A WINCHESTER dementia care home staged a summer fete in aid of a nearby community charity chosen by its residents.
Colten Care’s St Catherines View raised more than £1,300 for charity of the year the Carroll Centre.
The family-friendly fete was held at St Peters Catholic Primary School, a short walk from both the home and the community centre.
It featured stalls, a cream tea, children’s games, ice cream van and animals brought along by Mill Cottage Farm.
The collection included alpacas, sheep, goats, guinea pigs, tortoises, rabbits and ducks.
Among more than 140 attendees was St Catherines View resident Helen Billett, who won a smartwatch in a raffle of donated prizes.
Joining Helen and fellow guests were both the Mayor of Winchester Councillor Sudhakar Achwal and Deputy Mayor Councillor Jamie Scott.
In his speech, the Mayor thanked St Catherines View for putting on the fete, stressed the important of community events generally and said he was thrilled the Carroll Centre would be benefitting from the funds raised on the day.
The fete was the latest in a series of St Catherines View events and activities in aid of the Carroll Centre this year.
Home manager Vanda Baker, one of a team of colleagues who helped clear and tidy up a green space outside Poppins Nursery, part of the Centre, in the spring, said: “It is always our residents who decide the causes we support.
“We then enable them to do their bit by getting involved in fundraising activities and events they will enjoy that also keep them engaged with the local community. The fete is a prime example.”
Colten Care team members are pictured at the fete with the Mayor of Winchester, Councillor Sudhakar Achwal.