Townend Close News Today

IT’S this time of the year when those of us who spend a lot of time tramping about the countryside find ourselves having to take sometimes lengthy…

RESIDENTS at a Cross Hills care home sampled a selection of brews from across the world as part of International Tea Day.

RESIDENTS at a Cross Hills care home sampled a selection of brews from across the world as part of International Tea Day. The Townend Close tasters tried teas from all parts of the globe, including South America, India, Africa, China and Thailand. Top of the favourites board were green tea with moringa from Thailand, Provence tea with lavender and rooibos tea with cinnamon from Africa. And all the winning brews were served-up at a vintage-themed afternoon tea. Vincent Thwaite, 79, a r...

CRAVEN may well be about to go through the biggest shake-up of local government since the 1970s - but 50 years ago, it looked a whole lot more…

TEENAGE carer Isla Williams is a rising star – and that’s official! The 18-year-old, who works at Townend Close care home in Cross Hills, has won the Rising Star of the Year Award. She was presented with a trophy and certificate and now goes forward to compete against apprentices from across the country in a National Apprenticeship Service contest. Isla began work at Townend Close, an Anchor Hanover scheme, in March last year. During her time at the home, she has become a key memb...

GREEN-fingered residents at a care home took part in a day of activities to celebrate National Gardening Week.

A CARE home resident has spoken of her joy at once again being able to hold her son’s hand. New Covid-19 guidelines regarding indoor visits by named people meant 83-year-old Anne Wiseman could see son Martin face-to-face. Anne – a resident at Townend Close care home, in Victoria Road, Cross Hills – said she was “overjoyed”. “It’s just lovely to hold Martin’s hand again,” she added. “It is great after all that’s happened. “The team at Townend Close has been am...