Happy New Year!
The turning of the calendar from one year to the next has always been a time of reflection and hope, we are hoping for a better year in 2021 from the challenging year of 2020. We spend the days summing up past experiences, bidding farewell to those we have lost...
Merry Christmas!
On behalf of the Residents and Staff at Hewlett Court we hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! We had a visit from Santa on Christmas morning, who delivered every Resident a present as a gift from the Hewlett Court Comforts Fund. We would like to send a special thank...
Thank you!
THANK YOU! On behalf of all the staff at Hewlett Court we would like to say a special thank you to the Residents, their Families and friends and Freemasons for their kind gifts we have received over the Christmas period. Through the challenging year we have had, the...
Christmas Eve
What a lovely day we had on Christmas Eve! Firstly, with a pamper morning by Courtney and Rhianna who painted the ladies nails getting them ready for the big day tomorrow, followed by some Christmas Carols with staff. We then had a fantastic performance by Katie...
Christmas karaoke
On Wednesday 23rd December we had a laugh with the staff having a singalong and dancing.
Freemasons Charity in the Community at Springhill Hospice
Doug Smith presents Julie Halliwell with a cheque for £1880 from the East Lancashire Masonic Charity. Also pictured: Sam Wells, Springhill Hospice and John Taylor, District Charity Steward On Friday 11th December, Rochdale District Freemason’s Chairman Doug Smith and...
District Quizzes Support ELMC and Local Foodbanks
Throughout the Summer many East Ribble Freemasons, family and friends attended five District quizzes and in the process of socialising, quizzing and having a right good laugh, raised the amazing sum of £1,200 for distribution to the ELMC and five local...
Christmas Celebrations!
We started off the Christmas week with lots of activities for the Residents to enjoy! With Christmas bingo, Christmas carols, staff party dances and a Christmas party with the Manchester Masons via zoom we have many more activities coming up to cheer everyone up after...
Surprise visit from Santa!
On Monday 21st December to start off the Christmas week, we were delighted to have a surprise visit from Santa on his sleigh from Miller Vanguard at Willow Street. The residents enjoyed waving from the window and having a singalong with Santa, reindeer and his elf!...
Holcombe Brook Primary School sing carols
What a lovely afternoon we had with the Year 2 class at Holcombe Brook Primary School singing for the Residents on Wednesday 16th December! They did a great show and spread Christmas cheer all around! To thank them for coming and performing outside, as well as making...
Tottington Brass Band
We were delighted to have a fantastic performance outside by Tottington Brass Band on Tuesday 15th December. The Residents were overwhelmed and enjoyed singing along to some classics, they got everyone in the Christmas spirit! We can’t thank them enough for doing this...
Tameside Young Carers
Christmas has come early for some of the Young Carers in Tameside this year. Just under 500 children will receive a Selection Box in the hope that this small gift will boost their morale. The group was started some ten years ago at their base at Hyde Community Centre....