. I asked my brother when he thought the war would end, and he turned around and said: “It has! Today!”
On Thursday 8th May, Care UK’s The Potteries, in Broadstone, Ferndown Manor, in Ferndown, and Anning House, in Weymouth, are welcoming local people to honour the 80th anniversary of VE Day with their very own 1940s-themed celebrations.
VE Day was celebrated on 8th May 1945, after Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an announcement on the radio that the war in Europe had come to an end. This emotional news sparked celebrations across the country, with many taking to the streets for spontaneous parties.
The teams at all three homes have been hard at work organising their own special commemorative events, which will see residents and guests enjoy delicious food, entertainment and dancing as they embrace the spirit of the 1940s.
At The Potteries, from 2pm-4pm, team members will turn back the clock as they adorn fancy dress from the wartime era, while vintage singer Heather Williams will get everyone’s toes tapping with songs from decades gone by. Local veterans from the community will be wearing their medals and there will be a raffle raising funds for The Stronghold Group.
Resident Arthur Wright, 98, said: “It is very important to remember and reflect on such a momentous day in history.
“I was only young at the time, but I just remember everyone cheering and dancing everywhere.”
From 2pm-4pm, the team at Ferndown Manor will be welcoming singer Sally Agar, who will get the community dancing with a host of vintage tunes.
Ferndown Manor resident Lawrence Shields, aged 90, said: “We need to remember to keep history alive – it would be very sad if we didn’t.
“I remember the day it was announced the war had ended. It was my fifth birthday, and I was in the fields picking blackberries with my brother. I asked my brother when he thought the war would end, and he turned around and said: “It has! Today!”
Thursday 8 May
Care UK’s Ferndown Manor, 110 Golf Links Rd, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 8DA
FREE2pm-4pm
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