The Hartlepool group which is stepping up its support yet again for the town's isolated and hungry

A Hartlepool group has stepped up its support even further for people needing vital supplies of food in the latest lockdown.
Poolie Time Exchange's Dave Hunter and Stephen Picton, right, with food supplies donations at Burbank Community Centre.Poolie Time Exchange's Dave Hunter and Stephen Picton, right, with food supplies donations at Burbank Community Centre.
Poolie Time Exchange's Dave Hunter and Stephen Picton, right, with food supplies donations at Burbank Community Centre.

The Poolie Time Exchange has ‘not stopped giving’ vital help to people who need meals ever since the first lockdown began but officials say the support is increasing once again during the latest restrictions.

Group co-ordinator Stephen Picton said: “We established that certain people were falling through the cracks.

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"We have continued to this day to feed those people. We now have more than 500 meals a week which are going out the door.”

Poolie Time Exchange's Dave Hunter and Stephen Picton, right, with food donations at Burbank Community Centre.Poolie Time Exchange's Dave Hunter and Stephen Picton, right, with food donations at Burbank Community Centre.
Poolie Time Exchange's Dave Hunter and Stephen Picton, right, with food donations at Burbank Community Centre.

The group provides 150 meals which go to the St Aidan’s Church Kitchen on a Thursday, 100 which go to the Holy Trinity Church foodbank on a Friday and the rest is delivered.

Stephen added: “We have volunteer drivers on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

"During this lockdown, we have stepped the support up. There are a lot of people in the town, mostly the elderly, who might not have access to online shopping or they might not have any family. They are the type of people we are getting in.”

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As well as that, there were 8,700 bags of groceries to people shielding and the vulnerable, and it was all done by volunteers.

To find out more, visit the Poolie Time Exchange Facebook page. To donate or to ask for support from the Poolie Time Exchange, contact 07542 423360.

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