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TYNESIDE CARE HOME RESIDENTS PLANT A TREE FOR THE QUEEN’S JUBILEE

03/05/2022

Two residents of a Tyneside care home were chosen to plant a tree to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee because of their love of gardening.

John Anderson and Syd McNichol are residents of Kenton Hall in Kenton Lane, Newcastle, which now has an apple tree sapling in its grounds to commemorate the Royal milestone.

The home, which has 60 spacious ensuite bedrooms, is part of Solehawk Ltd.

Home manager Steve Robson said: “Both John and Syd were keen gardeners before coming to live at Kenton Hall, so it was fitting for them to be chosen to plant a tree to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

“At Kenton Hall, we have a keen focus on ensuring that we are a home from home for those who come to live here and that includes encouraging and helping residents to keep up their hobbies and interests.”

John said: “It was a real honour to be chosen to carry out a ‘Royal’ duty on behalf of all the home’s residents and staff.”

“Both Syd and I loved cultivating flowers and plants and I really appreciate being in a home that has such well-cared for and tended gardens. I love sitting out among the flora and fauna or looking out over it from inside when the weather is not so good.”

Kenton Hall boasts four newly refurbished communal lounges, activity, cinema and spa rooms, a conservatory, a landscaped garden and views across the Northumberland Hills.

The home provides nursing, residential, palliative, dementia and respite care. It is rated as good by the industry regulator, the Care Qualify Commission, which scrutinises elements including safety, responsiveness, standards of care, and how well a home is led.

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Notes to editors:

Solehawk is a group of four care homes located in the North East of England. It has been providing residential, palliative, respite and dementia care and nursing services to residents since 1989.

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Left to right:  John Anderson, Dorne Dack Activities Coordinator, Syd McNichol & Steve Robson Home manager
Left to right: John Anderson, Dorne Dack Activities Coordinator, Syd McNichol & Steve Robson Home manager
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