Scarbrough Court, Foundation Stone Laying, 1 June 2007

Representatives of the RMBI and the Provinces of Cumberland and Westmorland, Durham and Northumberland donned hard hats and reflective jackets and gathered together on a sunny day in June to lay the foundation stone for a new RMBI residential care Home.

Scarbrough Court opened in Cramlington just north of Newcastle 40 years ago and was in need of modernisation. The RMBI decided it was more cost effective to invest in a brand new state of the art Home, which is now being built in the grounds of the existing Home. The residents are watching the new building take shape with great interest from a ‘viewing room’ overlooking the site. Once completed next summer, they will move across and the existing building will be demolished. 

Image: W Bro Peter Williams, RMBI Head of External Affairs, W Bro Chris Caine, RMBI Chairman, RW Bro Dr Alan Davison, Grand Vice President of the RMBI,VW Bro Willie Shackell CBE, RMBI President, VW Bro The Rev. Timothy Duff, Provincial Chaplain of Northumberland, W Bro Charles Floodgate, Provincial Grand Secretary of Cumberland and Westmorland and W Bro Dennis Vine, RMBI Deputy President.