Christmas is coming and our care home activities’ schedules are getting fat!
As December approaches activities’ coordinators, Clare Quinn, at our Holy Cross home in Sunderland, and Richard Dobinson at St Catherine’s, Newcastle, have a host of festive entertainment lined up for residents, friends and families.
Starting this weekend, Saturday 29 November, Holy Cross is holding its Christmas Fayre with St Catherine’s having theirs the following Saturday, 6 December. Residents’ Christmas parties will be held on Friday 12 December at our Newcastle home, when the star turn will be variety act, Allen Cutler, while Thursday 18 is the date for our Sunderland home’s event.
It will be panto time for both Holy Cross and St Catherine’s when they host Act One Productions performing Cinderella and Vintage Scene with Puss in Boots while local schools have been invited to the homes to sing carols throughout the season to entertain residents.
Holy Cross is hosting its carol service on Monday 8 December when St Anthony’s award winning school choir will be leading the singing in the home’s chapel followed by refreshments in the activities lounge. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Guest entertainers will be performing throughout the festive period, including Mike Memphis as Elvis making a return trip to Holy Cross on December 9 and Kevin Royale singing at St Catherine’s on Sunday 21 December.
For information on both of our care homes visit our Holy Cross or St Catherine’s websites or or call our Family Liaison Manager, June Spoors, on 0191 228 8000.