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Ripon pupils host Christmas party for local carers

Monday, 9 December 2024 09:18

Ripon Grammar pupils hosted a festive tea party for local carers.

Sixth form pupils at Ripon Grammar School have hosted a festive tea party to give local carers a break.

More than 40 teenagers wanted to give hard-working carers and their loved ones a break from their normal routine.

They rallied round to serve sandwiches, cakes, buns and scones with strawberries and cream, and enjoyed spending time talking with their guests.

Students from our senior choirs provided entertainment, with everyone joining in Christmas carols, while one banjolele-playing visitor, a carers' charity volunteer, had the whole room singing along to The Whole World in His Hands and She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain.

Organised as part of sixth form’s Plus One enrichment programme, students said they enjoyed themselves just much as their visitors and gained a lot from the experience.

Those who weren’t singing or entertaining guests worked on car parking duty and as greeters and guides or preparing and serving food, decorating the room and organising a raffle.

Working alongside the Carers' Resource charity, students host such an event every half term.

Plus One coordinator Helen Nelson said:

“We’ve had fabulous feedback from guests about how much they enjoyed the carols and how much they enjoyed chatting to our lovely students, this was especially appreciated by those visitors who live on their own.”

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