Hanover Inpractice
Hanover Inpractice
Hanover Inpractice
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“<br />
I’mnotabletoknit<br />
anymore,butit’sfun<br />
tochataboutmarriage,<br />
illnesses,sexandthe<br />
storiesofourlives.<br />
”<br />
– June Watson, resident<br />
HANoVER CLoSE/dANBuRY GARdENS, LEICESTER<br />
Close knit community<br />
# 24<br />
Whenthelocalchurchappealedforhelpfor<br />
itsannual‘SamaritanPurse’appeal,residents<br />
from<strong>Hanover</strong>CloseandDanburyGardens<br />
werequicktouniteintheirsupport.<br />
TheLeicesterresidentsformeda‘knitand<br />
natter’groupandstartedknittingbasic<br />
scarves,mittensandhatsfordistribution<br />
acrossthedevelopingworld.<br />
Theresidentsenjoyedthesessionssomuch<br />
thatthey’vecarriedonknittingandnattering.<br />
It’saverysociableoccasionwithplentyoftea<br />
andcaketohand.<br />
EstatemanagerMarionWaddingtontriesto<br />
joininwhenshecanandhelpstomakethe<br />
groupasaccessibleaspossible.Shearranged<br />
forknittingpatternstobeavailableindifferent<br />
languages,andisgladthatresidentswith<br />
dementiaorvisualimpairmentsalsojoinin.<br />
Theresidentsswaptips–especiallyontricky<br />
homemadepresentsforgrandchildren.They’ve<br />
alsobeenknowntointroducestudentvisitors<br />
toacraftthat’sexperiencedarecentsurgein<br />
popularitywithyoungeragegroups.<br />
Marionregularlyappealsforknittingpinsand<br />
wool,sothatshecankeepsupplyingthe<br />
residentswhowanttobeinvolved.Shesays:<br />
“It’ssuchalovelyatmosphere,withtheclicks<br />
ofpinsandchattering.It’slovelythatolder<br />
peopleofallabilitiesareabletodothis.”<br />
è For more information on this case study,<br />
email: inpractice@hanover.org.uk<br />
<strong>Hanover</strong> <strong>Inpractice</strong>
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