Greatwell Homes and Hatton Rotary bring Christmas spirit to Wellingborough's Kingsway estate
Families were ‘entertained for hours’ when Northants-based housing association Greatwell Homes and Hatton Rotary delivered some festive cheer on the Wellingborough estate.
A free festive event was held on Friday (December 12) at the Kingsway Centre for local residents to take part in festive activities, enjoy delicious treats and drinks and meet Santa Claus himself.
The events were led by Made With Many which included colouring and making clay sculptures and Christmas tree decorations.
The children could also get their faces painted by local face painter, Brushed Beauties Face Paint Co, and received a goodie bag.
During their journey around the Kingsway estate, the Hatton Rotary and Santa Claus made a couple of visits to the Kingsway Centre to say hello to the families attending the event.
Cara Evans attended the event with her two daughters.
She said: “We watched Santa in his sleigh and my girls loved seeing Elsa as well. There was lots to do in the Kingsway centre for all ages and kept them entertained for hours.
“The face painter was amazing and they loved decorating their own baubles. We would definitely go again.”
Lizzie Brown, community involvement manager at Greatwell Homes, added: “It was a really lovely event.
“This was the first time we have done an event like this on the Kingsway and we’re so glad to see around 100 people from the estate attending.
"I’d like to thank Hatton Rotary and Made With Many who helped bring this event together and created some special festive cheer to the estate.”
Additional thanks go to Greggs Wellingborough for supplying some baked goods and for Mobysoft for their £500 donation towards the Christmas party.
Greatwell Homes is one of the largest housing associations in Northamptonshire, owning and managing more than 5,200 homes in Wellingborough, Kettering, Raunds and Northampton.