School and parish centre combine to deliver hot meals to rural communities during lockdown
Local initiatives are bursting out all over and I thought I would just highlight this one as an example of the sort of local initiative we ought to continue to encourage going forward. It tells us:
Windermere School is working in partnership with Ambleside Parish Centre offering hot lunches to people in rural communities during the coronavirus lockdown.
The weekday meals are prepared in the independent school’s kitchen by chef Jane Kirkpatrick.
The Patterdale Road school linked up with the Ambleside Parish Centre through Cumbria County Council and the meals made possible by donations and grants received by the Vicarage Road centre.
Meals were delivered to 24 households in the first week, 36 the week after and a whopping 68 turkey dinners went out last week.
The scheme is available for residents of Ambleside, Grasmere, the Langdales and Hawkshead. Negotiations are underway to see if there is a need in Coniston too.
The cost for two courses is £3 or free to those who have lost their income. They can be picked up or delivered by a volunteer.