STAFF and residents from an East London care home competed against other centres with their own mini Olympics. The John Kirk House in Beckton represented Greece in the Games with other Sanctuary group homes held in Surrey
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STAFF and residents from an East London care home competed against other centres with their own mini Olympics.
The John Kirk House, a Sanctuary home for 16 adults with learning and physical disabilities in Beckton, represented Greece in the Games with other Sanctuary group homes held at Hindhead in Surrey.
Each of the homes involved was allocated a country to represent and residents spent months researching their states, including history, culture, religion, food and dress.
"It was magic," said Kirk House deputy manager Paul Thompson. "It was just a shame it had to end."
It even began with an opening parade, followed by mixed Games for the disabled and able-bodied including tennis (with Manbi Pancha pictured), bean bag shot putting, foam javelin and tennis, with trophies and medals at the end-of-Games awards.
Teams involved came from East London's John Kirk House and Ashley Cooper House, Tony Long House and Shaftesbury Court in Wiltshire, Shaftesbury Place in Gloucestershire, Park Road in Kent, New Milton and Tilmore Gardens in Hampshire.
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