Close-knit community spreads winter warmth

Charity Groundwork, which runs @The Grange community hub in Grange Park, have joined forces with Lancashire Police and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to provide ‘Winter

Warm Home Packs’ to elderly and vulnerable residents of Grange Park.

The packs contain handmade blankets, Christmas cards made by the children of Boundary Primary School, soup, flasks, socks, hats, gloves, neck warmers, mugs and hot water bottles as

well as practical tips on keeping warm.

A Grange Park Task Force working with the police, schools, social housing providers and GPs has been set up by @The Grange to support vulnerable and isolated members of the

community.

Cath Powell, who is the community development manager @The Grange, said: “In just a few weeks the setting up of the Grange Park Task Force has proved really successful and we

have been able to help many local residents.”

The warm home packs will be given out by the PCSOs and the community support worker @The Grange from next week.

And the team behind the packs is asking local knitters to donate blankets to add to the packs this week.

PCSO Ali Williams, of the neighbourhood policing team, said “This task force is a way of keeping in touch with our most vulnerable residents as a multi-agency network of support.

“We would like to ask for help from local knitters and crocheters by asking for blankets to be made to add to our packs.

“We will be going around the estate from Monday, December 14 handing out these items so donations would need to be in before then.

“They can be dropped off @The Grange throughout the week. Thanks to all who have donated so far!”

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