Residents reflect on 'marvellous' day with motorcycle group

Grumpy Grandads, a national motorcycle group, were requested by Bourne View Care Home to celebrate its anniversary and transform residents back to the 1960s.

Eager onlookers gathered to welcome the vibrant Union Jack-bearing motorcycle convoy with the parka-wearing grandads who took time to talk with interested residents and offer them the chance to climb on and feel the handlebars.

Care home resident Norah Lowe said: “I didn’t want to get off, I thoroughly enjoyed it.”

Pam Phillion, another resident said: “I used to have bikes in the past and it was marvellous to sit on one again.”

Residents Irene and Joan saddled up on a couple of bikes at the same time, prompting Joan to smile and say: “I can see us going for a ride together.”

Pupils from Langside School were also invited to the event to welcome the bikes as they drove along Langside Avenue.

The biker's event coincided with the fifth anniversary of the care home.

On the same day, an open day for families, friends and community contacts was held and featured a party with music from singing duo, the Land Girls.

The mayor and mayoress of Poole also took part in activities to mark the official opening of a new dining room and event space.

The mayoral party was welcomed into the new space to the sounds of two songs written and performed by a residents’ choir led by Colten Care’s music and arts partner Fiona Pritchard.

In a Facebook post after the visit, the mayor’s office wrote: “The Mayor and Mayoress had the privilege of visiting the new dining room at Bourne View care home.

“The Mayor was particularly honoured to meet 107-year-old Yvonne Glover who has a buoy named after her in Poole Harbour.

“Having started his career in the pilot boats of Poole, the Mayor was fascinated by Yvonne’s achievements as a hydrographer with Poole Harbour Commissioners.”

Colten Care’s care home Bourne View can be found in Langside Avenue in Poole.