RESIDENTS at a nursing home in Aughton are doing their bit to help villagers living in Africa.
People living at Springfield Court on Springfield Road have been putting their knitting skills to good use by making blankets.
Liz Wynne, activities co-ordinator at the home is travelling to western Kenya to Bukayni village.
She started a charity called Malaika about two years ago after visiting the village with the Cottage Lane Mission in Ormskirk.
She said: “Malaika is Swahili for ‘angel’ and people in the village know that we mean well. We have made strong links and good friends.
“Our residents have been knitting blankets for children and the babies in the village. We went there with the mission and decided to try and raise money on a bigger scale.
“We have started various projects and collecting clothes to take with us.”
Liz, 58, has worked in fundraising for different charities in the past including Action Aid
“All the residents have worked very hard to knit even with arthritis. This is helping the residents as well as families in the village because it keeps them occupied and they love to help.”
Source: OS Advertiser
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