Some like it hot hot hot
1 GoodGymer made their way to help the St Phillips and St James`s church in Bath.
- Sunday, 10th of July 2022
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Led by
Helen Conner
she/her
It’s Wimbledon finals day at the height of summer and you might think the last thing you’d want is a roast meal but actually members of the One to One group at St Philip and St James Church welcomed their turkey dinner and apple crumble. The sessions were set up many years ago to try to combat loneliness on Odd Down but went on the road during lockdown because of Covid restrictions. Now back at the church, there are some who are unable to get out any more and that’s where GoodGym comes in - delivering their lunches on foot. It was certainly hot work and hopefully I did it fast enough that they didn’t need reheating.
I asked one woman what it meant to get a meal delivered to their door. She said “ When something different is done to lift your solitude it just means a lot. It was really special that people would give up their time for you. Nobody that I spoke to had a service like that during lockdown and it hit home to me.”
When we do a task for GoodGym we are asked how much of a difference we are making and it is great to know that we do have an impact.
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