DJ ALBERT CELEBRATES

Veteran DJ Albert Taylor got people dancing at a party to celebrate National Dignity Action Day in Sandwell.

Eagles fan Albert, 87, played the music at Goldfield Court, a development of extra care apartments in the heart of West Bromwich.

He provided entertainment throughout the day for some 200 people, with music from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Before coming into extra care housing, he regularly DJ’d for the Greets Green Partnership, a scheme to improve the health, well-being and quality of life of residents in the West Bromwich district, and at tea dances at local community centres.

Sandwell Council and social enterprise Housing 21's extra care housing organised the event as part of celebrations across the country, led by the National Dignity Council.

Other entertainment included a sing well choir, a barber shop choir and dancers from Disability Day Opportunities Performing Arts Group.

Bingo and exercise sessions were held in a side room.

Active Arts, part of the council’s adult social care department, created a dignity tree especially for the event.

People could add a pledge on how they would uphold dignity or say how they would like to be treated.

Sandwell Council’s cabinet member for adult social care Councllor Ann Jaron said: “We wanted to provide a truly memorable day for those receiving care and to promote the need for everyone to uphold people's rights to dignity."