- 111, Pickhurst Lane
- Hayes
- Bromley
- KENT
- BR2 7HU
Christmas Holiday from Home 2025
It was a joy to host another Christmas Holiday from Home on Thursday 18thDecember. A number of our regular Friendship Group folk p
lus friends came, as well as friends from Church.
Monica, our regular craft activities coach, had us making tree decorations – wooden tree ornaments that had been sprayed gold and silver that folk could then add their own chosen stickers or glitter to. ty.
We then set to with our flower decorations. Using small round containers, so they could be a centre piece or a windowsill arrangement, Monica led us through the structure of a decoration. Odd numbers of flowers, plenty of base cover, the occasional random twig or coloured stem.
Lunch – well what can you say?!? A superb full Christmas lunch with turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings plus crackers and very bad jokes. I still think Christmas Puds should be set ‘a-flame’ but bearing in mind the H&S restrictions I accept that serving them with cream or custard (or both!) is second best. Thank you so much to the kitchen staff.
The afternoon led us into the church for an entertainment of music and readings. Thank you Tony for putting together a wonderful set of songs, readings and interludes to entertain our folk after lunch. Tony reminded us of alternative words to well known tunes – “while shepherds washed their socks”/”most highly flavoured gravy” etc.
Back into the small hall for mini mince pies and goodbyes.
Huge thanks to all who made the day possible. The whole day had a lovely Christmassy feel to it and everyone left feeling welcomed and cherished. Thank you to all who contributed and all who came.
Teresa