The communities giving back during the coronavirus crisis

A group in Wrexham have been using wooden pallets, from The Land Adventure Play Project, to create benches for residents who are self isolating to sit comfortably in their gardens.

The 'We Are Plas Madoc' group have also been building planter troughs for local children and delivering them with compost and seeds so they can grow strawberries and sunflowers.

One community group has been making benches for locals who are self isolating. Credit: We Are Plas Madoc
These benches have been made from wooden pallets and given to locals. Credit: We Are Plas Madoc

The 'We Are Plas Madoc' group have also been building planter troughs for local children and delivering them with compost and seeds so they can grow strawberries and sunflowers.

The group has also been organising a weekly 'Dance On Your Doorstep' event, where they encourage residents to dance to the same song at 7pm, keeping an appropriate distance from each other.

One group has been keeping spirits up by organising distanced dancing. Credit: We Are Plas Madoc

Members of the community are also helping each other by delivering foodbank parcels, collecting prescriptions and going shopping.

Parcels ready to be delivered to locals. Credit: We Are Plas Madoc

The group, MaesNi, which usually runs a pop-up cafe, in Bangor has started delivering fresh food to over-70s every Tuesday. It also gives them a way to keep in touch with their neighbours in the Maesgeirchen estate.

It has also been working with Penrhyn House, a local recovery centre, to deliver hot meals to residents in need.

Additionally, the North Wales Recovery Community has crowdfunded more than £9,000 to help others pay for food, gas and electricity.

MaesNi has been delivering hot meals to those in need. Credit: MaesNi

In Caerau, Maesteg volunteers have been providing more than 100 food parcels to the community every day during the lockdown.

The town council have fundraised for a van for volunteers to collect surplus food to redistribute in the community.

Maesteg volunteers have been collecting food for locals. Credit: BCTWales