We commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Joseph Cox Charity with a weekend of celebrations for everyone to enjoy! We began our weekend celebrations on Saturday with a mass from Bishop John Arnold and Father Eammon. In preparation for the weekend we had two marquees erected in our communal gardens! Pictured below, the amazing buffet made in house by our amazing catering team. During we had harpist, Elfair Davis playing beautifully throughout. We had some amazing speeches from  John Cox, Joanne, Sharon, Julie and our resident advisor Dennis who finished with a three cheers for John! We kicked off our  celebrations on the Sunday with a fantastic performance from the Steel Drums Band, who performed many classic hits! Our fairground games and petting zoo went down a treat with the families of residents and staff who came down to celebrate with us. All throughout Sunday we had a caricaturist on hand to capture many of our guests with some stunning drawings, Pictured both Alan and Dennis proudly showing of their creations! A huge thank you to all families and friends of Mary and Joseph house and The Joseph Cox Charity for supporting us and celebrating a momentous sixty years and we hope to see you all at the house again in the foreseeable future!

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Mary and Joseph House are proud to be hosting a weekend of celebration to mark 60 years of The Joseph Cox Charity The founder Mr Joseph Patrick Cox started the charity in 1963 to care for the needy and less fortunate and provide them with a home, Joseph sadly passed away in 1977 Josephs son John Hubert Cox followed in his father’s footsteps as chairman of the trustees, keeping true to the ethos of the charity and continuing to expand its work whilst supporting and making donations to a number of other charities holding a similar ethos and outlook The celebration will also recognise the long-term service of the trustees and the Management Committee, who work tirelessly alongside John to ensure that the charity can continue its good work for many years to come The charity’s current chair is Johanne O`Rourke who joined the committee in 1984 and became chair in 1994 taking over from Alan Bancroft when he retired

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