Earley Hub

CHURCHES in Earley and Lower Earley are working together to help those most affected by the Coronavirus.

With support from Earley Town Council, the Earley Help Hub links volunteers with vulnerable people in the area.

The hub currently has over 30 volunteers, who are mainly from across the churches, and help with practical and social support, such as collecting shopping and prescriptions or a friendly chat over the phone.

If the service cannot help with a particularmatter, they are able to signpost people to the most appropriate agency who can.

Churches involved in the project include Trinity, Brookside, Lower Earley Baptist, St. Nicolas, Bright Hope, Our Lady of Peace and

Earley St. Peters.

The Revd KeithWilson, minister at Lower Earley Baptist Church, said: “We had a resident call the help hub, he was quite an elderlyman who wanted help with his garden.

“A couple of volunteers spent three hours giving it a general tidy up, mowing the lawn and making it more presentable.

“Afterwards he said he not only felt better about his garden but he also felt better about himself.

“He said he felt he was able to invite friends over for tea in the garden once lockdown was over. So the impact has been positive.”

To volunteer or access the service, contact 07493 784 091, email earleyhelphub@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/ earleyhelphub/