From left, Durham University students Keely Brown, Chris Ray and Dite Bagdonaite with the Christmas cards they made for care home residents DURHAM University students and staff are bringing festive cheer to people who are in need or feeling isolated this Christmas time, including by writing cards to care home residents. Hundreds of students have quickly joined a new initiative for this year, through which they can write greetings cards to elderly residents of care homes in Durham City and across County Durham who might otherwise be feeling lonely this Christmas. Students have been invited to write something about themselves and perhaps include a photograph. Following a Covid-19 quarantine period, the cards will be delivered in unsealed envelopes – giving care home staff the chance to read them and, if they choose, match students to residents who share their interests or with whom they have something in common.