Bury St Edmunds care home invites community to help spread festive cheer

A care home team in Bury St Edmunds is gearing up to spread some festive cheer this Christmas.

Residents and team members at Care UK’s Glastonbury Court, on Glastonbury Road, are inviting local people to join in with this year’s Doorstep Carols – Britain’s biggest ever carolling sing-along – on Wednesday 15^th December at 6pm. 

Following on from last year’s success, which saw more than 125,000 people take part, Doorstep Carols aims to inspire the nation to take to their front doors and sing-a-long to well-known carols and Christmas songs in unison. Streets taking part are also encouraged to use the opportunity to raise money for a charity of their choice. This year, Care UK is an official supporter of the initiative, with residents in over 126 of its homes taking part in various ways.

Having practiced their songs and learnt their lyrics, Glastonbury Court is calling for those in the area to also head to their front doors and take part in the festive activity, in unison, at 6pm. 

Elena Bratu, Regional Support Manager at Glastonbury Court, said: “As the Christmas spirit has slowly sprinkled its way across Glastonbury Court, residents and team members have been warming up their vocals – and their mince pies – for this year’s Doorstep Carols.

“With pandemic restrictions putting an unwelcome halt to many Christmas plans last year, we’re thrilled to be able to engage in wider community events again.

“Residents are looking forward to singing along with the Bury St Edmunds community and have been spending time practising their lyrics in preparation for the event. We look forward to sharing some classic Christmas odes with the community in just a few weeks’ time.”

Glastonbury Court is a modern care home which provides full-time residential, nursing and dementia care, as well as short-term respite care. Designed to enable its residents to live enjoyable and fulfilling lives, the care home has its very own cinema and hair salon, and there is plenty of space both in and outdoors for relaxation and recreation. 

For more information about Glastonbury Court, please call Customer Relations Manager, Chantal Sencier on 01284 844668, or email chantal.sencier@careuk.com.

For general information please visit, careuk.com/glastonbury-court.