Sefton Council hosted its very first Christmas events over the festive period for cared for children and care experienced young people in partnership with Waterloo Community Centre and the Plaza Community Cinema.
Care experienced young people were invited to a full Christmas experience including Christmas dinner, quizzes and games, great raffle prizes and a personalised gift bought for them by businesses signed up to our Caring Business Charter.
The event saw a special guest performance by Francis Doran, lead singer of Red Rum Club, a local band fresh from their latest US tour!
Our cared for children were invited for a movie night at The Plaza where they joined some of our staff to watch Matilda: The Musical and went home with a goody bag of sweets and treats and a book token ready to spend on a new read for the new year!
The feedback so far has been positive and Sefton are keen to keep events like these going.
“Thank you to everyone involved for a lovely night, the children really enjoyed it”
“Thank you so much to you and everyone who helped to organise last night. My children had a fabulous time and certainly enjoyed their goodies. Trip to town Saturday to spend their tokens!”
Cllr Mhairi Doyle, Cabinet Member for Children’s Social Care said:
“I am thrilled to see us celebrating Christmas with our children and young people this year.
“Some of these young people may have been spending Christmas alone so having this Christmas experience to eat, drink and take home a haul of presents will have definitely made their festive period a lot brighter.
“We are so grateful to community groups and our Caring Business Charter signatories for their help in pulling these events together, making donations and ultimately delivering a great bit of festive fun to our children and young people.”
This event was a first for Sefton Council who are keen to increase engagement with young people and use their local influence to create great experiences for all the children they work with.
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