Upcoming EL Festival 2026 events
The support of these events is greatly appreciated to aid in raising money for the EL Festival 2026.
Veteran’s Choir
Friday's entertainment on our Festive lead up to Christmas was the fantastic Veteran’s Choir! They always put on a great performance and the ladies and gents always enjoy them coming throughout the year.
Bury Acupeelers Choir
The ladies and gents enjoyed a warming performance by the Bury Acupeelers Choir on the evening of Thursday 12th December. It was great to all the members join us to continue the Christmas festivities.
Anne Valery
We had the pleasure of Anne Valery performing for us at Hewlett Court on Thursday 12th December, the ladies and gents filled the main lounge and enjoyed a variety of songs and Christmas carols. A lovely performance as always!
Woodhey High School visit with donated items!
We were thrilled to welcome some of the pupils and teachers from Woodhey High School on Thursday 12th December who came to deliver a wide range of donated items that had been given as part of their Community and Charity week! Such a special thing to do at this time of...
Alice in Wonderland Panto!
The ladies and gents gathered in the main lounge on Wednesday 11th December to watch ‘Alice in Wonderland’ the pantomime by the girls from North East Producers! A great show with a few Christmas songs added in for the festive season!
Hewlett Court Christmas Grand Raffle
Make sure you get your tickets to be in with a chance of winning one of our great prizes on our Christmas Grand Raffle which will be drawn on Sunday 22nd December!! Selection of prizes include: 2x £100 Slater Menswear £30 Gift Voucher for Brandlesholme Chippy £20 Gift...
Michael and Kyla Sixsmith
We had the pleasure of welcoming back the dancing duo Michael & Kyla to Hewlett Court with a Christmas twist on Tuesday 10th December! Dressed as elves, they put on an amazing performance dancing, playing bingo and carrying out a music quiz. Everyone had fun...
Tom Collins
We had a new singer performing at Hewlett Court on Monday 9th December, Tom Collins! The ladies and gents thoroughly enjoyed his performance which included a Christmas rendition of all the classics along with some favourites for everyone to singalong to.
Grant for Jigsaw, Bury to attend Bendrigg Trust trip!
The ELMC were thrilled to approve the grant for Jigsaw, Bury to cover the costs involved for 20 members to attend a weekend to Bendrigg Trust, Cumbria plus the hire of the coach. The charity received a grant from ELMC of £1550 which was match funded by the MCF with a...
Fish and Chip Friday
A big thank you to Brandlesholme Chippy for treating the ladies, gents and staff to Fish and Chips for lunch on Friday 6th December!! We were delighted to receive a call from Sam, Daughter of ‘Chippy John’ who resides at Hewlett Court to offer a Fish and Chip lunch...
Harmony Belles
We were thrilled to welcome back the Harmony Belles Choir on Wednesday 4th December for the ladies and gents to enjoy! The Choir sang a variety of harmonious songs including Christmas classics for everyone to join in with. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the...
Fire Marshall training
On Tuesday 3rd December and Thursday 5th December, various staff members undertook Fire Marshall Training at Hewlett Court conducted by Craig Little from North West Fire Training Ltd. A very insightful training session for all staff who took part, to provide a wider...