RESIDENTS of Colten Care homes created artworks, explored aquatic life and welcomed young visitors among activities to mark World Ocean Day.
More than a thousand rocks and pebbles were painted blue and white to mimic water flowing under a garden bridge at dedicated dementia care home The Aldbury in Poole.
Residents there spent two months on the project, spraying, painting and varnishing the stones with help from staff at the home and visiting students from Canford School.
Companionship team leader Sue Miles said: “The pebbles did look a little drab before so it was a great idea to brighten them up and link that to an environmental theme.
“This has turned out to be a great visual project right from the start. Residents were able to see the transformation building up each time we added a coloured pebble. Our garden bridge now looks just fabulous with its new ‘pond’ below.”
The pebble-painting was complemented with a further creative activity in which residents decorated and hung CDs with pictures of fish over the pond.
In other World Ocean Day activities, residents from The Aldbury and fellow Colten homes Canford Chase in Poole and Fernhill in Longham visited the Oceanarium on Bournemouth seafront to learn more about aquatic life.
The Canford party took photos of the fish on display with a view to creating a collage back at the home.
Also as part of World Ocean Day, residents at Bourne View in Poole were joined by pupils from next door specialist school Langside School to create ocean-themed pictures for a display and treasure trail.
