STAFF and residents at a Weymouth care home raised £700 with a Christmas fair.

Care South’s Buxton House raised £700 for the Residents’ Amenity Fund, which will help to provide activities for residents in the new year.

Home manager at Care South’s Buxton House, Junnette Brooksbank, said: “We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who came along and all our staff for their support in making it such a great event.

“We work hard to make sure Christmas is a very special time for our residents and our Christmas fair is a big part of that.”