Staff at a Sandbach care home have provided breakfast for over 200 key workers to thank their "fellow pandemic heroes".

The team from Elworth Grange, on Booth Lane, had the idea of delivering the breakfasts after treating the Ashfields Primary Care Centre team to bacon sandwiches when they went in to administer the Covid-19 vaccines to residents.

This sparked a unique breakfast takeaway initiative for the care home workers to be able to support other key workers in the area.

The Elworth Grange Facebook page gave local people the chance to nominate their 'pandemic heroes' to receive a free breakfast grab-bag.

With over 100 suggestions, the team set to work putting together breakfast bags which included bacon and sausage sandwiches as well as a touching thank you letter.

Over 200 breakfasts have been delivered to people working in frontline and key roles across multiple sectors including the emergency services, local GP practices, pharmacies, the postal service, refuse collectors, funeral homes and teachers in local primary schools.

Care home resident, Sheila Pilkington, 93, said: "I think it is brilliant that the Elworth Grange team have been able to support other key workers around Sandbach. Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day and I am sure everyone was thrilled to have a full belly."

Front of House Manager, Frankie Durrant, who played an instrumental role in delivering the breakfast bags around the community said: "During my deliveries I met some truly inspirational people who have really kept the community going over the course of the pandemic. Everyone was so grateful for their breakfast bags and it really goes to show how a little bit of kindness goes a long way."

The care home's manager, Donna Cowell, said she was "proud" of the team for the work they have done.

"I have received so much positive feedback about our breakfast bags, and I am just pleased to know that maybe the reason a key worker is smiling in the morning is because of the Elworth Grange team," she added.