Residents of Orchard House in Newport have raised almost £150 so far for the Royal British Legion. RESIDENTS of Orchard House Care Home in Newport completed a 100 lap wheelchair relay to raise money for the British Legion. The weather stayed dry and residents were able to clock up the 100 laps, which were completed as part of the Captain Tom do it your way event. The challenge was for people to complete 100 of anything, in honour of Captain Tom’s 100 laps around his garden last year which raised an incredible £38.9 million for the NHS. Debbie Webb, activities coordinator at Orchard House, said: The residents had a marvellous time in the fresh air counting their laps.
‘Warrior women’ complete 100 lap wheelchair relay for Captain Sir Tom’s challenge
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Residents of Barchester’s Orchard House Care Home in Newport completed a 100 lap wheelchair relay in order to raise money for Captain Sir Tom’s Challenge 100, which will be donated to the British Legion.
Captain’s Tom’s challenge is to set yourself a goal of 100 and raise money for the charities close to the heart of the late great Captain Sir Tom. On Friday we had raised £80 but we hope to reach £100 by the end of next week.
THE Isle of Wight Story Festival will return next month with a slew of exciting names among the lineup. Former CBeebies presenter and children’s writer, Cerrie Burnell, has been confirmed as one of the headliners for the festival, which will be free online this half term, from February 17 to 20.
Scroll down for links to see next month s event. Cerrie, who featured in the Guardian’s 2011 list of 100 most inspirational women, will be talking live at 11.30am on Thursday February 18, about her book I Am Not A Label. The festival will open with a live session by its patron, Nicholas Allan, author and illustrator of numerous bestselling picture books.
LAKE JACKSON â Residents can look forward to having their water cleared of free chlorine by Christmas, city officials said.
The return to monochloramines as a disinfectant and mixing the system with Brazosport Water Authority water began Monday.
Free chlorine, a harsher disinfectant, was used to ensure the cityâs water supply was cleared of Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba that killed 6-year-old Josiah McIntyre.
The smell of chlorine in the tap water should go away if dosages are in the correct proportions, which the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is in town to ensure, Superintendent of Utilities Debbie Webb said.