Residents from Greenacres care home in Meltham were delighted to receive handwritten letters and personalised gift packs from Huddersfield-based charity volunteers at Give a Few Words. Founded in 2020, Give a Few Words encourages people to write letters to and share interests with those living in...
In honour of ‘Hug a Bear Day’, 91-year-old Barbara Holmes from Greenacres care home in Meltham is sharing the story of the teddy bear she’s had for 89 years. When Barbara was two years old in 1932, she excitedly woke up on Christmas Day to find...
Greenacres care home in Meltham crowned the winner of their ‘Apple Bake Off’ recently, where community members cooked up a storm using apples from the residents’ garden. Having grown vast amounts of apples over the summer, the residents at Greenacres challenged their neighbours to come up...
Greenacres care home in Meltham is proud to be sponsoring Laund Hill Football Club in Huddersfield. The club’s teams, who practice at Laund Hill Community Club, couldn’t wait to show the residents and staff at Greenacres their new football kits, displaying the home’s name on the...
91-year-old talented artist, Jackie Gledhill from Greenacres care home in Meltham has been using her creative flair to teach other residents and their families in the community the power of the paintbrush. Jackie began painting from a young age, inspired by her father who was a...
85-year-old Meltham Community Choir singer from Greenacres care home, David Earnshaw, was recently awarded a medal for Loyal Service after being a member of the group for over 70 years. Founded around the 1920s, Meltham-born David joined the choir in 1946, when he was just eight...
Residents from Greenacres care home in Meltham recently enjoyed an Alice in Wonderland themed tea party with their friends and families. Staff at Greenacres decorated the home’s on-site café with ornate tea pots and dressed up as their favourite characters from the Disney film, which was...
Two staff members from Greenacres care home in Meltham recently celebrated their Decade of Dedication, in honour of their tenth year working in the home. Domestic Assistant, Karen Oldham, joined the Greenacres family in 2012 as a Kitchen Assistant. Moving to the Domestic team in 2022, Karen...
Residents at Greenacres care home in Meltham recently made history when they buried a time capsule in the home’s grounds. The residents thought it would be interesting to future generations to learn about some of the things that have made a big impact on them over...
Greenacres care home in Meltham, has recently welcomed popular Huddersfield-born artist, Betty Thornton. Betty (93) began her journey as an artist at the end of WWII, attending art school as a teenager. She went on to achieve a Diploma in Arts and Crafts, and got a...