The watercolour class at The Manor House Whickham has won an award for their dedication to improving their artistic skills.

They were awarded the second prize in the Learning for Life category of Gateshead Council’s learningSkills awards, and the award plaque will be displayed at The Manor House.

Mary Armstrong, a resident at The Manor House Whickham, was the first to cross the finish line for the 2018 Blaydon Race held on 9 June.

"Mary, who celebrated her 100th birthday in October, loves to sing the Blaydon Races song," explained Krysta Bruynson, lifestyle coordinator at The Manor House.

Residents, families and staff celebrated the Royal wedding in style with a fabulous afternoon garden party on Saturday 19 May, followed by an FA Cup Final big screen special event.

The garden party was attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Knaresborough Councillor David Goode and Mrs Catherine Goode. Delicious homemade sandwiches, scones and cakes were served throughout the afternoon and entertainment was provided by singer Emma James.

Residents, staff and relatives at Wetherby Manor care home in Wetherby have raised £500 to support St Gemma’s Hospice, Leeds by sponsoring a glass brick in the hospice’s Walls of Light.

A party of 20 people including the Mayor of Wetherby Councillor Norma Harrington, relatives of former residents and Wetherby Manor staff visited St Gemma’s to dedicate the brick on Friday 20 April.

The Manor House care home in Barnard Castle, St Mary’s Parish Church and Barnard Castle School have been working together on a music and art event to raise funds for dementia research charity Alzheimer’s UK.

It includes an exhibition of artwork at St Mary’s Church on Newgate, Barnard Castle, created by residents at The Manor House and students from Barnard Castle School inspired by communication from the 1940s to the present day. The exhibition runs until Thursday 3