Children and families enjoyed a magical evening of fireworks and fun.
Naomi House and Jacksplace hosted the special event on Saturday, November 1.
The evening was filled with live music, Halloween-themed activities, messy play, face painting, firework themed food and drink, and a firework display.
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Charlotte Coulouras, play and activities team member, said: "Everyone pulled together to create a brilliant, inclusive evening full of fun.
"The families and young adults in our care don’t often get to experience live music or fireworks, so it was wonderful to be able to provide that opportunity here.
"A huge thank you to the volunteers that helped throughout the night, to the band who volunteered their time and entertained everybody, to Marcus from our maintenance team who came in especially to host the firework display, to Nat Splats Facepaint who lit up everyone’s faces so vibrantly, to our catering team for feeding us all wonderfully, to our volunteer photographer for capturing memories, and to our corporate supporter, Bio Pure Technology, who donated the fireworks.
"You all helped us create an evening which will stay in the memories of our families for a long time."
Children, young adults and families that use the charity’s services were invited to join the celebrations.
The catering team served a pizza and nacho feast, along with bonfire cupcakes and hot chocolates to keep everyone warm.
The play and activities team dressed the hospices with Halloween-themed décor and transformed Jesters, a multi-functional space in the Jacksplace garden, into a haunted house.
Among the guests was Ava, who visits Naomi House for respite care with her mum Hannah, dad Dan, and sisters Olivia and Emery.
Hannah said: "We absolutely loved it.
"When we told the girls we were going to ‘Ava’s Holiday House’ they were so excited.
"We all enjoyed the crafts, the delicious food and of course, the fireworks.
"It’s too difficult to go out to an event such as a fireworks display, as we’d be too worried about Ava’s temperature, her meds, her machinery etc, so this is the first proper firework event we’ve been to all together as a family.
"For us to be able to go somewhere like Naomi House for Ava is amazing – it’s calm, there’s no stress and we don’t have to worry."
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