Herald - Issue 418

Page 44 • The HERALD • 27th January 2022 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v Please Note: We do NOT buy or sell second hand items OPEN 9AM-4PM MONDAY-SATURDAY WE CARE, YOU CARE Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH or email: editor@herald-publishing.co.uk GENEROUS HELPINGS At St John’s Church Hall they host a weekly Senior Lunch Club and a er having to close their doors for 20 months due to COVID-19, they welcomed their lovely members back once again in September. As their members didn’t get a Christmas Lunch in 2020 and for many of them faced Christmas alone, they wanted to make 2021 extra special for them. is was made possible by the generous donation of £300 from Waitrose and Jane Bidwell who provided gorgeous centrepieces for the tables. Everyone had a wonderful day, there was lots of smiling faces. ey enjoyed Bucks Fizz on arrival, a full Turkey dinner, Christmas pudding and a cheese board. e day could not have gone ahead without the hard work of the cook Emma and her wonderful team of volunteers who went above and beyond to make everything so special. Left to right: Emma Milnes, Sinead Mitten, Emma Borley and Maureen Bird accepting the cheque St John’s set up for the Christmas dinner with Jane Bidwell’s centrepieces