Dorothy lives at Goldenley Care Home in Benfleet and was recently delighted to watch a game of bowls in the park.
A week prior to this, Dorothy was taken on a trip around the park by team member, Beverley and spotted a bowls lawn. Seeing the lawn brought back many happy memories of when Dorothy used to play the game and she enjoyed sharing many of these happy moments with Beverley.
When she was speaking about the game, her face lit up, so Beverley planned to reach out to the club to see if they would accommodate Dorothy to watch a few games of bowls.
Beverley was determined to make this happen and so, wrote letters to the club asking if they could make this special lady very happy by allowing her to sit and watch a few games. Before long, the club got back to her saying they would be happy to invite Dorothy along to watch!
When Dorothy heard the news, she was delighted! As a lady who used to play bowls in the local area, she took some pictures along from when she used to play to show members of the club.
Dorothy had a great time watching the matches on the day and speaking with the people playing. As she showed people the photos of when she played, she was surprised to hear members of the club recognised some of the people in the pictures and pointed out to Dorothy that some of them are still playing today.
Although Dorothy wished she could be playing, she was very happy that she could watch from the side and engage with people who share her love of the sport.
Dorothy had a brilliant day and hopefully, the club invites her back to watch some more games in the future!