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Two women in their 90s have become hooked on boxing at their care home - on a Nintendo Wii.

Rose Sanders, 98, regularly boxes with Violet Gyves, 95, at the Greensleeves Care Home in Crawley, West Sussex, reports the Littlehampton Gazette.

Bosses at the nursing home on Perryfield Road, Southgate, which looks after ladies suffering from dementia, introduced the console to help stimulate residents' body and mind.

They became so enamoured with it that, together with their fellow residents, they raised £500 with a raffle and cake sale to buy two consoles and a selection of games.

Mrs Sanders, 98, who used to fly in Spitfires during her time in the WAF, said: "It's great fun. It makes a change from Coronation Street, doesn't it?"

Mrs Gyves, 95, a fan of British boxer Henry Cooper, said: "We were absolutely ecstatic to get the Wiis.

"Rose and I love playing the boxing game - it's a great way to keep fit and it doesn't hurt to take out some aggression now and again."

Care home manager Trevor Bartley said the Wiis had already "worked wonders" with the residents, who are all women, helping them to sharpen their minds and get some exercise.

He said: "The idea came about after my wife Linda and I brought our machine in for them to try and they absolutely loved it."