Firefighters spread Christmas joy by hosting Christmas lunches for the elderly
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) opened their fire station doors this week and hosted two Christmas lunches for two of Cumbria County Council's Care Homes. Residents of Cumbria Care’s Richmond Park in Workington visited the crew at Workington Community Fire Station and residents of Cumbria Care’s Burnrigg Court in Carlisle visited Carlisle East Community Fire Station. Staff from Cumbria FRS teamed up to make the lunch and decorate the fire stations to make the events as special as possible for the elderly residents. Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service’s Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Rick Ogden, said: “This Christmas, we wanted to spread some festive joy to those who live within local care homes to our stations. Both lunches were a great opportunity to spend time with the residents and cook a festive spread for them. “This was the first time some of the residents have taken a trip outside of the care home since before the Covid pandemic, so it was really nice to be able to do this for them. We hope to carry on this tradition each year across our stations for our local communities. “We even got to help celebrate one gentleman’s 91 birthday at the Carlisle event!” A big thank you to Cranstons Butchers for sponsoring and providing the food, Tesco Carlisle for decorations and Cumbria Community Transport for the minibus.
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Carlisle East
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