Flipping Good Fun as Dorset Care Home Marks Pancake Day

A Sturminster Newton care home had a flipping good time by celebrating Shrove Tuesday with a pancake race.

Residents and team members at Colten Care’s Outstanding-rated Newstone House indulged in some gentle rivalry as they competed to see who could toss their pancakes the most.

Karlene Duffy, Companionship Team Leader, said the competition had been great fun, adding: “We were invited to the local Sturminster Newton pancake race and had decided to use it to raise some money for our chosen charity this year, Friends of Stour Connect, but unfortunately due to the weather the race was postponed.

“Not to let our charity or residents down, we decided to take matters into our own hands and recreate the race in the home. Everyone did very well and we’re proud to have raised £85 for our charity.”

Resident Rosemary Cottrell said: “I haven’t laughed like that in a long time. What a lovely afternoon and it’s amazing that we did this to raise money for such a lovely local charity.”

The Friends of Stour Connect is a charitable organisation dedicated to improving facilities and access at the Stour Connect Day Centre in Sturminster Newton.

The charity aims to address issues of social isolation affecting older people, people who are disabled and those with learning difficulties.