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Two men in wheelchairs, one reading a newspaper, one shelling peas with a tree and fields in the background

Activities at Le Court

Le Court Foundation Stone 1953

Cheshire Smile September 1957
A man and a woman in a polka dot dress standing outside with a tree in the background

Couple outside
A man in a wheelchair outside a marquee with a man and two women

Frank Spath with Dame Sybil Thorndyke
A young man in a wheelchair wearing glasses, holding a old-style camera

Eric's camera

Cheshire Smile Spring 1982

Cheshire Smile Autumn 1968
A smiling older man being hugged by a younger woman, with a woman looking on in the background

Snowy at Le Court
Group shot of several people in wheelchairs and staff members with young people in uniform. Cars and vehicles in the background

Group visit to RAF Odiham
Leonard Cheshire in a suit sat next to the Three Forests Cheshire Home sign

Three Forests sign
Colour photo of the Heatherley building, taken through trees, with pink and purple flowers in the foreground

Heatherley flowers
A close up of an older woman wearing glasses making a basket

Making baskets
Two women in wheelchairs inside a marquee being offered sandwiches by another woman

Iris and Nina at the International Day

Cheshire Smile Autumn 1974
Lady in a black and white spotty top with a typewriter has a letter read to her by another lady

Letter time
Leonard and Sue standing in front of a small car along a country lane with bags and documents in their hands

Leonard and Sue in Poland
A man in a wheelchair with papers on his lap sat in front of shelves of craft materials

Craft Centre manager
Photo of several people out for a horse ride in the countryside with others leading horses and standing nearby

Horse-riding Heatherley
Leonard Cheshire reading documents in a temporary office on a minibus

The Mission Bus
Three children holding hands standing on the steps of a bus

Children visiting Farnborough

Cheshire Smile Winter 1966
Male resident making a wooden stool with assistance from staff, with two female residents watching on

Craft activities at Chipstead
A man in a wheelchair sitting in front of various film recording equipment

Film recording equipment

Cheshire Smile Summer 1972
Jock Moncrieff, Leonard's Wireless Operator with 35 Squadron and Leonard Cheshire at a Black tie event during the Second World War.

Leonard and Jock Moncrieff
A compilation of nine photographs showing different rooms within the new Le Court building

Nine Views of Le Court
Group of people outside, two in wheelchairs, measuring a sample door frame to fit wheelchairs through

Wheelchairs through doorframes
Men and women in decorating clothes having a tea break

Tea break at Staunton Harold
Two men in red parachute jumpsuits and blue hats high above the ground after a parachute jump

Colin flying high