CARE home residents in Sherborne gorged on some top-quality chocolate – with World Chocolate Day being the excuse.

Staff at Abbey View arranged for a special Wonka-like delivery of the finest chocs from master chocolatiers House of Dorchester.

There were plenty of flavours for residents to tuck into on World Chocolate Day on Monday (July 7) – including orange, caramelised biscuit, mint, cookies and cream, and raspberry.

Elena Barna, manager of the Colten Care home, said: “Many of the residents were unaware we had such a great company so close to the home.

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“They expressed a wish to visit the chocolate shop in the minibus, and we will look forward to fitting that in soon.

“The chocolates were so delicious but they didn’t last long. Next year’s World Chocolate Day is already in the diary.”

Resident David Froud said: “This is such a treat. I never knew there could be so many flavours of chocolate.”

World Chocolate Day is an annual celebration of chocolate, which some link with the anniversary of the introduction of chocolate to Europe in 1550.