Wellingborough care home hosting Summer of Sport week

A Bilton Court resident enjoying a basketball exercise

A Wellingborough care home is keeping competitive spirits high this summer by hosting a sports week during the same week the Tokyo Olympics were due to start.

From today (Monday, July 20) to Sunday, July 26, Bilton Court residents will be taking part in one-minute sport challenges in a range of activities, like basketball, cricket, football, table tennis, golf and rugby.

Bilton Court manager, Carley Young, said: "We are all very excited to be joining in with the summer of sports!

Bilton Court in Wellingborough will be hosting a week of sports

"Activity is so important for both fitness and wellbeing and we are all looking forward to try and bring the trophy home to Bilton Court!"

Bilton Court is run by Anchor, a not-for-profit care provider which runs 114 care homes. Anchor said encouraging physical activity is very important in care homes when 7.2m older people in England are classed as physically inactive.

The Wellingborough care home has been provided with specially-adapted sports equipment to help those living with dementia can participate.

Resident Claire Steele, 88, has enjoyed practising with this equipment and is looking forward to trying new sports with support, as she can't see well.

Bilton Court also want locals to get involved in a TRYathlon of fun sports challenges like toilet roll keepie-uppies.

If you want to try one of these challenges, share a video on social media using the hashtag #SummerofSport2020 and posts will be turned into a montage for residents to enjoy.

Message from the editor: Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

In order for us to continue to provide trusted local news on this free-to-read site, I am asking you to also please purchase a copy of our newspaper.

Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the highest standards in the world. The dramatic events of 2020 are having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers and consequently the advertising that we receive. We are now more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news by buying a copy of our newspaper.