Charity concert treat

CARE home residents will be treated to a special charity concert this week.

The Not Forgotten, a British Armed Forces charity, are warming up their voices for a performance at Wild Acres Care Home tomorrow.

The charity, supporting serving and ex-servicemen and women, is aiming to lift lockdown spirits with their spring concert, The Not Forgotten Springtime Specials.

Michele Munro, activities coordinator at the Finchampstead based care home, said: “We were lucky enough to have the entertainers from The Not Forgotten visit us in the summer last year.

“We had such a wonderful time in the sunshine with the talented team of performers – a real highlight of our Lockdown year and one some residents still talk about till this day, we can't wait for the encore with their Springtime Special this Friday.”

Bringing music from the 60s and 70s, residents at the care home can dance and sing along as they will enjoy an afternoon of entertainment.

Brigadier James Stopford CBE is the CEO of The Not Forgotten. He said: “We’re thrilled to embark on this morale boosting tour, building on the enormous success of last year, which had such a positive impact on so many care home residents during the pandemic.

“Our Springtime Special tour will enable us to connect with many of these people, bringing joy and entertainment into their homes as sadly, extreme loneliness and isolation is set to endure throughout 2021.”