INDIVIDUAL thank you cards have been given to emergency services as a token of appreciation.

Residents at Mortain Place care home, in Pevensey Road in Eastbourne, made individual thank you cards for their local emergency service staff. The cards were delivered to Green Watch at Eastbourne fire station and the ambulance crews at Polegate.

Bags containing hand-made thank you cards were delivered to the service staff with personal messages inside as well as heart-shaped shortbread biscuits made by the chef at Mortain Place.

The home’s general manager, Karen Howell, said: “We wanted to give the residents the opportunity to express their thanks to our emergency services and for them to know how important they are to us here at Mortain Place care home.

“It was so nice to see the residents excited about making the individual thank you cards, and for them to be able to show their gratitude in some small way.

The Argus: Emergency services received personalised cards from Mortain place care home.Emergency services received personalised cards from Mortain place care home.

The cards were very much appreciated by the recipients, particularly Paul Henty, the watch manager at Green Watch in Eastbourne. The fire station is keeping the cards on display as a reminder that people are thankful for the hard work they are doing for their community.

He added: “We would like to say a big thank you to the staff and residents of Mortain Place Care Home.

“Green Watch was overwhelmed by the heart-warming and thoughtful gifts. The cards were all personalised and are now proudly displayed around the station.”

Mortain Place care home is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering personalised care across its care homes and hospitals. Mortain Place provides residential and dementia care, for 80 residents from respite care to long-term stays.