Home Instead Northwich & Knutsford’s Be a Santa Campaign Brings Festive Cheer to the Local Community
Home Instead Northwich & Knutsford are proud to announce the success of their annual Be a Santa campaign, an initiative designed to ensure older and vulnerable adults across Northwich and the surrounding areas feel remembered, valued, and supported during the festive season.
This year’s campaign received an incredible level of support from local businesses, community venues, volunteers, and members of the public. A wide range of organisations generously acted as collection points, made direct donations, and helped spread awareness of the campaign, enabling Home Instead to collect and distribute many thoughtfully wrapped gifts and festive hampers.
Supporting Changing Lives Together – Buddy & Befriending Service
As part of the campaign, Home Instead Northwich & Knutsford were delighted to donate festive hampers to the Buddy & Befriending Service – a local initiative supporting people who may be suffering with loneliness and isolation, which is part of the charity Changing Lives Together. The gifts were distributed to their Warm Welcome Group’s Christmas celebrations.
Events held in Rudheath and Winsford welcomed over 50 attendees across two days, creating festive afternoons filled with companionship, warmth, and joy. Attendees enjoyed coming together to celebrate Christmas and were each presented with hampers lovingly wrapped and donated by the Home Instead team.
Julie Birtwistle, the Group Coordinator for the Buddy & Befriending Service, said,
“As a charity we have been overwhelmed with the kindness and generosity. The smile on people’s faces has been truly heartwarming as they have received their special gifts. For some, this will be their only gift, so the impact this campaign has had is amazing. We thank (Home Instead) from the bottom of our hearts.”
Catherine, the Community Engagement Officer from Home Instead Northwich & Knutsford, attended the events to personally present the Be a Santa hampers, which were warmly received and greatly appreciated by those attending.
A Community Effort
Home Instead Northwich & Knutsford would like to extend sincere thanks to all local businesses, collection points, volunteers, and members of the public who supported the Be a Santa campaign. Every donation, conversation, and act of kindness helped make a meaningful difference to older adults within the local community.
The success of the campaign reflects the strength of our local community and its shared commitment to supporting others. Thank you to everyone involved in helping make a meaningful difference to Changing Lives Together.
Home Instead would like to thank the following organisations:
Collection Points:
• Kanya Café
• Wildwood, Northwich
• The Venue Community Centre
• Poppy Rose Vintage Tearoom
Supermarket Collections:
• Morrisons, Winsford (contributed to gifts as well)
• Asda, Barons Quay
Company Donations:
• Butcher and Barlow Solicitors
• Susan Howarth Solicitors
• Asda, Winsford
The Be a Santa campaign reflects Home Instead’s ongoing commitment to tackling loneliness in the elderly throughout the Christmas period and strengthening community connections — at Christmas and throughout the year.
About Home Instead
Home Instead is an award-winning home care provider dedicated to supporting older adults to live independently in the comfort of their own homes. With a focus on compassion, dignity, and personalised support, we offer a wide range of services — from companionship and home help to specialist dementia and palliative care.
Our mission is simple: to make a real difference every day by providing care that goes beyond the practical, nurturing lasting relationships and enhancing the wellbeing of every client we support.
Home Instead operates locally across Northwich and Knutsford, proudly connecting with the community through initiatives, events, and partnerships that promote kindness, inclusion, and support for older people.
For more information, please call us on 01606 800101 or visit www.homeinstead.co.uk/northwich-knutsford
