Thornton care home's appeal for help with memorial garden is answered

A Thornton care home which appealed for help with a garden of remembrance in memory of residents who have recently died has had its call answered.
By Richard Hunt
Published 5th Jun 2020, 16:57 BST
Updated 5th Jun 2020, 17:04 BST
The Lions provided an extra bench (front) for the new garden of remembrance at the Alexandra Court care home in ThorntonThe Lions provided an extra bench (front) for the new garden of remembrance at the Alexandra Court care home in Thornton
The Lions provided an extra bench (front) for the new garden of remembrance at the Alexandra Court care home in Thornton

Alexandra Court, on Victoria East, have lost a number of residents to Covid-19 but, because of lockdown restrictions, staff were not able to attend their funerals.

The home's manager, Mark Ratcliff, put the call out for any help with items such as plants, flower pots and even a bench for the special garden.

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After reading about the appeal in the Gazette, Lions clubs across the Fylde coast answered the call.

Some of the flower pots are dropped off at the homeSome of the flower pots are dropped off at the home
Some of the flower pots are dropped off at the home

Earlier this week, a selection of pots and plants were delivered by Lions member Ian Clare to Nurse Tina at the home and the bench was delivered the next day.

The staff have already started on their garden and have painted a summer house and begun planting shrubs and plants into pots.

Once complete it will be a garden for all residents and staff to sit and remember their fellow friends and residents.

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Ian said: "It was a lovely project to help with and we were only too glad to do so."

The project involved Lions clubs such as Fleetwood and Cleveleys, Lytham St Annes, Kirkham and Rural Fylde and also Blackpool.

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