Staggering 1,000+ Easter eggs donated to Leighton Linslade Covid-19 Task Force

Hoping to get enough to distribute with the food parcels and to some children, they were stunned to receive over 1,000 Easter Eggs!

The gifts have been distributed by volunteers, Morrisons staff and town councillors with the standard food packages and also to care homes, the ambulance, fire, police, GP surgeries, and to the children who took part in the Leighton Buzzard Community Policing Team’s colouring competition organised by PCSO Rachel Carne. There were even enough to send to Central Bedfordshire Council’s (CBC) stores.

The initiative was started by town councillor Karen Cursons, her husband Andrew and daughter Sarah. The Task Force wishes to send a big thank you goes to the staff at the town's Morrisons supermarket who have been supportive of the group from the start, have been generous with donations, not only of Easter Eggs, but food and supplies. They are also helping with deliveries.

The Task Force was set up by local resident Holly Woollard nearly four weeks ago, before the lockdown, and is supported by Leighton-Linslade Town Council. It provides food parcels, delivers prescriptions and has access to mental health and counselling services.

It is also supported by the Leighton Buzzard Homeless Service Food Bank. It has the use of a large warehouse facility being run by volunteer coordinator June Tobin. It was invaluable to fill the gap before the, now fully operational, CBC Hub was up and running.

Now that it is in place and linked to national services, the Leighton Linslade Task Force continues to help the local community with referrals from CBC and by referring people to CBC so that the best help can be provided.

It has an information website https://www.leightonlinsladehelpers.org.uk and a Facebook site https://www.facebook.com/groups/llhelpers. Those needing assistance should visit the Central Bedfordshire hub at https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/covid-19 or ring 0300 300 8900 (please be patient as lines will be busy).