Health & Lifestyle, Motoring & Transport, Poole | Posted on April 17th, 2025 | return to news
Vintage car rally at Sandbanks care home
Dorset Austin Seven Club brought cars from the 1920s and 1930s to Marjorie House care home’s spring fayre.
Vintage cars rolled into the car park of a Sandbanks care home recently.
Residents at Care South’s Marjorie House welcomed Dorset Austin Seven Club to display their vehicles, dating back to the 1920s and 1930s, as part of the home’s spring fayre event. They were joined by several other vintage cars and military vehicles owned by local residents.
Resident Myrna said: “It was a very good event. It was nostalgic for people like me.”
Another resident Pam said: “It was lovely. It took me right back. It’s amazing that these cars are still around.”
Richard Brown, a member of Dorset Austin Seven Club, said: “It was a dream to support the Marjorie House team with this event. It’s a lovely care home with an incredible view, which served as the perfect backdrop for our cars. We’ve already been asked to come back, and our members are more than happy to as they had a fantastic time.”
The event at the care home on Crichel Mount Road also featured a range of stalls selling gifts, skincare, toys and crafts, as well as a barbecue which residents, their families and visitors enjoyed in the sunshine.
Georgie Powell, home manager at Marjorie House, said: “It was lovely to see the residents’ faces light up as they saw the beautiful vintage cars arrive in the home’s car park. The event was the perfect way for the residents to swap memories with each other and the host of visitors that joined us, enabling them to continue to feel part of their local community. We’re so grateful to the Dorset Austin Seven Club and our local community for helping to make it such a special day.”
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