Lanarkshire care home residents feel the wind in their hair and enjoy active away days

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Care home residents felt the wind in their hair and made the television news when they attended a special cycling event in Glasgow during what was a busy summer schedule.Danielle Devlin, Activity Coordinator at Victoria House Care Home in Blantyre, has been helping to ensure the men and women who live there have had plenty of new, and old, experiences to occupy their time.Among the fun outings enjoyed included attending a Cycling Without Age event at the Riverside Museum in Glasgow where they got the opportunity to ride on trishaws.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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