Walsall school brings festive cheer to local care home residents

With its Lockside development located nearby, Lovell has brought the local community together by asking children at the school to decorate Christmas cards for residents of Stanbrook Care Home. Along with Angie Brooks, sales executive at Lovell, the students delivered the cards to the care home residents and performed a number of festive carols for the residents to enjoy as part of the visit.

Lisa Preston, regional sales director at Lovell, said: “Christmas can be a difficult and lonely time of year, particularly for those of the older generation, so we wanted to do something to spread some festive kindness in the community. 

“Everyone deserves to have a place that feels like home, and we hope the Christmas cards the children have designed will provide some smiles and raise spirits. The bonds between children and the older generation can be very special, and we hope the residents at Stanbrook Care Home enjoyed meeting the pupils from Emmanuel School and singing a few seasonal songs. Thank you to all the children who took part and for their hard work on their designs.”

Jonathan Swain, headteacher at Emmanuel School, said: “We’d like to thank Lovell for inviting our children to take part in this opportunity to reach out to local people. This aligns perfectly with our school values - to be a blessing to our community and show love to each other. The children really enjoyed decorating the cards and it was a valuable experience for them to chat with the residents.”