EMMA CURRY
ACARE provider for older people in Stockport marked the International Day of Older Persons by celebrating the rich and diverse lives of residents.
Borough Care marked the event on October 1 across all of its 11 homes in the Stockport borough.
Dr Mark Ward, CEO at Borough Care, said: “Many of our residents have led interesting lives and had a very positive impact on their local community and wider society.
“The International Day of Older Persons is a great way to mark the contribution older people have made, and continue to make, to our society.
“Many older people have interesting stories to tell and invaluable advice to give, which we can all benefit from.”
Erika Sanders, who lives at Borough Care’s Wellcroft home in Gatley, is one such resident. Now 98 years old, she is originally from the Czech Republic and was one of the last children to be taken out of Germany during the war for a new life in the UK.
At the age of 22, Erika became the first female aircraft inspector for the Lancashire bombers. During her career she championed for equal pay and won.
David Mills, who lives at Cawood House in Brinnington, has also led a life that has had a positive impact on those around him.
David was a fire officer for Stockport at the time of the Stockport Air Disaster in 1967.
He is immensely proud of the job he did and believes he and his colleagues did the best they possibly could when faced with such a monumental incident.