Upcoming EL Festival 2026 events
The support of these events is greatly appreciated to aid in raising money for the EL Festival 2026.
Christmas Day celebrations!
The residents began their Christmas morning with a full festive breakfast, complete with a glass of Buck’s Fizz on arrival. The celebrations continued in the lounge with Brandy and Bailey's coffees, and delicious mince pies. We were then delighted to welcome Arkscroll...
Christmas Eve!
What a truly wonderful day of celebrations we had on Christmas Eve! We started the day with a relaxing pamper morning for the ladies, complete with a glass of prosecco, followed by festive Christmas carols with the staff and a very challenging 100 question quiz. A big...
Louis the Pianist
Louis the pianist joined us on Tuesday 23rd December, filling the room with harmonious melodies on his keyboard. He treated us to a wonderful selection of classic Christmas songs, which everyone thoroughly enjoyed.
Carols and Christmas Bingo Fun!
We all had another fantastic, festive, fun-filled morning on Tuesday 23rd December enjoying carols with the staff, followed by a lively and competitive game of Christmas Bingo with Debbie! A big well done to our winners Paul, Jimmy, Dorothy, Keith, and Eileen, who...
Christmas week!!
We had another festive-filled day to start off Christmas week on Monday 22nd December! With a wonderful morning of Christmas carols and songs shared with the staff. The afternoon was just as special, with a fantastic visit from the GO on Tour team, bringing festive...
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs pantomime and Grey Mare trip
As part of our festive celebrations in the lead-up to Christmas, a group of ladies and gents from Hewlett Court enjoyed a wonderful trip to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs pantomime at The Empire Theatre, Blackburn on Sunday 21st December! We finished the day with...
Hannah Wright
On Saturday 20th December, our ladies and gents enjoyed a festive performance by the lovely Hannah Wright. It was a wonderful morning filled with clapping, singing along, and lots of smiles — everyone had a fantastic time!
Paddy Johnson
On Friday 19th December, we had the pleasure of welcoming back Paddy Johnson, who entertained us with some fantastic country and western music. Everyone had a great time singing along!
Poppy Holiday
On Thursday 18th December, we had a fabulous morning with Poppy Holiday who put on a fantastic, festive performance! With lots of wonderful interactions with the ladies and gents, everyone was full of praise for her show. Graham joined Poppy for a lovely duet of “We...
On Wednesday 17th December, our ladies and gents enjoyed a delightful performance by Annie Valery as we continue the lead-up to Christmas. The music filled the room with festive cheer and brought many smiles—thank you, Annie!
Grand Opening of the ‘Lightbown Lounge’ & a Special Surprise!
On Tuesday 16th December, family, friends, staff, and our ladies and gents gathered at Hewlett Court for a very special occasion — the grand opening of the newly renovated Lightbown Lounge and a surprise celebration for David Lightbown, Chairman of the Advisory...
Tom Collins
On Monday 15th December, we continued with the festive celebrations on the lead up to Christmas by welcoming back Tom Collins who came to sing some festive songs for all to enjoy. The ladies and gents sang along to the well known festive songs whilst dancing and...

