30/01/2026
What an amazing day we have had here at Handsworth today. Due to illness over the festive holidays, a lot of our residents didn't get to enjoy the lovely things we had planned. So we decided to redo Christmas & New Years Eve in one day. We started off the festivities with Christmas dinner at lunch time where we were joined by local MP Connor Rand, followed by the Kings Speech. This led us into our New Years Eve celebrations with a performance from entertainer Joe Cockx who joined us in our New Years Eve countdown followed by a rendition of Auld Lang Syne, which took us nicely into our buffet tea.
We would like to thank all those involved in making the day run smoothly, from relatives and members of the community for donations of crackers and festive food to the local community champion from Asda donating mince pies.
A special thank you also goes to our kitchen staff who worked hard behind the scenes to make not only the Christmas dinner but the evening buffet, and our amazing team that worked together to make the day run smoothly