VE Day celebrated at Corbrook Park

Morris Care celebrated VE Day with residents at Corbrook Park, Audlem, part of the Morris Care group, by holding a 1940's garden party.

The anniversary of VE Day, marking 70 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe, offered an afternoon of entertainment for at Corbrook where the residents were joined by friends and family and spent the afternoon reminiscing about their time during this period of their lives.

Mavis Anderson, resident at Corbrook Park, spoke about her time being a part of the Happy Entertainment group, following her time at London College of Music and how she went on to be a musical theatre performer.

She started singing and dancing when she was just five years old.

At the end of the afternoon, residents and staff at Corbrook were moved by the touching poems recited by Bert Molsom, which included recollections and references of his time as a Captain with the Royal Army Pay Corps.

Alison Hearle, Social Life Coordinator, said; "The VE celebrations proved to be such an emotional but lovely remembrance that saw the residents really enjoying themselves.

The appreciation shown about the commemorative celebration said it all and the time the younger generations gave to understand and listen was a big support for them. The memorial afternoons were spent chatting to the residents about their memories during the war, toasting those lost but not forgotten and the soldiers of today – it was such a lovely occasion to be a part of."

For more information on Morris Care and its seven care homes in Shropshire and Cheshire visit
www.morriscare.co.uk.

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