Monthly afternoon tea parties have been held at the War Memorial Hall in the village of Marton since 2015 as way of helping retired people in Marton and the surrounding villages of Birdingbury, Leamington Hastings and Hill to meet and make new friends.
The group was established by villager, Mary Harrison, and serves sandwiches, sausage rolls, cream scones and cakes with speakers of local interest invited to give presentations.
A £600 grant from the Wigley Community Fund was used to pay for the hire of the hall and the purchase of the ingredients to make the food for one year.
Previously, the group was paying for the costs of the tea parties through regular fundraising by individuals and local businesses.
Jane Hampson, who helps to run the tea parties, said, ‘The grant gives us the security of knowing that we can continue the tea parties for one year and has given us time to source additional funding for the longer term.’