Colchester care residents spend time with rescue kittens

The residents of Woodland View Care home, in Turner Road,  were treated to a visit from the non-profit, Colchester Caring For Our Cats, where they could spend some time with several little felines.

Taking place in the care home’s Queen Boudica TV lounge, the residents and their families were over the moon as they were able to cuddle the gorgeous cats.

The care home, owned by Barchester Healthcare, arranged for this special experience because their continued efforts to enrich the lives of their residents.

Loved every moment - Dorothy, a resident at the care home Dorothy is wearing pink, and she said: “This is so lovely, I love all animals and I can’t believe people can treat them in such an unkind way, it is great there are charities like this one to help” (Image: Woodland View Care Home)

Petra Hardman, the activities coordinator at  Woodland View, said: “We strive to include families and the local community in the home's life enrichment programme.

"I thought it would be great to have some cats in, so residents could place them on their laps, and have a lovely cuddle.

"On the day, everyone was excited and the residents really loved the interaction."

Delighted - The residents thoroughly enjoyed their time with the rescue cats (Image: Woodland View Care Home)

Colchester Caring For Our cats is a community-led organisation that was founded four years ago.

The organisation is a team-effort with 30 volunteers that all actively work to rescue, foster, rehabilitate and rehome cats.

Amazing - Colchester Caring For Our Cats is a non-profit organisation with 30 volunteers that help stray cats (Image: Woodland View Care Home)

Heart warming - Another photo from the day (Image: Woodland View Care Home)

It is currently applying for charity status and as a community-led non-profit group, Colchester Caring For Our Cats relies on donations.

To find out more about the organisation, click tinyurl.com/h58jn8es.