Uddingston residents at Rosepark Care Home channel inner Dancing Queens in ABBA Eurovision party

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Residents at an Uddingston Care Home channelled their inner Dancing Queens in an ABBA-inspired Eurovision party.Rosepark Care Home kicked off the Eurovision celebrations with a spectacular ABBA-themed party, 50 years after the iconic group won the European music competition with smash hit Waterloo.Residents and staff dusted off their disco shoes and donned their best ABBA-inspired attire for a day of music, memories and pure joy.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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I can remember when ABBA won with Waterloo, back in the 1970s – everyone was walking around whistling that for weeks after.“I think Eurovision is such a great event, it has the ability to unite countries and spread joy.

If there’s one thing we can all bond over, no matter our age, it’s definitely music. Everyone loves a good tune to sing along to.”Yvonne Richardson, operations director at Renaissance Care, added: “ABBA