A primary school teaching assistant has taken to social media to tell of a random act of kindness by staff at Morrisons in Chorlton that “nearly reduced [her] to tears”.
The Christmas spirit is well and truly setting in across Greater Manchester, but sadly for many, the festive season can still be one of the toughest, and during a year that has been like no other as well, kindness is more important than it ever has been.
Which is why staff at a Morrisons branch in the Manchester suburb of Chorlton have decided to take matters into their own hands with “random acts of kindness” to spread some festive cheer.
One of these random acts of kindness was discovered by “knackered” primary school teaching assistant Kylie Louise, who found a gift-wrapped Toblerone with a note inside from the store’s staff at her local bus stop on her commute into work this morning.
The note read: “Random act of kindness, have a lovely day from all staff at Morrisons Chorlton.”
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Sharing the heartwarming story to the Chorlton group on Facebook – which has over 40K members from the community – this morning, Kylie said: “To the staff at Morrisons, I am a knackered primary school teaching assistant who hasn’t had enough sleep,
“And the last week in school is always chaos.
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Kylie Louise
“Your [random act of kindness] nearly reduced me to tears.
“I have accepted your lovely gift that you left at the bus stop and I will be sharing it with my colleagues.
“Thank you.”
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The post has since gone on to receive hundreds of interactions since being shared just a few hours ago, with many group members praising the staff at the store for their thoughtful actions, as well as sending their well wishes to Kylie and commenting on how nice it is to hear of positive stories in the local community.
That’s not all though.
This commuting chocolate treat is believed to be just one example of “Christmas Kindness” by Morrisons in Chorlton this month.
Throughout December so far, staff members from the store have been delivering grab bags, hampers, and advent calendars donated by members of the public to primary schools across the town, gifting mince pies, tea and biscuits to local care homes and caregivers for all their hard work in helping the vulnerable and elderly during the pandemic, showing support for local heroes who help to make the community what it is, and so much more.
How brilliant is this?
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One in 10 Brits are fired or disciplined after their work’s Christmas party, new survey finds
Emily Sergeant
We’re in peak office Christmas party season right about now.
With just under two weeks to go until the big day itself is here, many businesses across the UK are treating their staff to night out to celebrate both the festive season and all of the hard work they have been putting in throughout the year… and as you can expect, these are usually quite eventful gatherings, shall we say.
But now, a survey by has shed light on just how ‘eventful’ they actually are, as a new survey has revealed that, apparently, one in ten Brits face some sort of disciplinary action or dismissal due to their behaviour at Christmas parties.
The study was conducted by After Drink, and included more than 2,000 participants.
During the research, it was highlighted that 89% of employees admitted to drinking alcohol at these events, Lad Bible reports – with 65% of these confessing that they drank “excessively”.
One in 10 Brits get fired or disciplined after their work’s Christmas party / Credit: Kraken Images | Mimi Thian (via Unsplash)
There are a multitude of incidents which could lead to disciplinary action in the workplace nowadays, but according to the survey, some of the common reasons following festive celebrations with colleagues included inappropriate comments (23%) and even getting into fights (21%).
16% of these incidents were because of drug use during the event, while inappropriate interactions with colleagues accounted for 14%.
Some of the legal reasons you can be fired from your place of work after a Christmas party include gross misconduct, drunken behaviour, and fighting of any kind.
Despite all these risks, however, Christmas parties still remain as popular as always, and a whopping 79% of respondents said they are planning to attend theirs this year.
Clearly, the moral of the story here is , enjoy yourself… but just not too much.
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Half of Mancs don’t know how to cook Christmas dinner, new survey reveals
Emily Sergeant
Christmas dinner is one of the key parts of any festive celebration.
No matter whether you choose to tuck into a traditional roast with all the trimmings and lashings of gravy, or you prefer to go for something a little different like a curry or a Chinese instead, your Christmas dinner is a chance to gather round with your loved ones and enjoy one of the heartiest meals you’ll likely have all year.
However, some shocking new figures have revealed that half of Manchester residents have no clue how to even cook a Christmas dinner.
Through a major study by the UK’s leading electrical retailer, AO.com, it was revealed that the majority of our city’s residents are “losing confidence” in preparing even the simplest of British dishes – with a traditional roast or Christmas dinner being one of them.
A new survey has revealed that half of Mancs don’t know how to cook Christmas dinner / Credit: Freepik | GoodFon
As part of its new campaign to get Brits back into the kitchen, AO found that just 57% of respondents reckon they would be able to make a roast dinner, 52% could whip up a classic shepherd’s pie, 58% could cook bangers and mash, merely 61% could prepare a full English breakfast, and again, only 57% could tackle fish and chips.
Classic desserts are clearly a struggle for us Mancs too, according to the survey, as only 19% of respondents said they’d feel confident cooking a Christmas pudding.
The survey also found that nationwide, it was Gen Z – those between the age of 16 and 27 – that are the least confident in their ability to cook great British classics, while on the other end of the spectrum, Baby Boomers are the most capable, proving that culinary confidence increases with age.
Our region’s residents are apparently ‘losing confidence’ at cooking simple British classics / Credit: Freepik
Commenting on the results, Jay Lockton, oven expert at AO.com, said: “Kitchens should be a place of creativity and joy, but our data shows that a lot of people in Manchester are losing confidence in preparing even the simplest of British dishes.
“Based on our findings, many younger people may be opting for convenience foods or takeaways due to their busy schedules and the perception that cooking from scratch is time-consuming or difficult.
Emily Sergeant -
14th December 2020 
