New Oscott Raises Money at Village Fun Day

The residents and staff at New Oscott Village held a Fun Day to raise money for their community.

Around 60 residents and staff took part in the activities throughout the day raising over £750 which will be used to help fund the village’s gym and bar facilities.

Tombola, raffles and a Name the Teddy competition were all part of the fun activities organised to help raise money, as well as stalls where residents could play popular carnival games like Hook a Duck and Ball in the Bucket.

The residents weren’t the only ones having fun in the name of charity; the staff dressed in costumes for the day and their Locksmith, Angela Titley, baked a cake which people had to guess the weight of in order to win.

Stuart Hancock, the Village Activities Facilitator for New Oscott said ‘Fun was had by all. The highlight was when our Manager, Michelle McCann, and our Care Manager, Debbie Owen, were locked in the stocks and had wet sponges thrown at them.’

The village is already organising another fun day which will be held next year and their local fire brigade has offered to visit to allow children (and adults of course!) to try sitting in a fire engine.

Photo Caption: The staff at New Oscott got into the Fun Day spirit. (L-R Debbie Owen, Angela Titley, Maxine Friel)

ExtraCare is a registered charity established in 1988 and based in Coventry. Our vision is better lives for older people and our mission is creating sustainable communities that provide homes older people want, lifestyles they can enjoy and care if it’s needed. To deliver our vision and mission we essentially do three things:

• We develop new villages
• We operate villages and schemes
• We support our villages, schemes and our ‘extra-care’ model through fundraising, advocacy and research

Each village or scheme has 5 to 18 social, health and leisure facilities that are accessible to our residents, volunteers and local people representing all age groups living in surrounding communities. Our Charity Shops help fund care and well-being services for older people living at our each of our locations. 

Rhiannon Everton
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