A PAIR of siblings have been crowned Teesdale’s latest Young Heroes after giving up their Christmas Day to help bring cheer to the elderly.
Joshua and Seren Greenwell and their parents have been volunteering at Christmas Day lunches for four years and offer their musical services by singing and playing harp, violin and piano for residents at events. This year, the Barnard Castle family performed at Beaconsfield Care Home, in Barnard Castle, where a special lunch was organised by PCSO Preet Singh They also visited The Pathway in Middleton-in-Teesdale.
Preet was so impressed with Joshua, 12, and Seren, ten, that he nominated them both for the monthly award.
Preet said: “Joshua and Seren impressed me so much with their festive spirit and selflessness that I felt they really deserved to be nominated for the Young Hero award. Not many children would dedicate their Christmas Day to the service of others”
Parents Chris and Felicity Greenwell said they were proud of their children, who have been learning music since they were five. Mrs Greenwell said: “The children like to go and play where everyone likes to hear and they get great feedback from elderly residents. It’s lovely because they don’t think they are doing anything special so it’s great that they’ve been recognised.” The Young Heroes award scheme is a force-wide initiative designed to recognise young people who go above and beyond in their communities.
