IT WAS full steam ahead for one lucky toddler after he won a special Christmas competition run by Malvern care home Elgar Court.
The home, in St Andrews Road, regularly celebrates a resident of the day in their care, but for the festive season decided to extend it to the wider community.
The result was its ‘Make A Wish this Christmas’ competition run in December and from the mound of entries they chose Maggie Hooper’s wish for a day out on a steam train on the Severn Valley Railway for her train obsessed toddler.
Maggie said: “My boys and I were lucky enough to win their make a wish competition, which we spotted on their Facebook following a visit to Santa at Elgar Court Care Home last year.
“We asked for a train ride for my boys who cannot get enough of trains.
“Oscar said ‘Choo Choo’ before he said mum!”
“Naomi from Elgar Court arranged for us to not only get a train ride but to meet the Gruffalo, which luckily coincided with our youngest son’s first birthday.
“We had the most wonderful time, thank you so much Elgar Court for making our boys’ birthday so special.”
Maggie’s other wish was for the local food banks to receive funds to support them in the new year, as they often see a decline in support following the generosity of Christmas.
Elgar Court Care Home were happy to contribute towards this, by baking and decorating eight lavish Christmas cakes in the style of Christmas tree baubles, for the local food banks to give to families.
The home is also pleased to continue gifting to foodbanks throughout the year.
General manager Sarah Cadwallader said: “We believe that every moment is worth cherishing.
“We want everyone to know how important residents and our community is to us here at Elgar Court Care Home. It is testament to the hard work and dedication of the team here in making wishes come true. And it was truly wonderful to see how happy it made the Hooper family.”
