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08 Mar ‘Inspirational’ York Care Home Resident Shares Importance of Resilience on International Women’s Day

Posted at 09:48h in Ebor Court

Ebor Court care home resident, Barbara Chapman (83), has been sharing her inspirational journey of recovery after experiencing a stroke in honour of International Women’s Day. According to Brain Research UK, two thirds of stroke survivors leave hospital with a disability, but Barbara wants to tell...

14 Feb York Care Home Resident Reminisces About Romance on Valentine’s Day

Posted at 13:34h in Ebor Court

95-year-old Marie Wilkinson from Ebor Court care home has been sharing the tale of how she met her late husband, Joe, in honour of Valentine’s Day. In Spring 1948, Marie and Joe met at a dance at The Folk Hall in New Earswick. Joe was in...

07 Nov Ebor Court Care Home Teams Up with York Foodbank to Support Local People at Christmas

Posted at 14:47h in Ebor Court

Ebor Court care home in York is partnering up with York Foodbank this Christmas to offer support to their local community. With the use of food banks in the UK at an all-time high, the residents and staff at Ebor Court are asking their friends and...

26 Oct York Community Gifts Over 1500 Books to Care Home Library

Posted at 09:44h in Ebor Court

Residents at Ebor Court in York are thanking their community for gifting over 1,500 books to the home’s new library. When the residents expressed their wishes for more novels and autobiographies to read, the staff at Ebor Court put a call out on social media to...

31 Aug Care Home Residents Do the Twist at Vintage Tea Dance!

Posted at 09:52h in Ebor Court

Staff and residents from Ebor Court care home in York channelled their inner Fred and Ginger at the home’s first ever Vintage Tea Dance. Taking place in the care home’s lounge, staff, residents and guests dressed in their best 50s outfits, put on their blue suede...

07 Jun ‘Believe in One Another’ – Couple Reveals the Secret to a Happy Marriage on 71st Wedding Anniversary

Posted at 13:03h in Ebor Court

92-year-old Brenda Binns had the ‘perfect day’ when her care home, Ebor Court in York, organised a family dinner for her and her husband Bob’s 71st wedding anniversary. Brenda and Bob (93) married in 1952 at St Pauls church in Holgate, York. At the time, Bob...

01 Jun Student Volunteers Learning ‘Important Life Skills’ at York Care Home

Posted at 15:26h in Ebor Court

Two students from Applefields School in York, which offers secondary education to young adults with additional needs, have become regular volunteers at residential and dementia care home, Ebor Court. Jessie Kay and Alicia Gurnell, who are both 16 years old, volunteered to help at Ebor Court...

20 Apr 87-Year-Old Care Home Resident Shares Incredible Coronation Experience

Posted at 14:52h in Ebor Court

In honour of the coronation of King Charles III, 87-year-old Brian Kesteven has been sharing the story of how he cycled over 100 miles to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. In 1953, the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, Brian, who lives at Ebor...

07 Mar Care Home Resident Shares her Greatest Achievement for International Women’s Day

Posted at 16:47h in Ebor Court

In celebration of International Women’s Day, 94-year-old Marie Wilkinson from Ebor Court care home is sharing the story of how she became the first female member of the Minster Bowls Club. Born in June 1928 in York, Marie has been a lover of sports since she...

28 Feb York Care Home Residents Have a Flippin’ Fun Pancake Day

Posted at 15:47h in Ebor Court

Residents from Ebor Court in Nether Poppleton tried their hand at pancake flipping recently when they celebrated Shrove Tuesday with an indulgent feast. Both staff and residents were challenged to perform the perfect pancake flip, before making their own pancake stacks with their favourite toppings. Ebor Court...

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Category News

08 Mar ‘Inspirational’ York Care Home Resident Shares Importance of Resilience on International Women’s Day

14 Feb York Care Home Resident Reminisces About Romance on Valentine’s Day

07 Nov Ebor Court Care Home Teams Up with York Foodbank to Support Local People at Christmas

26 Oct York Community Gifts Over 1500 Books to Care Home Library

31 Aug Care Home Residents Do the Twist at Vintage Tea Dance!

07 Jun ‘Believe in One Another’ – Couple Reveals the Secret to a Happy Marriage on 71st Wedding Anniversary

01 Jun Student Volunteers Learning ‘Important Life Skills’ at York Care Home

20 Apr 87-Year-Old Care Home Resident Shares Incredible Coronation Experience

07 Mar Care Home Resident Shares her Greatest Achievement for International Women’s Day

28 Feb York Care Home Residents Have a Flippin’ Fun Pancake Day

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