Chorley care home residents take a trip down memory lane at the Vehicle Museum
Residents visited the museum after the care home discovered some of them worked at the site, when it was the Leyland Motors factory.
Resident at the Vehicle Museum
Submitted by Kathryn Barton
Residents at a care home in Chorley recently took a special trip to the British Commercial Vehicle Museum in Leyland earlier this month.
Marley Court Care Home planned the trip after discovering that some of their current residents used to work at Leyland Motors, a former British vehicle manufacturer, which is now the museum.
The British Commercial Vehicle Museum Trust is a Registered Charity which aims preserve vehicles of special, British, significance for generations to come.
The residents enjoyed reminiscing and indulging in different areas of the motor industry.
Allan, resident at Marley Court, said: “It was a great trip out and was really interesting; the food afterwards was very enjoyable too!
“It brought back some great memories and it is amazing to look back on some of the vehicles of our past.”
Norley’s activity coordinator, Elaine, said: “I felt it was really beneficial to get out as a group and listening to them all bond over lunch.
“They discussed places they worked, the displays at the museum all the socialising was heart-warming.
“It was lovely to see them taking such pleasure in seeing things they remembered and in cases worked on in their younger life; it was truly a memorable day.”
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