Singalong lifts festive spirits
Residents at a Bath care home have raised £132 for charity by helping spread festive cheer this Christmas.
Residents from Care UK’S Rush Hill Mews, on Clarks Way, took a trip to Bath’s Christmas market to perform classic carols for the local community.
From ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ to ‘Silent Night’, residents warmed up their vocals to deliver pitch-perfect singing for the community and raised £132 for Bath Food Bank
Julia Leydon, a resident at Rush Hill Mews, said: “It was truly wonderful, and I was very pleased with the amount raised – I felt so welcomed by the community.”
Caroline Carter, general manager at Rush Hill Mews, said: “We had a fantastic time performing Christmas carols at the Bath Christmas market as part of the Care to Share initiative.
“Christmas is always an exciting time at Rush Hill Mews, with residents sharing their favourite memories, traditions – and carols. Music is a wonderful way to bring people together and prompt conversations and connections with others, improving wellbeing and reducing loneliness.
“We want to thank everyone who joined us at the Bath Christmas market for a festive singalong – we hope to do it again next year.”
The event forms part of the care home’s Care to Share activity, an initiative which will see Care UK care homes across the UK help to spread festive joy, support communities to come together and help to reduce loneliness in the community.
To find out more about Care UK’S
Care to Share initiative, please visit: careuk.com/caretoshare.
For more information on Rush Hill Mews, contact the home admissions advisor at Rush Hill Mews, Millie Haines, on 01225 685751 or email Millie. Haines@careuk.com or visit: careuk. com/rush-hill-mews.