A team from Lloyds TSB Commercial in the South Midlands swopped their business suits for wellington boots recently to help a Daventry-based charity run residential care home tidy and prepare its grounds for the winter months.

As part of Lloyds TSB Commercial's 'Day to Make a Difference' initiative, whereby the bank's employees volunteer to assist a charity or local community project, the team spent the day working in the grounds of Solden Hill House Care Home.

The seven strong team worked alongside the care home's gardener and maintenance expert Clive Upton to help in the care home's grounds, where they were involved in clearing away the garden's overgrown flowerbeds and digging over the borders that surround the rear and side of the home.

Solden Hill House is an independent residential care home, which specialises in the care and training of adults with learning difficulties. It is home to 28 full time residents.

Elaine Colwell, healthcare relationship manager for Lloyds TSB Commercial in the South Midlands, said:

"Our 'Day to Make a Difference' programme enables us to spend time volunteering for a charity or worthy local community project. Our work at Solden Hill House was both enjoyable and rewarding and we were very pleased to hear that the residents were so delighted with the work that was completed."

Delia Thomas, the administrator of Solden Hill House care home added:

"The team from Lloyds TSB Commercial team worked exceptionally hard in the grounds of the care home to help tidy and improve the surroundings for our residents and we all really appreciate the time and effort that they invested."