Poole care home hosts country and western celebration

Summarised from Bournemouth Echo's report · Updated 11 Oct, 06:24 · Archive

A Poole care home held a country and western-themed event featuring line dancing, live music and cowboy hats.

The Lindsay Bupa Care Home in Poole hosted a country and western-themed celebration during Line Dance Week, bringing together residents, relatives, staff and visitors from a nearby retirement village. The event featured line dancing routines led by an instructor from Kickin It Country Line Dancing, live country music performed by singer Phil Cowan, and decorations including an inflatable horse, cactus and hay bales.

Many residents dressed in cowboy hats and checked shirts for the occasion. The activities team created 'WANTED' posters featuring residents and staff. A resident, Charlotte Ayres, said: 'It was a fantastic Honky Tonk party. I enjoyed the food and loved the music.' Ian Dunthorne, home manager at The Lindsay, said residents played an important part in choosing the decorations and that it was 'fantastic to see so many people getting into the spirit of the event'.

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• Poole care home saddles up for country tunes, cowboy hats and line dancingThe Lindsay Bupa Care Home in Poole hosted the themed honky tonk event during Line Dance Week,Bournemouth Echo · 11 Oct, 05:00

In this story: The Lindsay Bupa Care Home · Poole · Charlotte Ayres · Phil Cowan · Ian Dunthorne · Kickin It Country Line Dancing

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