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Hibs’ Pat Stanton joins Santa to hand out presents at Pensioners’ Christmas party

Hibs’ Pat Stanton joins Santa to hand out presents at Pensioners’ Christmas party

Former Hibs player Pat Stanton joined Santa to surprise pensioners at a Christmas party hosted by football fans.

East Lothian Hibs Supporters Club had been fundraising for months to put on the event, which is now in its fifth year.

Hosted at the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club, the seniors were treated to a three-course meal, live entertainment and were joined by special guests, both of whom were on hand to hand out gifts.

Pat said it gave him a chance to reminisce with his guests about the good times and the bad.

“You meet people and they bring up games you’d rather forget and they remember you missed an absolute goalie about ten or twenty years ago, but you laugh about it,” he said.

The Christmas celebration is now in its fifth yearSTV News

“They may have waited all these years to tell you what a shock it was. The people are great. »

Supporters organize the annual party in an effort to combat loneliness among older members of the community.

Scott Craig, chairman of Prestonpans Hibs Supporters Club, said: “It’s always a difficult time of year for pensioners, especially now that the fuel allowance has been taken away, so it’s just to give them a little joy at Christmas. time.”

Fiona Mitchell, manager of Harlawhill Day Care Center in Prestonpans, said the day helps brighten the festive calendar for many of their service users.

She said: “A lot of them come and meet people they haven’t seen for years because our members are all socially isolated – so they only go out if they come to the day centre.

“It’s really a highlight for them because it’s hard for them to go to these kinds of events.”

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