“I work as a self employed artist and theatre maker, as well as a casual worker for a museum and theatre. With the lockdown in place, this has meant that I have lost a lot of work, as well as having to put a show I’ve been working on on hold for the time being. …
“Not having to get up and prepare for work pre-dawn, I’ve been able to focus on early morning walks and running with my partner, discovering new routes and a fresh perspective on Luton. In Luton Palestine Solidarity Campaign our committee has taken to using video-conferencing for meetings. [If you had to sum up how you …
“I had no idea how the lockdown was going to have an impact on me. As time moved from day 1 to 15 I began to feel lonely despite the fact that I had family members with me and communicated with family members and friends who could not be with me. I searched to find …
“I know that lockdown protects us from coronavirus. What worries me is that elderly people of my age are not allowed to go out even for brief periods. During this lockdown I feel like I am an item in a suitcase or box. I don’t see the outside. Staying indoors is stressing me. I start …
“I’m Louise, I work in a local high school full-time and do beauty on the side. I live with my partner and in-laws and the last few weeks have been difficult/weird. My mother-in-law has a compromised immune system due to health conditions so has moved out temporarily to self-isolate with her sister. In our house …
“The last few weeks have been very hard for me and my family especially as I can’t see my son because he lives with his dad and is over 18. We keep in touch over the phone but it’s just not the same. I feel really guilty when I go to feed my cows and …
“Keeping those more vulnerable people in mind has motivated me to help out where I can” Read More »
“NOAH is always concerned for the most disadvantaged in society no matter what the circumstances. This current situation has changed the circumstances of a number of people that we work with. In some respects it’s good, because there’s a serious effort to make sure people who are rough sleeping in Luton and Central Bedfordshire are …
“We’ll come out delivering better services on the other side” Read More »
“I’ve been running the LP Bootcamp since July 2019. I started out in a local field and moved to Pirton Hill Primary School for the winter. Under normal circumstances I average about 20 clients each session (hopefully once everything is over with coronavirus I can move it back outside). With schools being shut and government …
“It makes you realise how far togetherness can go” Read More »
“Level Trust are distributing 1000 Learn@Home packs for children and young people to provide them with fun / learning resources that can be used at home while schools are closed. We feel this is especially important at this time with 46% of children in Luton living in poverty and in ‘lockdown’ due to Covid-19, families …
“I’m a kitchen manager working within a local school, the company I work for, Aspens are a private Ltd company. Usually I produce food for up to 300 children, due to the lockdown… I am producing under 10 meals a day for vulnerable and key workers’ children, also for staff who are still on site. …
“I am proud to do the job I do, to feed the future” Read More »
The Courtney Foundation was set up in memory of Gillian Llewellyn, daughter of Josie Courtney.