A SALE law firm has provided care home residents living with dementia a helping hand.

The Twiddlemuff campaign aimed to support National Dementia Awareness Week.

It meant that law firm Slater Heelis staff reached out to local knitting enthusiasts to ask them to design a special hand muff that provides therapeutic support to residents with the condition.

After a month of knitting, the firm was inundated with Twiddlemuffs hand-made by members of the local community.

Partners Chris Partington and Georgina Bradshaw donated the collection of Twiddlemuffs to several local care homes, including Faversham House in Urmston, Sunrise Senior Living in Hale Barns and Urmston Manor, and The Knoll Care Partnership.

Chris said: ““The support for the campaign has been amazing. Twiddlemuffs take a lot of time and effort to create and we would like to thank all of those people who have got involved.

“We hope that the Twiddlemuffs we donated will go a long way to help people living with dementia.”

Twiddlemuff donations to support the cause can be donated by dropping them off to the firm's reception at 16, School Road, Sale M33 7XP.

A free guide on how to knit a Twiddlemuff is available on the Slater Heelis website – www.slaterheelis.co.uk/news/slater-heelis-launches-twiddlemuff-drive-dementia