Residents and staff at HC-One’s Sheraton Court care home in Hartlepool were delighted to welcome Hartlepool United FC to unveil the new mural in the home dedicated to the club.
The mural, complete with Victoria Park and famous club mascot H’Angus the Monkey, was designed and completed by Sheraton Court’s Care Assistant, Beth Birks, following ideas suggested by the home’s Residents.
Hartlepool United FC players Ryan Catterick, Jonathan Franks, Lewis Hawkins and Scott Harrison were on hand to unveil what has been weeks of planning and meticulous attention to detail.
As well as being a home to many Pools’ fans, ex-Hartlepool United FC hero Joe Rayment also calls Sheraton Court his home and was on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony. Joe played for Pools in the 1950s and scored 17 goals in 65 matches during his time at the club.
Jonathan Franks, Hartlepool United FC, said:
“We’re blown away by the mural at Sheraton Court. There’s so much love towards the club from the Residents and we’re delighted to have been able to meet Joe and hear about his playing days as well”
HC-One’s Sheraton Court is also celebrating achieving a 9.9 average rating on the sector’s leading care home comparison website carehome.co.uk, and was recently ranked in the Top 20 care homes in the North East for 2017, having achieved the same accolade in 2016 and 2015.
Carole Thomson, Sheraton Court Home Manager, said:
“I’m delighted to have welcomed Hartlepool United FC to Sheraton Court to unveil our home’s new mural; the lads were absolutely tremendous with the Residents – such a credit to the club!
“Beth has done such an amazing job and it means that much more with it being something our Residents requested for their home”.