RESIDENTS at Parkfield House Nursing Home in Charville Lane West, Hillingdon, are celebrating after being awarded £10,000 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund for its A Portrait of Parkfield project.
Working closely with the charity Equal Arts, the group of residents – known as the Parkfield Peckers – will take part in weekly creative workshops with professional artists.
They aim to explore the lives of former residents and the history of the home.
Caron Sanders-Crook, Parkfield’s operations manager, said: “We are inspired to delve into the heritage of Parkfield House and our surrounding area, to see what we can learn, share and preserve.”
Throughout the year-long project, residents will develop relationships with Oak Farm Library, Glebe Primary School and Hillingdon Council.
Together, they will create portraits, poetry and photographs documenting their findings, ahead of an exhibition at the Civic Centre.
Parkfield resident Audrey Chambers said: “It is wonderful to do something different and it will be lovely to link up with Glebe School and see the schoolchildren.”
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