■ Cape Community Newspapers (CCN) which publishes the Northern News and its 14 sister titles, held its annual Christmas party for educare centres and orphanages at De Waal Park in Oranjezicht on Friday December 7. The children hosted at this year’s party were from Adventure Kids Club in Maitland, Vuka-Nomntobhoyi Centre in Langa, Al Noor Orphanage in Woodstock, Ikhwezi Development Centre in Langa, Holy Cross Child Care Centre in Parow and St Anne’s Home in Woodstock. Pictured are Holy Cross girls, from left, Aimee Adams,7, Unathi Matambozo,8, Alicia Abrahams,9, Lee-anne Oppels,9, and Charlene Nathan,9, pictured with, Thando Rala, a mime from the College of Magic in Claremont.