The sun shone especially brightly on Wednesday 10th September, as residents, colleagues and family members at Grays Fair Court* in Costessey took part in a fun-filled sports and activities morning. Aimed at creating more vibrant, social opportunities for the Grays Fair community, the event enabled residents to participate in an array of retro-inspired activities, including ‘hook a duck’, shooting gallery (with foam bullets) and hoopla.
Interim Head of Independent Living, Amanda Osborne, commented: ‘Well done to all involved for your hard work and commitment in delivering such an engaging and community-led event. It was a fantastic collaboration, and the event was brought together with such success, and with a positive outcome is exactly what partnership working is all about!’
Specialist Housing Officer, Angela Symonds, said: ‘we had an amazing turn out of residents, friends, family and colleagues for Grays Fair Court Sports Day. We played some great games, with hook a duck and ‘knocking cans over with Nerf guns’ clear favourites. It was so great to see so many people with big smiles on their faces. Sports day was followed by a buffet lunch and prize-giving ceremony, where the Yellow Team took home the winner’s trophy!’
A huge thank you to all who took part with such enthusiasm; many trying out activities they’d long since played, or weren’t familiar with. As one resident put it: ‘If you don’t try, you don’t know!'
*Grays Fair Court is an independent community living plus scheme that supports people over the age of 55 to live independently. For more information about Gray’s Fair Court and our other schemes, visit our website here.
