AN APPEAL has been launched to help staff at a care home in Burtonwood to raise money to be able to afford to take residents on day trips.

Events are planned throughout the year to secure donations for the the Old Vicarage Nursing Home on Fir Tree Lane.

This summer, a fair will be held on June 20 from 11am to 4pm where there will be live entertainment and facepainting.

Activities coordinator Michelle Scott said: "Many of the residents have such fond memories of trips to Southport and Blackpool and it would be lovely to be able to take them there on day trips."

Staff at the care home, which currently looks after 47 residents, recently organised an Easter raffle, raising £130.