Care home receives Easter treat from partnership

The “Good Egg Partnership” between community radio station Radio Northumberland, Bedlington charity Leading Link and Lodge Temperance Freemasons is scrambling to help local good causes.

The partnership is distributing Easter eggs to special schools, food banks, care homes, veterans’ charities and youth centres and other good causes across Northumberland, North Tyneside, and Newcastle.

Almost 100 chocolate eggs were distributed to residents and staff at Scarbrough Court Care Home in Cramlington.

Scarbrough Court is operated and managed by The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Company and provides residential care, nursing care and residential dementia support to older Freemasons, their families and people in the wider community.

Sam Buxton, manager, said: “It’s lovely that people care enough about our residents to give them eggs at Easter.

"We are very grateful to the Freemasons, Radio Northumberland and Leading Link for organising the visit and leaving almost 100 eggs to enjoy.”

Radio Northumberland is co-ordinating the collection of eggs and Leading Link helping distribute them to families together with Lodge Temperance.

Project organiser Tom Stewart said: “We’re aiming to distribute 3000 eggs this year and each one will generate a smile for whoever gets one.

"We are particularly happy to give eggs once again to Scarbrough Court as local freemasons have been very generous again for our campaign this Easter.”

Keith Newman, from Radio Northumberland and a trustee for Leading Link, said: “It’s been wonderful visiting charities, care homes and good causes to see the good work they do.

"We’d like to do a lot more to help everyone and the Easter eggs are a good start which could lead to bigger things for the benefit of our community.”