Grantham Covid support group donates bras to underwear charity Published: 14:07, 18 February 2021
Grantham and Rural Areas Community Effort (GRACE) group has donated two boxes of bras to Smalls For All, a charity that distributes underwear to help adults and children in Africa and the UK.
GRACE founder Jayne Robb said: âAt GRACE we are proud, on behalf of the people of Grantham, to be sending off another two boxes of your donated bras to the âSmalls For Allâ charity for them to send them across to the African continent. #amazinggrace.
GRACE is open every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, between 1-3pm at St John s Church on Station Road.
Grantham support group appeals for laptop donations to help children learning from home
| Updated: 12:59, 13 January 2021
Volunteers are appealing for donations of laptops and iPads to help children unable to access online learning.
Grantham & Rural Areas Covid-19 Effort (GRACE) are aiming to create a âtechnology bankâ following the prime ministerâs announcement last week that schools could only open for children of key workers.
With many children now being educated at home, GRACE have stepped in to help.
Admins Jayne Robb, Sharran Fahey, Amanda Brunton and Sharon Anderson.(42717928). (43785940)
Founder Jayne Robb said: âWe would like to start an initiative that works along the same lines as a furniture/clothes bank, a âTech Bankâ. We are hoping to gather old/used devices including iPads, phones etc, that have been returned to factory settings that children can use in order to access their remote learning.
Grantham Covid support group postpones reopening but support remains
A Covid support group have postponed their reopening due to Covid-19 guidelines.
Grantham and Rural Areas Community Effort (GRACE) hoped to open their doors again next week, but due to the county moving into Tier 4, they will now reopen on Tuesday, January 19, at St John the Evangelist Church, on Station Road, Grantham.
Admins Jayne Robb, Sharran Fahey, Amanda Brunton and Sharon Anderson.(42717928). (43785940)
Founder Jayne Robb wants to reassure the public that support is still available.
She said: If you need us in anyway- household items, clothing, food bank vouchers, any support whatsoever please contact us via our Facebook site and we will respond. We are still here for you. We just need to keep everyone safe and it gives us the chance to deep clean the church. We will review accordingly.