Care home recreates Vindaloo video for World Cup

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Alex McIntyre,West Midlandsand

Oliver Dennett,in Stoke-on-Trent

News image — People at Agnes and Arthur Care Home recreated the Vindaloo music video for the World Cup

BBC Several people are singing and dancing in the middle of a main room in a care home. There is a large England flag on the window in the back — People at Agnes and Arthur Care Home recreated the Vindaloo music video for the World Cup

A care home has created its own music video of Fat Les song Vindaloo as a show of support for England's World Cup campaign.

People at Agnes and Arthur in Stoke-on-Trent were filmed dancing and marching through the corridors holding England flags while singing along to the 1998 football anthem.

The video was posted on the care home's Facebook page ahead of England's 4-2 victory against Croatia on Wednesday.

It was the brainchild of lead activity coordinator Chevorne Wakefield, who told BBC Radio Stoke the idea "randomly" came into her head one night.

"I thought it'd be great to bring all the staff and residents together to cheer the lads on for the World Cup," she said.

"It's had a really positive reaction. It's brought all of us together as one community. The World Cup itself brings so many people together and that doesn't stop when you come into a care home."

The residents and staff did a conga-style dance to the 1998 World Cup anthem Vindaloo

Resident Maria Huxley said everybody takes part in whatever activities the care home organises for them, and this was no different.

"We ran down the corridor singing Vindaloo and it got us in the World Cup spirit," she added.

"I was at the front of the video, being the smallest. So unfortunately I was at the front waving flags with no teeth and very little hair."

Ann Harding, another resident, said it was an example of how everyone at the care home was "good friends and nice people".

"We enjoy the company of one another," she added.

A woman with a white and red England hat and wearing a red dress with a white-flower pattern, smiles as she stands in front of a notice board. — Resident Maria Huxley said doing the video got everyone in the World Cup spirit

Agnes and Arthur, based in the Bradeley area of the city, provides respite, dementia, mental health, palliative, residential and day care, as well as physical disability support.

Its manager George Finn said the team always went "above and beyond" for the residents and their World Cup music video was no exception.

"It's been amazing to see how the whole team have showed such hard work in getting everybody involved in a meaningful way to embrace the World Cup and really get into the spirit to cheer the lads home," he added.

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