Edinburgh OAPs go five sets with Wii Tennis

By Oliver Farrimond

STRAWBERRIES and cream were on standby as a team of elderly care home residents took to centre court yesterday – on Wii Tennis.

Pensioners at Marionville Court Care Home donned their whites to get in some tennis practice on the home’s new Wii console for their own ‘gran slam’ in the run-up to Wimbledon.

All council care homes have been fitted with the next-generation console to ensure OAPs get healthy spells of entertainment and exercise.

Elaine Heath, manager at Marionville Court Care Home, said that the consoles had proved a hit among residents at the home.

She said: “It’s important for older people to exercise regularly for both their mental and physical health.