ONE-TIME ballerina Margaret Higgins, 89, a resident at Camelot House & Lodge in Wellington, relived some of the high ‘pointes’ of her career on a visit to see Swan Lake.

Margaret, who has dementia, was invited on stage at The Brewhouse in Taunton after the performance to meet members of the Vienna Festival Ballet.

Richard Dempslake, activities co-ordinator at Camelot House & Lodge, accompanied her. He said: “When we heard Swan Lake was coming to The Brewhouse we knew it was something she would love to see. She enjoyed every minute of the performance. She was completely enthralled.

“Margaret was so thankful and got very emotional seeing the dancers. She kept saying ‘I used to do that, I used to do that’.

“We would like to say a huge thank you to the Vienna Festival Ballet and The Brewhouse for making this all possible.”

Margaret went to ballet school in her youth and later took up professional ballroom dancing, travelling the world with her late husband, Ronald.

She was also accompanied on the visit by Camelot volunteers Shirley Rayson and Karen Kerslake, who visit the home to help with activities.

The UK-based Vienna Festival Ballet, founded in 1980, takes productions of classical ballet to audiences around the world.

Camelot House & Lodge, run by care providers Camelot Care, is home to up to 90 residents with memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language.