CARE home residents were treated to a special festive performance by musical stars from the Mercury Theatre. Musicians from the theatre visited Aveley Lodge Residential Care Home, in Abberton Road, Colchester, treating residents to a 45-minute set of traditional and modern Christmas favourites. Residents were even encouraged to join in on the care home s own instruments, with a stage being set up outside for the performers to meet coronavirus regulations. Suzanne Parmenter, PR manager for the home, said: It meant a lot for our residents to have entertainment like this come in and visit. We are extremely proud of the vast and varied activities and entertainment we offer here at Aveley Lodge but due to Covid, external entertainment has been difficult to organise this year particularly when its bad weather.