Northampton College donates 40 litres of sanitiser to Kingsthorpe care home

A care home hit by a shortage of vital equipment needed in the fight against coronavirus has hailed the donation of masks, gloves and hand sanitiser by Northampton College – saying it will ‘help keep staff safe’.

Balmoral Place, in Kingsthorpe, hit national headlines at the weekend when it was revealed staff were facing a ‘critical’ shortage of equipment as they continued to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak.

After seeing the reports, Northampton College was able to step in – donating its reserves of 350 masks, 1,100 pairs of gloves and 40 litres of hand sanitiser.

The goods were delivered by Andy Seymour from the college, who said: “We were only too happy to step in and help. We’re all in this together at the minute and anything we can do to ease the situation for others is obviously a good thing to do.

"We are very much the college in the community and we will continue to do all we can to offer our support to those who need it the most.”

Housing Scheme Manager Jo Robey said: “Thank you very much for the donation, it is much appreciated and will go towards keeping the staff safe.”

Balmoral Place is based in Kingsthorpe, it is a development of 80 homes offering a lifestyle choice for older people in Northampton.

The donation is just part of the community work undertaken by the college since the outbreak began.

A number of food parcels were handed out to vulnerable families while deliveries of essential supplies have also been made to Northampton General Hospital and The Hope Centre.