TWO medical facilities in the Oswestry areas have been boosted by a special delivery from a Wrexham-based bakery.

The Village Bakery delivered a special consignment of honey and spelt bread to Hope House in Morda, near Oswestry, to help them as they provide a service for families with terminally-ill children.

Among the other recipients of the 800gm sliced loaves were the The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH), in Gobowen, among other across North Wales.

Heath Arnfield, the hospitality manager at Hope House, which also runs the Tŷ Gobaith Hospice in the Conwy Valley, is delighted with the donation.

“I think the very fact that the Village Bakery is thinking of hospices and good causes at is fantastic," said Heath.

“As a country there’s proof all over the place that we’re pulling together in these difficult times.

“We told the staff and the children that a special consignment was coming and everybody was over the moon with that, and the fact that they’re being thought about at this moment in time.”

Village Bakery managing director Robin Jones explained the idea had come from members of staff after a request from a nurse at the RJAH.

He said: “We’re making three weekly deliveries of 2,500 loaves in total.

“One of our ingredient suppliers said they were willing to work with us, so they’ve given us some ingredients and we’re going to provide all the labour and the staff are going to do it and make it and then we’re going to deliver it.

“I’ve seen videos online and news about people not being able to shop, including those who work in social care and the NHS, so I thought if we do a little bit it’s going to help.

“These people deserve support and they’re all going to be snowed under in the weeks to come.

“This is a way for all the staff at the Village Bakery to say thank you to everybody who is on the frontline during this pandemic.”

The gesture comes at a time when they Roberts have had to increase production by 200 per cent to cope with demand from the supermarkets and the independent stores they supply.