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Chester care home invites community to honour D-Day
Pinetum care home,
Liverpool Road,
Chester, Cheshire CH2 1UA
Thursday 6 Jun 2024
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Chester care home invites community to honour D-Day
A Chester care home is opening its doors to the community for a commemorative ceremony.
On Thursday 6th June, from 11am-2pm, Care UK’s Pinetum, on Liverpool Road, is welcoming local people to honour the 80th anniversary of D-Day with its very own lamp lighting ceremony.
To commemorate the Normandy Landings on 6th June 1944, Care UK is partnering with royal pageant master Bruno Peek, CVO OBE OPR, coordinator of ‘D-Day 80 Lamp Light of Peace’. Along with charities supporting the three forces and the Merchant Navy Association, over 100 Care UK homes will take part in this nationwide tribute.
At Pinetum, the team have been hard at work organising a reminiscence session for residents who have served in the armed force.
The lamp, which represents the peace that followed the end of World War Two, will be lit at 1pm by veteran Ken Cavey, team member Karen Edward’s dad.
Narcis Mitu, Home Manager at Pinetum, said: “Here at Pinetum, we’re passionate about playing an active role in our community, so we’re delighted to be joining a nationwide initiative by opening our doors to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
On Thursday 6th June, from 11am-2pm, Care UK’s Pinetum, on Liverpool Road, is welcoming local people to honour the 80th anniversary of D-Day with its very own lamp lighting ceremony.
To commemorate the Normandy Landings on 6th June 1944, Care UK is partnering with royal pageant master Bruno Peek, CVO OBE OPR, coordinator of ‘D-Day 80 Lamp Light of Peace’. Along with charities supporting the three forces and the Merchant Navy Association, over 100 Care UK homes will take part in this nationwide tribute.
At Pinetum, the team have been hard at work organising a reminiscence session for residents who have served in the armed force.
The lamp, which represents the peace that followed the end of World War Two, will be lit at 1pm by veteran Ken Cavey, team member Karen Edward’s dad.
Narcis Mitu, Home Manager at Pinetum, said: “Here at Pinetum, we’re passionate about playing an active role in our community, so we’re delighted to be joining a nationwide initiative by opening our doors to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.