Activities with Pauline
Pauline has been busy with the Resident’s making pom pom’s alongside the usual painting sessions. The Resident’s have been getting involved and making some wonderful creations! We encourage as many Resident’s to get involved as possible.
Oldham District Freemasons Blanket Appeal
Back in June, the Oldham District Freemasons put out a Blanket Appeal for Oldham Hospital. We are glad to announce that the Hewlett Court Resident’s have been busy knitting and have made blankets and bonnets for premature babies to help with the blanket appeal. A big...
Resident’s Paul and Sybil learn scales on the piano!
Staff member Pauline has been working alongside Resident’s Paul and Sybil to teach them how to do the scales on the piano. Both have been working very hard and have set themselves goals to achieve, they have done brilliant and we would like to thank Pauline for...
Thank you to East Ribble District Freemasons
With the help of East Ribble District Freemasons, we were able to purchase a large gazebo for restricted visits to take place outside regardless of the weather. This came in very useful and on behalf of the Resident’s and families we are very thankful for the kind...
Manchester Masons present Hewlett Court staff with Goblet for their continued hard work!
On Wednesday 15th July, on behalf of all Manchester Masons, the District Chairmen Chris Wildman and Paul O'Carroll accompanied by the Sykes District Charity Steward, Stephen Thomson, visited Hewlett Court to present the members of staff with an inscribed goblet...
*Re-development Phase 4 – Completion*
On Friday 10th July, Hewlett Court had the handover for the completion of Phase 4 of the Re-development. Another 8 brand new rooms have now been completed and look fantastic! Thank you to Parkinsons's Ltd and other workmen who have continued to work safely in line...
Sale of Masonic Hall means £13,000 boost to Charities
The sale of a Masonic Hall is always a sad occasion for freemasons, but the members who meet at Farnworth Masonic Hall (Birchfields), decided to turn this into a positive. As charities find themselves in such unchartered territory due to Covid-19,...
Cottonshed Theatre
On Thursday 9th July we had the girls from Cottonshed Theatre performing for the Resident’s outside. The Resident’s enjoyed having a singalong and a dance.
Congratulations to Director of Operations, Julie Ward for 20 years of service working for the ELMC
1st July 2020 marked the 20th year of Julie working for the East Lancashire Masonic Charity. To celebrate, thank and congratulate her for her continued hard work throughout the years, a restricted party was held at Hewlett Court, in which she has worked for almost 10...
Painting with Pauline
The Resident’s are still producing excellent work in their Painting classes with Pauline every Monday from 2pm.
Thank you to East Ribble District Freemasons
The East Ribble District recently donated and installed a new Proximity enabled access control keypad, to replace the existing unit at the front entrance to Hewlett Court. Supplied with 40 Proximity key fobs, the work has been completed to make the entrance procedure...
Fun in the Sun
What a lovely afternoon we had on Wednesday 24th June in the sunshine watching Sam and Debbie do some party dances while the Residents joined in. They then enjoyed some ice lollies to cool down after.