Elsie, a resident at Southcroft in Sheffield, asked for a 42ft pine tree to be lit up for Christmas.
A 101-year-old woman who had always wanted a large pine tree outside her window to be lit for Christmas has had her wish granted.The tree had not been illuminated in previous years, but thanks to staff and the loan of a cherry picker, it now sparkles with 9,000 lights.Elsie thanked the team who had worked to install the lights in freezing conditions
After Elsie made the request, complex manager for Methodist Homes Siobhan Cunningham said staff got together to see how they could make it happen.Image source,The lights will now remain in place so the tree can be lit up in future years Ms Cunningham said they had bought the lights, while another member of staff enlisted the help of a local plant hire firm where her husband worked.
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