Kineton woman leads fresh fruit and vegetable box collection and deliveries for community

Charlie Gunter coordinated the purchase of the boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables from a friend, Matthew Hailstone, who works at Blewgates Farm Shop in Essex.

Charlie said: "He drove to wholesalers at 1am to bring the produce up from London to us, and then I picked and packed the boxes from 9pm to 3.30am.

"We gave the community designated times to take their daily walks and pick up their orders without the worries of lots of people being nearby. Keeping up with healthy fruit and veg is important for our immune systems."

People were able to buy a box of fresh fruit and vegetables without having to go to a public shop as they collected the box in Charlie's front garden.

Charlie, who is ordinarily a dance teacher before the coronavirus, also made free deliveries all across Kineton to people who were in self-isolation or who were considered key workers.

She said: "We had some donated by people in the community to those who most need it.

"I've already delivered some for one nurse and am off to deliver more to those doorsteps who I know are nurses in the village.

"We had some people pay for two boxes and donate one to someone who needed it or couldn't afford food."