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EASTER ‘24

In line with Warm Welcome’s national spring celebrations we offered a Warm Welcome meal for Easter on Wednesday 27th March 2024. We had 12 visitors to our Warm Welcome space and each of them received an Easter egg and a £5 food gift card to spend at Aldi as well as sharing a hot meal, pudding and brew. Most of our regular volunteers turned up to join in the afternoon serve food and enjoyed spending time with the attendees.

St John Henry Newman’s Warm Welcome will continue throughout the year and everyone is welcome to attend. It meets every Wednesday between 12.00 and 2.00 p.m. in the Newman Centre.

Anyone wishing to volunteer to help at Warm Welcome would be very welcome. Please contact the office or email sjhn.morecambe@lrcd.org.uk

Easter basket display with assorted Maltesers chocolates in red, purple, and green boxes on a purple tablecloth with a vase of yellow daffodils in the center.
Easter display on a wooden table featuring wrapped chocolate bunny candies and colorful foil-wrapped chocolate eggs, with a bookshelf and a chair in the background.

CHRISTMAS ‘23

Group of thirteen elderly women and men standing indoors in front of large windows celebrating Christmas, some wearing holiday sweaters and accessories.
A round table with blue and white patterned plates, some with leftover food, and covered with Christmas decorations including a red tinsel garland, a holly and silver star ornament, and wrapped presents. There are white coffee mugs, glasses, a smartphone, and some condiments, with a wooden floor underneath.
A round table decorated for Christmas with red chairs, blue and white plates, white napkins folded like Christmas trees, colorful Christmas wrapping paper roll napkin holders, a small holiday centerpiece, and a small candle.
Empty blue-patterned dinner plate with leftover food being eaten by a person, with a fork and knife, on a beige table with Christmas decorations, a glass of water, a jar with tea bags, a smartphone, and other items.
Round dining table set for a holiday meal with nine place settings, Christmas decorations, and a Christmas cracker centerpiece.
A birthday cake topped with white frosting and colorful sprinkles on a wooden table.

What an amazing afternoon Christmas Warm Welcome proved to be.  We had 18 attendees and fed 21 altogether.

The majority of volunteers came to help out.  Some set up the room and filled the goodie bags.  Others cooked and poor Lorraine was chained to the sink!!

Those attending had the full Christmas lunch (turkey, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, sprouts, gravy, stuffing, pigs in blankets and cranberry sauce) followed by trifle, mince pies and yule log.  We had soft drinks as well as brews.

Each attendee got a bag of goodies (toiletries and chocolates).  We had a very generous anonymous donation which enabled us to buy Aldi vouchers for participants to spend on food or treats over the Christmas period.

We are pleased that we have been awarded National Lottery Community Funding for our Warm Welcome which will enable us to continue to offer our services for 2024.  Warm Welcome is building into quite a community offering a haven to people who want a hot meal and a chat.

Warm Welcome will reopen on Wednesday 3rd January 2024 between 12.00 and 2.00 p.m.

Anyone wishing to volunteer to help at Warm Welcome would be very welcome.  Please contact the office or email sjhn.morecambe@lrcd.org.uk