THE Heritage Healthcare family joined together for a right Royal knees-up in Sale in honour of Her Majesty the Queen on Friday.

Workers and clients from the Sale-based home care company enjoyed a feast fit for a Queen at Trinity Methodist Church on June 10.

As well as tucking into quintessentially British spread of Pimms, tea, scones, finger sandwiches and strawberries and cream, the guests enjoyed a host of activities, including raffles, quizzes and dancing.

Sale accordionist Craig Bradley was on hand to get attendees on their feet and some of the elderly clients even joined in.

Michael Connolly, who hadn’t played the accordion for over 40 years, surprised the party by giving a few renditions of some popular Irish songs.

The 84-year-old’s daughter Michelle Griffiths, who’s own daughter Kate Parkinson’s company Molly Gray’s Vintage Teas provided catering for the event, said she couldn’t believe it when he got up to play.

“He always played when I was a kid, he used to play in Sligo, Ireland,” she said.

“He was shaking a little when he got up but it all came back to him. I will make sure he practises before the next event so he can get up and play. He really enjoyed it.”

The event not only marked the Queen’s milestone birthday but also the first anniversary of Heritage Healthcare.

Mark Collier launched Heritage Healthcare at Trinity House last year after seeing his mother, Beryl, receive inadequate support while suffering with dementia.

Joined by sons, Michael and Alex, the trio are now part of a small, dedicated team on a mission to raise the bar in home care.

“We are a community and we are a family business so we wanted to go the extra mile and give something back to the clients and our employees,” said Mark.

“The party was a huge success – to see someone play the accordion for the first time in 40 years, it’s amazing. We look forward to more events like this in the future.”

For more information on Heritage Healthcare services and vacancies visit heritagehealthcare.co.uk/trafford.