Young Joey-James brings Christmas cheer with chocolates for 999 crews
A boy has brought some festive cheer to the busy lives of local emergency heroes.
Joey-James Rowley, aged four, gifted big boxes of chocolates to his neighbourhood police officers, firefighters and paramedics, to keep them going through the hectic Christmas season.
He wanted to thank them for ‘keeping people safe’ during the holidays.
Joey-James was putting up the Christmas tree with his mother Samantha, at their Willenhall home, when he asked if police officers, firefighters and ambulance staff have to work on Christmas Day.
“I said yes as they have to help keep people safe,” said Samantha, age 28.
“Then he said could he buy them some chocolates.
“He’s always loved the police and paramedics - so we went and bought the chocolates and wrote them a little card too.
"He told us what he wanted to say and I wrote in them.”
Joey-James visited Willenhall Ambulance Station, Walsall Fire Station and Bloxwich Police Station to hand out boxes of Cadbury’s Heroes.
Samantha added: “They were absolutely amazing. They asked him what he wanted for Christmas - he said an alligator and a snake but his list changes every week.
“I don’t think they could believe this little four-year-old had come in. He wants to do it every year now.”
Emergency services workers for full of praise from the young lad.
West Midlands Ambulance Service paramedic Gemma Hill said: “It was a real surprise when Joey-James came to the front gate at Willenhall Hub with the box of chocolates with his family.
“His mum said that he had been asking if ambulance staff had to work on Christmas day and were away from their family.
“When she said yes, he asked if he could bring some chocolates to us. There was a lovely card with the chocolates too.
“It is lovely that someone so young is thinking about us. I won’t be with my little girl on Christmas Day as I’ll be working so it was particularly lovely for Joey-James to visit us. A really big thank you Joey-James and it is appreciated and hope that he and his family have a lovely Christmas.”
Neil Spencer, who works at West Midlands Fire, said on behalf of the team at Walsall: “Thank you very much, Joey-James. Our firefighters have used their special radios to send a message to Father Christmas, to make sure you’re on his list.”
A spokesman for West Midlands Police added: “A huge thank you to Joey-James. Such a kind, thoughtful boy.”
