Residents at Thistle Hill Celebrate Yorkshire Day

Residents at the Thistle Hill Care Centre were proud to celebrate all things Yorkshire on Yorkshire Day, August 1st. As the home proudly hosted a ‘Yorkshire Tea’ tea party as part of its celebrations.

Residents at Thistle Hill celebrated the largest county in the UK by listening to some traditional Yorkshire music, sampling some Yorkshire delicacies such as Yorkshire puddings and ales

The celebrations were not only taking place in the home as the home also gifted our NHS heroes at Harrogate Hospital with a selection of Yorkshire Tea goodies!

Yorkshire Day was first celebrated in 1975 in Beverly. The day commemorates the Battle of Minden between Britain-Hanover and French forces in 1759, along with the emancipation of British Empire slaves in 1834, for which Yorkshire MP William Wilberforce fought a tireless campaign.

Mandy Scott, General Manager at Thistle Hill Care Centre said: “We have had a brilliant day celebrating God’s own county. Lots of our residents are from, have lived in or visited Yorkshire and it was lovely for them to be able to share their stories with us.”

Resident Hazel commented: “Yorkshire is the most stunning place, I have so many happy memories there and I very much enjoyed my pint of black sheep ale at the tea party.”

Our varied life enrichment programme keeps residents active, and provides a daily choice of engaging physical, mental and spiritual activities tailored to residents’ interests and abilities. Thistle Hill Care Centre is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering high-quality care across its care homes and hospitals. Thistle Hill provides nursing care, residential care and respite care.

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