I was invited to attend the Fairclose Christmas lunch on Wednesday 19 December and so Edwina Cooper and I arrived with my attendant Carol Currie at 11.45 a.m. where we were met by Sue Kitchener the Centre Manager. We were joined by the Rev Keri Eynon and Archie Ferguson one of the Trustees and there must have been over 90 in the dining hall waiting for their lunch. Delicious smells were coming out of the kitchen and my taste buds were already anticipating the traditional lunch. I noted one of the helpers was Richard Fisher who runs a small transport business. He said that he always takes this day off to help with the Christmas lunch; his wife is one of the cooks there, so I am sure his help was greatly appreciated. It takes a great deal of organisation and dedication to feed so many but the staff and volunteers swung into action and it only took about fifteen minutes to serve everyone with their turkey and all the trimmings. The clearing of the main course and serving the sweet took about the same time and by then everyone was very content and well fed. We were able to talk to some of the guests afterwards and most of them would have families and friends visiting them at Christmas, or that they would be going to them. For most, this would be the first of several Christmas dinners but for a smaller number, this was the only Christmas dinner they would have. This shows the value of the Fairclose Day centre to the elderly. My thanks go to all the staff and volunteers of the Day Centre for all the work they do which is always appreciated.
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