A café is staying open on Christmas Day and offering free hot drinks and a pastries because "nobody should have to feel alone ".
This will be the third time the Catherine Braidy Cake Parlour in Liverpool has opened its doors on December 25 to anyone who would like some company.
The owners did the same in 2019 and 2021, but were unable to offer the service in 2020 due to lockdown, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Posting online this week they said: “We’re opening on Christmas Day. You won’t be able to buy cake but you’ll be able to pop in and see some friendly faces, have a warm drink and have some Danish pastries all free of charge.
“Nobody should have to feel alone over the holiday period so like the previous years we’ll be open from 10am until 1pm. 262, Aigburth Road, Liverpool, L17 9PJ."
The post has been shared around 3,000 times and racked up more than 600 likes and many comments. Beneath the post, many people praised the “heartwarming” gesture and were quick to volunteer to help out with donations or costs.
In the comments, one person said: “Well done. Can I ask if you are taking any donations to help towards your costs, I would pop in and contribute.” A second wrote: “Amazing gesture, thank you - can I come in and make a donation towards your costs for this day”.
A third added: “What a kind thing to do” and a fourth said: “This is such a beautiful thing to do! I would love to donate something if possible?” A fifth wrote: “Absolutely gorgeous! Need to see more of this. Well done.”
A sixth person added: “You truly are amazing...wonderful gesture”. Another said: “How kind, that's really heartwarming.”
Meanwhile in Lancashire, a young woman who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer has celebrated Christmas with her family early this year after finding out that her tumour has spread.
22-year-old Laura Nuttall was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme - an aggressive form of brain cancer - in 2018 after going for a routine eye test and was told she had just 12 months to live.
She's now been living with terminal cancer for four years and recently underwent her fourth major surgery.
But her family decided to bring Christmas forward this year after Laura was told that the tumour had already grown back and moved to other parts of her brain just two weeks after the surgery.
