Resident Joan Coundley was allowed to be the skipper Picture: Barchester Healthcare

Residents enjoy sunny boat trip on the Solent

Tait ap EllisJune 22, 20250 Comment0

CARE home residents in Landford made the most of the beautiful weather by getting out on the Solent.

The Cedars care home residents boarded a charity-run boat, the Alison MacGregor, on a sunny Sunday in May.

They took in the sights of Southampton’s busy shipping lanes and then into the calm waters alongside swans along the river and up to the mill at Bitterne.

Resident Joan Coundley wanted to be the skipper, and with the help of the staff on board, she was able to steer the boat calmly back to the boat’s home in Hythe Marina.

Anish Abraham, general manager at The Cedars care home, said: “We are hugely grateful to the staff of the Alison MacGregor.

“This is such an amazing organisation supporting less able people with wheelchairs or disabilities to get out on the water.

“We hope to make this an annual event, as our residents were so thrilled to experience the joys of sailing. We are always trying to find new and exciting life experiences to really celebrate life.”