Blanche celebrates 102nd birthday with big bash
A BIG birthday bash was held at Huddersfield’s Thornhill Care Home when retired teacher Blanche Patch turned 102. Blanche received hundreds of cards and gifts after the care home’s activities…
Green-fingered teens transform care home garden
GREEN-FINGERED teens from Huddersfield have transformed a care home garden as part of a national citizenship initiative. The group of 15-to-17-year-old students from the Huddersfield Giants Community Trust carried out…
Kirklees Mayor visits care home’s first summer fayre in over two years
THE MAYOR of Kirklees was among the visitors to a care home summer fayre – the first held at the home in over two-and-a-half years. Mayor Cllr Masood Ahmed enjoyed…
The Queen thanks Huddersfield care home residents for Platinum Jubilee card
THE QUEEN has thanked care home residents in Huddersfield after they sent a handmade card congratulating Her Majesty on her Platinum Jubilee. Residents at Thornhill Care Home, on Thornhill Road,…
Eden’s visit to care home after fundraiser for cancer treatment
SEVEN-year-old Eden Smith paid a visit to a Kirklees care home to thank residents and staff for raising funds for her cancer treatment abroad. The youngster wanted to thank those…