Down to a fine art – local students join Kidderminster care home for the world’s largest drawing fes

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Nov 07, 2019

Residents at a care home in Kidderminster picked up their pencils and welcomed Foley Park Primary Academy for The Big Draw Festival 2019.

Care UK’s Brook Court, on Oldnall Road, joined in the celebrations by creating works of art around this year’s theme, ‘drawn to life’. Students and residents worked together to create drawings and paintings inspired by nature and the great outdoors.

Launched in 2000 as part of the ‘Campaign for Drawing’, The Big Draw promotes drawing as a tool for learning, expression and invention, and has encouraged over four million people to get arty since its inception. This year’s theme celebrates the benefits of creative activities, especially drawing, on health and wellbeing. 2019 also marks the bicentenary of John Ruskin’s birth, founder of the Guild of St George, the charitable education trust behind the initiative.

Gill Pratt, home manager at Brook Court, said: “The Big Draw Festival was a huge success, and we were delighted that children from Foley Park Primary Academy came along to take part.

“Art is an accessible pastime for all ages, and many residents at Brook Court have a keen interest in creative activities. The Big Draw was a fantastic opportunity to tap into happy memories while facilitating communication, and everyone enjoyed learning from each other and sharing their drawing tips!”

“We’d like to thank Foley Park Primary Academy for coming along, and we can’t wait to welcome them back soon for some more arty fun.”

Brook Court is a state-of-the-art care home which provides full-time residential, nursing, dementia care, as well as short-term respite care. The care home, which features 67 en-suite bedrooms, has been designed to enable its residents to live active and fulfilled lives, while also promoting independence. The care home incorporates space for hobby and leisure activities and includes its own cinema, hairdressing salon and café.

To find out more about Brook Court or email Maria Cridge, customer relations manager, at Maria.cridge@careuk.com  or call 01562 814 715.

For more general information visit careuk.com/brook-court

To find out more about the Big Draw festival, please go to thebigdraw.org