Renfrewshire duo helping young people in care on Christmas Day

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Meet the Renfrewshire duo who are giving up Christmas Day at home to create a magical occasion for young people who are in care.Lindsay Larmour, from Johnstone, and Hayley Clark, from Bishopton, will be going above and beyond to ensure the young people living at Kibble’s residential homes have a magical day.Lindsay, who is a child and youth care worker with the Kibble Group, will be enjoying Christmas Day with the young people who receive care at one of the charity’s community-based residential houses.Explaining it can be a difficult day for children spending Christmas away from their families, Lindsay said: “Striking the balance right at Christmas time can be tricky.

This is why the approach to Christmas very much follows the lead of the young people in our care and doesn’t necessarily follow all of the traditional milestones.“We start the celebrations early in December and like to make sure we make the festive period as magical as we can for the young people of Kibble.“We have had festive trips to the cinema, shopping trips, trips to the Christmas market and we even made it out to the iconic Irn Bru Carnival.“My family were long-term foster parents so I have a unique take on what some of these young people will be feeling around the festive period and our roles is to help them process those emotions while also encouraging them to get involved.“I like to think I am providing a fun, comfortable, relaxing and safe environment for our young people this Christmas.

That’s what it’s all about isn’t it?“I’m really proud of how the young people have come together this year to embrace the holiday spirit for themselves and for each other.”Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking