On Tuesday 12^th December the Deepings School welcomed 68 local senior citizens to a lovely Christmas afternoon tea, provided by the school's excellent catering department.

Guests were greeted and served by a brilliant team of Sixth Form students who helped out during the afternoon, taking orders for tea and coffee and talking to guests about their life experiences. Some of our Year 7 students also wanted to take part and had made Christmas cards, which were given out to many of the senior citizens. The students also took the opportunity to ask the visitors for any advice they could pass on!

Visitors were entertained by the school’s newly formed pop choir, including soloist Scarlet Holmes and a range of incredibly talented pianists, this was very much appreciated by everyone.

Following the performances there was a free raffle, and Food Technology students had created a selection of colourful miniature Christmas cookies and mince pies to pass on to visitors to take away as a reminder of the event.
The afternoon finished with the traditional game of Bingo, professionally ‘called’ by Sixth Form student Harry Butterworth.

Representing Age Concern, organiser Liz Waterland expressed thanks on behalf of the guests and said how much they had all enjoyed the food and activities, commenting, “everybody has had a lovely afternoon, thank you to everyone involved”

The event also provided an opportunity for Headteacher Kirstie Johnson to welcome visitors to the school and to talk about the work students are involved in relating to our values, particularly being kind. Councillor Phil Dilks responded officially on behalf of Age Concern, and we were also pleased to welcome our Chair of Governors, Roger Gale.
 

Linda Taylor, who coordinated the event said: “It was lovely to welcome back some familiar faces and to see some new senior citizens at the start of our Christmas festivities. Thank you to all the students and staff who helped make the event such a success and we would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and happy New Year”