“Don’t Wake Up Too Early!” Bexhill Care Home Residents Share Christmas Traditions
Residents at Collington Park Lodge care home in Bexhill have been reflecting on Christmas traditions from their childhoods, from carefully crafted paper chains to the excitement of leaving out mince pies for Father Christmas. Sheila Benham (86) For Sheila, Christmas morning came with strict instructions: “As children we were told not to wake up too […]
“I Hated Brussels Sprouts” – Yeovil Care Home Resident Shares Decades of Christmas Memories
A resident at Potter House care home in Yeovil has shared her vivid recollections of Christmas mornings filled with family rituals and traditions spanning more than 90 years. Jean Glover, 92, remembers waking “as early as we could” on Christmas morning as a child before rushing into her parents’ bedroom. Presents were opened straight away, […]
100-Year-Old Merchant Navy Veteran Shares a Century of Christmas Traditions
100-year-old Brendon Cooke from Rownhams Manor care home in Southampton shared his remarkable memories spanning a century of Christmas celebrations, from childhood stockings to festive dinners on open waters. Brendon grew up in a household where Christmas morning was filled with excitement. Brendon said, “We hung our stockings up on Christmas Eve and in the […]
