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Kingston Vale care home spreads Christmas cheer by post
Cards also included a message for friends and families written specially by residents.
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Review of 2020: Good news stories from Croydon in December
Here's a round-up of the good news stories shared with our Croydon readers last month.
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at a Bracknell care home
Everyone at the home has enjoyed coming up with new ideas for the Christmas trolley, and it’s lovely to see all the home-made decorations and hanging baskets on display.
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950 fresh meals delivered to Harris pupils for the Christmas holidays
The meals were delivered to the two academies by volunteers from Barings so that they could be given to families to take home and use over the holidays.
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Hertfordshire suicide prevention charity offers support to students
'The experience for some of our young people has ranged from stressful to traumatic and almost certainly induced heightened states of anxiety'
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Small charity's friendship scheme supports those living with disabilities in Essex
"Throughout lockdown and over the last nine months, we have kept in touch however we can with our adult members both on the phone, on group video calls and by post.”
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Coulsdon boy receives pioneering kit to provide sensory activities at home
“The sensory pack has enabled Riley to explore items when needing to self-regulate or have alone time."
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Keeping up with the Jones' column December 24
Here is Bob Harding-Jones with his light-hearted column written for the Hertfordshire Mercury.
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Bordon Fire Station’s Christmas charity celebration raises over £2,000
“Seeing how happy the children were was enough to make us forget about the pandemic for a day and look forward to the New Year."
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Purley charity worker wins award for 'exceptional' work supporting Red Cross
“The income we raise is vitally important, but the welfare of our people had to come first.”
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Upper Norwood pupils share magic of Christmas with retirement community
The homeowners at Lewis House were thrilled to receive their cards, and as a thank-you sent a little festive treat to all the children.
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NSPCC: Croydon Service Centre open as usual this Christmas to support families and professionals
This month the NSPCC revealed that The City of London and Metropolitan Police forces recorded 2,938 child cruelty and neglect offences in 2019/20