A walk down memory pier was enjoyed by elderly care home residents from Bolton during group trips to Blackpool this summer. The popular seaside town had residents from Lever Edge Care Home, in Great Lever, reminiscing about past trips as children and with their families. Lever Edge Care Home resident Mary Yates visiting Blackpool as a child with her family.
(Image: Lever Edge Care Home) Mary Yates, 87, recalled visits with her husband, Tom, and as a child with her parents. When sharing black and white photos of her fondest memories, she said: “I used to come here all the time as a little girl with my mum and dad and then took my own children. Lever Edge Care Home residents (from left) Olive Aspinall, 92, and Doreen Aspinall, 88, play hook-a-duck in Blackpool.
(Image: Lever Edge) “They used to love the Blackpool tower and the illuminations. I enjoy coming to Blackpool to see people in the fancy dress outfits.” For John Gorner, 70, the trip was a reminder of happy times, which he shared while enjoying a pint of John Smiths on South Pier.
Lever Edge Care Home resident Mary Yates visiting Blackpool as a child with her family. (Image: Lever Edge Care Home) He said: “I used to love going to Blackpool with my family, walking along the beach, having an ice-cream, and going on the donkey rides.” The group, accompanied by staff from Lever Edge Care Home, also had a look at the resort town’s waterpark, played hook-a-duck at the arcade, visited Blackpool Tower, and treated th.