In honour of D-Day's 80th anniversary, a group of Malvern-based care homes took their residents on a trip back to 1944.

Staff at Friends of the Elderly's Malvern-based care homes; Davenham, Perrins House and Bradbury Court, and Malvern Day Care Service, took residents back to June 6, 1944.

France and Western Europe were liberated that day thanks to an operation including nearly 133,000 troops from the British Commonwealth, their Allies and the United States, as well as 7,000 ships.

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General manager of the care home group, Jo Bennett said: "We wanted to honour, mark and celebrate the 80th Anniversary of such an important day in history.

"Many of our residents, day care clients and respite guests lived through the war years and have vivid recollections of that time and often reminisce about their wartime experiences; so we wanted to commemorate D-Day’s 80th Anniversary in a special way."

The day started with care teams and residents dressed in 1940s attire, followed by renditions of songs from the era.

Tina Ellenton, the activities coordinator at Davenham, said: "The residents and day care clients thoroughly enjoyed Judi’s lovely voice and the song choices.

"Feet were tapping, hands were clapping and the residents and day care clients joined in with the singing at every chance they got.

"They had a wonderful time."

June 6 also marks the National Fish and Chip Day.

Bearing this in mind, Laura Smith, activities coordinator at Bradbury Court, said: "We couldn’t miss this opportunity, so at lunch time, everyone tucked into delicious fish and chips to set them up for the afternoon."

Shirley Bradley, the group's head of day care services arranged for a visit by Morgan Cars, an iconic brand based in Malvern.

She said: "The residents and day care clients loved seeing the vehicles and enjoyed asking questions about their performance and design.

"The cars’ visit was a great addition to the D-Day celebrations at Friends of the Elderly Malvern."

It was not only a day of commemoration and entertainment, but also a day of learning and sharing wartime memories.