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		<title>Birthday celebrations at Cheshire based home following surprise party for resident who turns 100</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 18:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Cheshire based home organised a surprise party for one of their residents who celebrated her 100th birthday.  MHA Handsworth decorated the dining room with balloons, flowers and a birthday cake with a picture of Joyce Wilson, the resident who turned 100.  Joyce moved into the home, which provides residential care for 43 residents earlier [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Birthday celebrations at Knutsford home as resident turns 100 with partner by his side</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There were plenty of reasons to celebrate at a Knutsford based home following the 100th birthday of one of the residents. Alan Wilson celebrated the landmark with his son Paul and daughter in law as well as his wife, Margaret who recently moved into the home. To mark the occasion the home, which provides general [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Southport home creates “Tree of Hope” to start 2023 with new beginnings and positivity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Southport home has created a tree of hope to welcome the new year with positivity and hope. Staff at MHA Connell Court have produced the “Tree of Hope” to encourage positivity around the home. Residents and staff members will add items to the tree which they feel reflects new beginnings and hope. They will [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“Just try and be active” says resident at Poynton based home who celebrates 100th birthday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A resident at a Poynton based care home says the secret to a long life is staying active. Theo Eaves is a resident at MHA Woodlands and celebrated his 100th birthday with a party surrounded by close family and friends. He has been living at the home for three years and volunteered as a preacher [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lancashire based care home celebrates 65-year anniversary with full week extravaganza</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2022 08:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Lancashire based care home celebrated its 65-year anniversary with a week full of activities and celebrations.  MHA Starr Hills opened its doors for the first time in 1957 and provides residential care and support for up to 36 people. To mark the occasion the staff at the home organised a week&#8217;s worth of activities [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Workington based care home organises armchair trip to Egypt for residents</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2022 10:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Workington based car home took its residents to Egypt all from the comfort of their armchairs.  MHA Amathea set up the trip to educate residents on the country and prepared pharaoh hats to give residents an understanding of the culture. The home prepared boarding passes and passports, and once the residents were strapped in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Staff member at Cheshire based care home celebrates 30-year work anniversary and says “retirement is last thing on mind”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A staff member at a Cheshire based care home has celebrated her 30-year work anniversary and says she is not even considering retirement.  Suzanne Hitch started working as a kitchen assistant at MHA Handsworth in 1992 and to celebrate her achievement, the home manager presented her with a certificate and some flowers. Suzanne says she [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“Glass of Baileys every now and then” secret to long life, says resident at a Bolton based care home, who turns 100</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A resident at a Bolton based care home says a “glass of Baileys now and then” is the secret to a long life as she celebrated her 100th birthday.  May Turner, who lives at MHA Beechville celebrated her 100th birthday with a party organised by the home.  The home provides 63 places for residential and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Volunteer to take part in Great Northern Run to raise funds for Blackpool care home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An MHA volunteer will be taking part in the Great Northern Run to raise funds for a Blackpool care home.  Tom Seal will be participating in the event to raise funds for MHA Pennystone Court.  The home is hoping to raise £500 for a caravan that has already been purchased and convert it into a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Blackpool care home named in Top 20 Care Homes North West England award fifth year in a row</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Blackpool based care home has been named in the Top 20 Care Homes North West England award for the fifth year in a row.  MHA Pennystone Court has won the award following the annual Care Home Awards by carehome.co.uk. The award recognises 20 of the top-rated care homes in each region of the UK [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trip to Manchester Airport as part of Seize the Day initiative at Bolton based care home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2022 15:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Bolton based care home organised a trip to Manchester Airport for residents as part of their Seize the Day Initiative. MHA Beechville care home organised the trip for two residents, Graham Chester and Charles Conway who showed an interest in aeroplanes when asked by staff what they wanted to do. The Seize the Day [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Residents at Knutsford based care home fulfil dream of revving motorbike again as part of Seize the Day initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2022 10:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two residents at a Knutsford based care home managed to relive moments from the past thanks to an initiative run by the home. John Chrimes and Tina Challis live at MHA The Willows and are keen bike enthusiasts with both having owned and been around bikes during their younger days. The Seize the Day initiative [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Knutsford based care home celebrates South Asian Heritage Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Knutsford based care home celebrated South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM) with a whole host of activities. MHA The Willows organised several activities for their residents, with tea tasting events, garland making and exotic fruit tasting with pineapples, kiwis, coconuts, and plenty of others.  The home provides general nursing and nursing dementia care for 61 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Diamond anniversary celebrations for resident couple at Burnley based care home</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A resident couple at a Burnley based care home recently celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with a special party.  John and Pat Naylor got married in 1962 after meeting each other during a dance at Compton and Web Mill, in Curzon Street. They currently reside at MHA Heather Grange and were treated to a special [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Vision to increase dignity around Blackpool care home following planting of dignity tree</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2022 06:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Residents and staff members have been busy planting a dignity tree at a Blackpool care home, with the purpose to increase dignity in and around the home. A peace rose tree was planted at MHA Pennystone Court, with residents laying a stone with a message on what dignity means to them. The home provides 36 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Birthday celebrations at Lancashire care home as resident turns 105 and credits “hard work and loving family” to long life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2022 18:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A resident at a Lancashire care home recently celebrated her 105th birthday and says the secret to a long life is “hard work and a loving family”. Elsie Moore has been living at MHA Belvedere Manor, in Colne for seven years and was treated to a special party at the home for her 105th birthday. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Birthday celebrations at Blackpool care home as resident turns 100</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There was a party atmosphere at a Blackpool care home as family, residents and staff came together to celebrate a resident&#8217;s 100th birthday. Betty Holt is a resident at MHA Pennystone Court and was treated to a special birthday party, made even more special thanks to a telegram from The Queen. The home, which has [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Care assistant at Blackpool care home celebrates 25 years in role</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2022 17:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A care assistant at a Blackpool based care home has celebrated her 25 year work anniversary and says her love for the job is still as strong as it was when she began. Kath Owen has been working at MHA Pennystone Court, in Blackpool since 1997 and was given a surprise party at the home [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ormskirk based care home unveils new IT room for ‘tech savvy’ residents</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 22:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An Ormskirk based care home has opened its computer room for residents to help them stay connected. MHA Aughton Park used its amenity fund to purchase two computers and a smart TV. The home offers 50 places for residential and dementia care, and to mark the occasion Rosie Cooper, MP for West Lancashire was invited [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Residents at Workington based care home celebrate World Poetry Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 10:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A group of residents at a Workington based care home got together to discuss the lives and poems of famous poets for World Poetry Day. World Poetry Day was celebrated at MHA Amathea at the request of the poetry group set up at the home. MHA Amathea provides residential and dementia care for 40 residents [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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