It was a scene of festive fun and laughter at this year’s Northcott end of year Christmas party.
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A not-for-profit disability service provider based in Taree, and soon Forster, more than 60 people attended the annual Christmas get-together, on Thursday, December 15.
This year’s festivities was a double celebration – Christmas and showcasing the service’s refurbished facilities, which included a custom built kitchen designed specifically for people who use a wheelchair.
The kitchen has been designed to facilitate teaching a variety of skill sets around cooking from the basics of finding recipes, shopping, meal preparation to ‘plating up’ and table service, centre based co-ordinator, Vicki Smyth said.
The purpose built kitchen caters for all customers’ needs with dual cook tops where a person who uses a wheelchair can safely and adequately use the modified cook top and purpose built preparation bench, Ms Smyth said.
The evening was a flurry of variety with a menu of tastie food and creative activity, including a play written by local Kristen Samuels delivered via a puppet show with handmade puppets and set, dancing, art work and cabaret style entertainment.
“The evening was a fun and relaxed evening, full of fine food, great entertainment and most important of all friendships and fun.”