The Essex FaNs Network is a charity set up to empower care home residents across Essex to remain a part of their local community.

One project, the 'Wishing Washing Line', offers local care home residents to ask for an item or an experience, which the community are then invited to grant.

The initiative hopes to encourage engagement between the community and residents through interests that are important to them.

Here are some of the active wishes:

Squibs and Rita at Down Hall Care home would really like to have some lambs visit

Pic and Doreen rom Down Hall Care home would like to see some baby chicks

Anne from Boucherne care home would like a llama to come and visit

Freda from Boucherne care home would like to see some baby chicks

Muriel from Little Oaks care home would love a magician to come and perform 

Gladys from Little Oaks care home would like a guide dog to visit

Moreen from Little Oaks care home would like some seaside themed room decorations

Jean from Little Oaks care home would like to see a Queen tribute singer

Manna from Little Oaks care home would like to see a waiter in the buff!

If you can grant any of these wishes, please contact Rhiain: [email protected] or for more information visit the FaNs Network Facebook page here.