SHE may have suffered a stroke in 2018 but 85- year- old Molly Tarrant from Poole has taken on a remarkable challenge. She is aiming to cycle the equivalent distance of 100 miles, the same distance as Bournemouth to London. The fund raising bid, named #MollyRidesTolondon, is in aid of Lewis-Manning Hospice Care in Poole. Molly, who worked as a delivery driver, is a resident at the Bourne View Nursing and Residential Care Home in Poole, which is part of the Colten Care Group. She suffered a severe stroke in 2018 which resulted in the loss of use of both her legs, her right arm and she also sustained major memory loss.
A DORSET resident who played her part in Second World War military intelligence has celebrated her 100th birthday at a Blandford care home. Sylvia Spooner was the focus of international attention as family members and friends in the UK, Canada, Australia, The Gambia and the United States joined a Zoom call or sent greetings. Team members at Colten Care’s Whitecliffe House helped Sylvia welcome 26 Zoom groups for chats and good wishes during her special day. Born in Streatham, London in 1920, Sylvia, maiden name Blest, was in her late teens when she had a chilling foretaste of the looming trouble in store for the world.
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