PUPILS at a school in Taunton have been writing to care home residents to cheer them up during the pandemic. King’s Hall School students met to discuss ideas for community-based initiatives and came up with the idea of letter writing. Members of the Pupil Council then encouraged the whole school to write letters. Pupil Council chair, Thomas Rew, said it felt “wonderful” to make a difference to the lives of those who are in care homes. “Many of us at King’s Hall wanted to write letters to the elderly people in local care homes,” he added. “We are aware that some of these people have not been able to see their families due to Covid-19 and it felt wonderful to know that we could do something to make them a little happier during these difficult times.”