Luncheon Club joins Sainsbury's festive 150th anniversary celebrations

Spilsby Luncheon Club Christmas dinner was sponsored by staff at Sainsbury's, who went along to help.

Staff from the Spilsby store - including John Howlett., Cathy Bailey and Lisa Done - attended the meal, helped serve and played bingo with the members.

John organised the store's participation in the event with Paul Jackson team leader and secretary of the Luncheon Club.

Sainsbury's will be paying for the entire cost of the meal, which was prepared and cooked by Eresby Hall. The store also provided a gift to all the members and helpers of a box of biscuits or a tub or box of chocolates, crackers, napkins and crackers for the meal and prizes of cakes tea and coffee for the bingo.

Covering the cost of the meal will leave the Luncheon Club in a good place financially for 2020.

The Spilsby store also celebrated it's 10th birthday this year. As part of the company's birthday celebrations, staff had '150 Days of Community', which started May 27, ending on October 23, which involved all stores supporting their local community. getting out there and doing our bit to help others.

Local staff chose to support the Luncheon Club, The Ark Wildlife Park in Stickney and Eresby Hall Care Home in Spilsby. Staff held various fund raising events, including a book sale at the front of store which was very successful. In total they raised just over £1,500, which has been split equally between the three beneficiaries.

Colleagues have attended The Ark to do groundworks, paint enclosures fences gates and seating areas and also cleaning out the rabbit enclosures and at Eresby Hall colleagues have tidied up the main garden area done planting and planted bulbs for the residents to enjoy next Spring and we also cleared and tidied up their remembrance garden. The Ark will also be receiving gift cards to cover the cost of new enclosures for next year and Eresby Hall are going to receive gift vouchers which we think will be used to purchase two new benches for the retirement garden for the residents to sit on and enjoy the garden.

David Smith, , 85 and Joyce Sellars, 81, were at the meal/ David commented: "Very enjoyable meal with very enjoyable company. A big thank you to Eresby Hall for cooking the excellent food and to Sainsbury's of Spilsby for the provision of Christmas gifts and bingo game."

Paul Jackson, Team Leader and Secretary of the Club, said: "On behalf of Spilsby Lunch Club thanks to the staff at Spilsby Sainsburys for their kind generosity this Christmas.

"For our Christmas meal they have provided crackers and serviettes, mince pies and gifts for our members and helpers. They also paid for the excellent Christmas fare cooked for us by the superb kitchen staff at Eresby Hall. A super excellent start to Christmas this year. Thanks once again to all of them from all of us."