Britain's What's On Event Guide
Care homes invite local community to honour D-Day
Middlesbrough and Billingham care homes are opening their doors to the community for a commemorative ceremony.
On Thursday 6th June, Care UK’s Hadrian Park, on Marsh House Avenue, and The Willows, on Cavendish Road, are welcoming local people to honour the 80th anniversary of D-Day with their very own lamp lighting ceremonies.
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 Hadrian Park, from 2.30pm-4.30pm, the team has been organising a special event which will see residents and guests enjoy a 1940s-themed party, complete with bunting, flags, and popular wartime songs. Team members will be dressed in 40s-inspired clothes and the catering team will serve a traditional wartime menu. Members of the Royal British Legion, the army and navy cadets, boys brigade and scouts will also be joining the ceremony. The lamp, which represents the peace that followed the end of World War Two, will be lit by the Lord Provost.
While at The Willows, from 11am-5pm, there will be a medal making competition, where visitors and residents can get creative creating medals out of recyclable items found around the home. They’ll be a performance from the Singing Veterans at 2pm, followed by a reminiscence session and afternoon tea. Guest of honour, Father Dominic will light the lamp of peace, with other special guests including St Johns ambulance, the British Legion, and army cadets.
On Thursday 6th June, Care UK’s Hadrian Park, on Marsh House Avenue, and The Willows, on Cavendish Road, are welcoming local people to honour the 80th anniversary of D-Day with their very own lamp lighting ceremonies.
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 Hadrian Park, from 2.30pm-4.30pm, the team has been organising a special event which will see residents and guests enjoy a 1940s-themed party, complete with bunting, flags, and popular wartime songs. Team members will be dressed in 40s-inspired clothes and the catering team will serve a traditional wartime menu. Members of the Royal British Legion, the army and navy cadets, boys brigade and scouts will also be joining the ceremony. The lamp, which represents the peace that followed the end of World War Two, will be lit by the Lord Provost.
While at The Willows, from 11am-5pm, there will be a medal making competition, where visitors and residents can get creative creating medals out of recyclable items found around the home. They’ll be a performance from the Singing Veterans at 2pm, followed by a reminiscence session and afternoon tea. Guest of honour, Father Dominic will light the lamp of peace, with other special guests including St Johns ambulance, the British Legion, and army cadets.
Thursday 6 Jun 2024
Cleveland, Marsh House Ave, Stockton-on-Tees, Billingham, Tyne and Wear TS23 3DF
To find out more about Hadrian Park Care Home, please contact Home Manager, Jessica Brown, on 01642 988201 or email jessica.brown@careuk.com. To find out more about The Willows, please contact Home Manager, Julie Gregory, at julie.gregory@careuk.com, or phone 01642 988203. To find out more about how Care UK is supporting the initiative, please visit: careuk.com/dday-80th-anniversary
Spread the word