Free Christmas Day lunch to be held at Poolbrook Cafe for Malvern residents who have no one to spend the day with - The Malvern Observer

Free Christmas Day lunch to be held at Poolbrook Cafe for Malvern residents who have no one to spend the day with

Malvern Editorial 22nd Nov, 2017   0

A FESTIVE community lunch is being put on in Malvern for residents who have nobody to spend Christmas Day with.

Poolbrook Cafe, on Poolbrook Road, is offering a free Christmas dinner for the elderly, lonely, divorced, separated or people who, for one reason or another, would like to attend.

Alison Pearson, who had the idea for the event and runs the cafe with her son Jake, told The Observer: “Rather than me and my son just sitting across a table staring each other, we thought it would be great to celebrate the festive season with those who would normally be on their own.

“We did an event like this a few years ago when we were based in Barnards Green and it was absolutely fantastic.




“Usually we try to get charities involved to help us out but this year we are trying to run the event off our own bats and we will be offering a traditional Christmas dinner with all the trimmings.

“We are really looking forward to giving people some joy on Christmas Day.”


The cafe can cater for 20 people and 15 spaces are still available for the event.

Some light entertainment and a singsong is being planned for after the Christmas lunch as well as some round table party games.

“We are still looking for people to come and join us on what should be a wonderful day,” said Alison.

“The event is for everyone whether they are young or old and it is not specifically for those who have no money.

“If there are people who would like to come and pay for the meal then we are accepting donations to local charity Community Action.”

Anyone wanting more information or to book a place should call Alison on 07522 751448.

Alison would also like to hear from residents who could identify people who would be interested in going to the Christmas Day lunch.

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