Heartbeat: Henderson Unit kick off their festive celebrations

December 21, 2018

Colleagues at Rowley Regis Hospital kicked off their Christmas celebrations with a celebration on Henderson Unit which was enjoyed by colleagues, patients and their families.

There were a variety of treats for all to enjoy including a Christmas tombola and delicious festive goodies. They were also joined by ‘Miss Memory Lane’ (Ange Lloyd) who sang a variety of Christmas, memorial and classical hits for everybody in attendance to enjoy.

Ange said: “I visited Rowley Hospital to sing a few songs from the World War II era and some Christmas songs to make the patients happy and cheer them up for a little bit – it was great to see them with smiles on their faces.

“I’ve been doing this for six years having previously worked in domiciliary care for about 20 years. I can’t think of a better job for me to do. I really enjoy it, it’s been fantastic.”

Josie Beckett, Healthcare Assistant has known Ange for a few years having both worked in the community together and approached her to perform at the Christmas celebration

She said: “Everybody had a fantastic afternoon and the patients absolutely loved it – to see them with big smiles on their faces made us all incredibly happy.”

Amelia Bryant, Senior Sister echoes Josie thoughts and said: “We love doing these types of things at this time of year as a lot of patients won’t get to spend Christmas with their families, so we like to bring Christmas to them by organising as much as we can to keep them in the festive spirit.”