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Seasonal Crafts

Many residents in our care homes have enjoyed getting creative. They have gathered in groups to engage in seasonal crafts, making; harves...

The Gift of Years Rugby Commissioning Service

Friends, family, ministers and church leaders all came to support 10 new chaplains and volunteers from the churches as they were commissi...

Marking Remembrance in the care homes

November is traditionally the month of Remembrance and members of The Gift of Years team helped the care homes to mark it with special se...

Celebrating Harvest in the care homes

During October we helped the care homes to celebrate Harvest, with Harvest Festival services. Residents created beautiful displays of flow...

WCS-Care Celebration

The Gift of Years Team were invited to a celebratory lunch at Drovers House by the CEO and management of WCS-Care who run Drovers House, ...

Volunteer Team Away Day

Twenty Gift of Years Chaplains and Volunteers met together for a day at The Lighthouse Methodist Church. The purpose of the day was to in...

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