A harvest festival held at HC-One’s Foxton Court Care Home in Morpeth, Northumberland, helped Residents to meet new people, make friends and create meaningful moments in the company of others.
The event was also in support of Silver Sunday, which helps combat loneliness within the community and helps to increase happiness and wellbeing.
Foxton Court welcomed members of the local community to mark the start of the autumn season on Friday, October 5 with a church harvest service.
Residents and staff donated food items and distributed the harvest hampers, one with fresh produce and the other containing tinned and dried food, to the local food bank.
Louise Dey, Deputy Manager at HC-One’s Foxton Court commented:
“Combining Silver Sunday and Harvest Festival gave Residents the opportunity to get to know people in the community and to build relationships with each other.
“The event was a great success and we were so pleased to be able to donate valuable food to our neighbours.”
Residents enjoyed being involved with the church service as it reminded them of their school days.
Silver Sunday celebrates older people and helps to combat loneliness, while Harvest Festival celebrates food that’s grown and produced on England’s home soil.