Knitters in Eastleigh have played their part in a national effort to raise awareness for Lewy body dementia.

The 'Knit and Natter' club at Alston House Care Home, Leigh Road, produced a 45-metre section of the giant scarf that will be wrapped around Manchester Central Hall.

The campaign, named 'A Scarf for Lewy', was inspired by Anne Gomme, a respite resident at the care home who lives with Lewy body dementia, and aims to raise awareness of the condition. Anne and her husband, Tony, thought the scarf project would be a great activity for the club.

The Lewy Body Society invites volunteers nationwide to sew together individual scarves for the project.

Leader of Alston House Knit and Natter Club, Pam Ward, said: "Every week, we welcome our residents and local knitters from the Eastleigh area to Alston House to work on various knit and crochet projects. It is very much a community initiative, and we’re delighted to join this scarf challenge."

Community relations manager Kieran Hogan said: "We cannot stop the knitters here at Alston House - it’s such a great group with people joining from our local community. It’s a very sociable activity."

Once wrapped around public buildings, including Central Hall in Manchester and the Royal Albert Hall in London, the scarves will be given to homeless and refugee groups.

Lewy body dementia, which includes 'Dementia with Lewy bodies' and 'Parkinson’s dementia', causes cognitive impairment, visual hallucinations, and Parkinson’s symptoms.