Over the Easter period residents and staff at The Manor House care home in Barnard Castle enjoyed Easter egg hunts, an egg painting competition and a special chocolate demonstration by Kelsey Anderson of the Kacoa Chocolaterie.

The Kacoa Chocolaterie is based just outside Richmond and produces handmade chocolate treats such as dipped ganache and truffles.

This year’s Easter activities at Oulton Manor have had a distinct farmyard feel.

In March a batch of eight fertile eggs arrived from Eggs to Chicks Hatching Adventure based at South Stainley near Harrogate, along with an incubator and everything they needed to make their start in life.

Residents and staff at The Manor House care home in Whickham have been busy over Easter with lots of themed activities including an Easter bonnet decorating competition, making tasty Easter chocolate nests and Easter egg hunts.

Krysta Bruynson, lifestyle coordinator at The Manor House said: “Our residents love a fun competition and Easter provides so much inspiration to be creative.”

As a result of a successful pilot project to assess the benefits of regular physiotherapy sessions for care home residents and staff, Hadrian Healthcare Group is to continue the programme and extend it throughout the group.

For the pilot project a bespoke package was designed and delivered by physiotherapy practice Physiotherapy Matters. The sessions ran for 12 weeks (from late September to late December) at two of the group’s six care homes.

Women’s rugby league club the Oulton Raidettes has received a boost of £800 from local care home Oulton Manor, part of Hadrian Healthcare Group.

Kim Eames, lifestyle coordinator at Oulton Manor said: “The club is based close to Oulton Manor and we have great views over the pitch so our residents can enjoy watching matches both at the ground and from the comfort of our lounges.