Coronavirus: Peterborough sewing team create scrubs for city care workers

Wanting to show their care for our care homes, a sewing team of 30 members set up by Peterborough4You has been making scrubs for care workers across the city.
Yvette Carroll who has recruited three of her friends to the teamYvette Carroll who has recruited three of her friends to the team
Yvette Carroll who has recruited three of her friends to the team

After hearing news of the tragic deaths of six elderly residents in a city care home, project coordinator Sarah Gee wanted to play her part in helping out to bring a smile to carers’ faces.

Grown from a ‘spur of the moment idea’ Sarah set to putting the plan into motion. Starting with only a bag of fabric and two patterns, Sarah was raring to go and started to recruit a team of volunteers and more donations.

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Within only 10 days, the growing team of 30 sewers put their needles into action to create the scrubs.

The team at Philia Lodge who received their first donationThe team at Philia Lodge who received their first donation
The team at Philia Lodge who received their first donation

And in just three weeks the dedicated team has produced more than 100 sets of scrubs, using any fabric donations they had, including table cloths and bed spreads. There has even been a special My Little Pony set of scrubs.

Not stopping there the team has also produced care packages and ‘letters of love’ filled with warm messages to thank the carers for their hard work.

Sarah was also inspired to help the care homes by her nan who has dementia. She said: “The reason why I’m doing it is I volunteer at a local care home one day a week. I pamper elderly ladies and support with activities and events. When I heard about the tragic deaths at Philia Lodge I felt I had to help.”

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Armed with goodies, sets of scrubs and care packages the care home were “overwhelmed with happiness”.

Ann Lymburn who has been knitting together earsavers for carers to wear with their PPEAnn Lymburn who has been knitting together earsavers for carers to wear with their PPE
Ann Lymburn who has been knitting together earsavers for carers to wear with their PPE

Working on their next sets for another three care homes, the dedicated team are continuing to appeal for donations. You can donate by contacting them on Peterborough4Yo[email protected] or on their Facebook page @Peterborough4You.

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