Husband and wife Simon and Michelle Cannon didn't think twice when they saw the call from Adur & Worthing Councils for volunteers to help the vulnerable in our communities during the coronavirus crisis.
The pair from Worthing, both teachers, are now just two of scores of people signed up to the Councils' network of community support or who have joined other groups helping to ensure no-one falls through the net during the lockdown. Says Michelle:
“I signed up to help because I feel looking after vulnerable people at this worrying time is the least I can do.”
Husband Simon agrees:
“I saw volunteering as an opportunity to support those who needed to isolate during these unsettling times but I was also moved by global stories of ordinary people coming together and in effect relaunching the notion of a community spirit.”
Since the Councils launched its Neighbourhood Teams to help coordinate community effort more than 500 people have signed up to give a few hours a week help with shopping or just leading an ear to the isolated.
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