A LYONSHALL nursing home has boosted its fundraising for the Alzheimer's Society to more than £8,000.

Residents, relatives, friends and staff members from Lynhales Hall Nursing Home took part in their annual "Memory Walk" to raise funds for the charity in support of the Alzheimer’s Society.

Participants were sponsored to walk the length of the Lynhales driveway – more than a mile in total.

More than £400 was raised on the day through sponsorships, donations and the sale of raffle tickets, with some additional sponsorship money still to come in.

The nursing home has raised around £8,700 for the Alzheimer's Society through its annual fundraising walk over the past eight years.

The funds will go to the Hereford branch of the charity in order to support those in the community.