RESIDENTS at a Crewe care took part in a special Pride event.

The rainbow carpet was rolled out for the third year running for the Silver Pride event at Belong Crewe with the dementia care specialists joined virtually by local charities for its celebration of diversity, inclusivity and LGBT+ culture.

Coinciding with global Pride Month festivities throughout June, residents and apartment tenants at the Brookhouse Drive care village enjoyed making personal rainbow sun catchers, learning about historic LGBT+ famous figures, while sharing thoughts and life experiences.

They also took pride in a group rendition of 'Over the Rainbow'.

Jess Butler, Belong Crewe's experience coordinator, said: "We had a fantastic time celebrating Silver Pride. The village has become well-known locally for the event and it was great to welcome so many people."

Body Positive North Wales and Cheshire, Silver Rainbows, the older people's LGBT network in Cheshire, as well as sister care village, Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme joined the event.

The celebrations formed part of Belong's wider approach to equality and promoting diversity, including specialist LGBT+ training for its staff.

Jess added: "Many of our customers and older people in the community grew up in a time when homosexuality wasn't legal in this country and so they may still find it difficult to express themselves, even in today's society.

"It's important to us at Belong that everyone can be proud to be themselves and have fun together and we look forward to more celebrations in the future."