Across our services, people have been getting caught up in the excitement that’s building for tonight’s World Cup semi-final.
In our St Catherine’s Nursing Home in Newcastle, residents will be gathering in the lounge again tonight, with drinks and snacks, to watch the match on the big screen. Everyone is delighted that they didn’t have to take down all the flags and decorations they put up for Saturday’s quarter-final!
At our Parkhead Resource Centre in Ashington, celebrations have been a bit more ‘interactive’. Regulars at the centre for adults with learning disabilities made a table football and staged their own competition. They’re also running a sweepstake with a football-themed prize and have been practicing their penalty shoot-outs.
Senior Support Worker, Hannah Chapple, said, “We’ve been having lots of fun here at Parkhead and today, as our final hoorah for England before tonight’s match, we’re having some target practice with inflatable England buckets.”
Let’s hope there’s lots more celebrating to do this weekend!