Community hospital hosts Olympic-style events

Torch bearer, 18-year-old Connor Stockwell launched the ceremony when he entered the arena to the tune of Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man bearing a gold torch made of silk flowers.
Hospital chef Francis de Cruz baked a cake for the event and 15-year-old soloist Lauren Goodrick-Meech provided the entertainment.
The games were organised by the hospitalactivities therapist, Christine Stockwell, and will take place over the next two weeks.
They will include an equestrian event with nurses on hobby horses, archery using a children’s board, boules and table tennis. There will be a triathlon with shooting from foam guns and a pentathlon involving ducks in a paddling pool.
A closing ceremony at the end of the event will be accompanied by a strawberries and cream tea provided by the hospital’s League of Friends.
Mrs Stockwell said: "Our patients and staff thoroughly enjoyed today’s event.
"Activities such as these make a huge difference to our patients and we try to mark all the big occasions with some kind of event.
"Most recently, we celebrated the Queen’s Jubilee which was fantastic.”