Newgate Lodge Care Home celebrated its 20^th anniversary by holding a family day.

The event attracted more than 200 visitors including local councillor Anne Callaghan, Mansfield Labour candidate Steve Yemm, and trustees from Cruse Bereavement Support.

Activities included face painting, arts and crafts and a performance by Vicky McClure’s Our Dementia Choir signing along with classic songs such as Sweet Caroline and Stand by Me.

Director Manjas Lidder presented 14 team members with long service awards for providing over 15 years of dedicated care. “We are immensely proud of our residents, our colleagues and the incredible community that has grown around our home,” he said.  “Over these past two decades, our care home has been a place of compassion, support and unwavering dedication as we have witnessed the journeys of our residents and their families, supported by our incredible team who have been a source of great comfort and care.”

Newgate Lodge, part of Lidder Care, recently completed a £250,000 refurbishment and has submitted plans to extend the care home from 60 to 84 beds. The extension includes new features such as adaptable and dementia friendly communal spaces, a ground floor bistro, a tranquil Japanese garden and new hairdressing salon.