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Ah, good old Hackney. You can always count on this tight-knit community to come together in times of crisis – for instance, the mass clean up they coordinated following the 2011 riots.
Now that social-distancing measures have been advised by the government to curtail the spread of Covid-19, charity kitchen Made in Hackney is crowdfunding to help feed the elderly and vulnerable whilst isolated and unable to visit supermarkets.
Photo: Christian Sinibaldi
They’re aiming to raise £30,000 so they can use their 5* hygiene-rated kitchen to cook nourishing food and deliver it straight to the door of those in need via non-contact couriers. The more money they make now, the more meals they’ll be able to distribute.
So dig deep, London! We’re all in this together.
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