A campaigner looking to combat loneliness has said her event is “more needed now than ever” ahead of her meeting with the Prime Minister.
Mary Beggs-Reid from Harrogate, north Yorkshire, has organised a bell-ringing on Christmas Eve to spread festive cheer, which she claims has reached “millions”.
Thousands across the UK have been asked to ring out bells for two minutes at 6pm on December 24 as part of the campaign, which started on October 19.
“We’ve got nearly half a million on the Facebook group, but so many people say they’ve delivered the idea to hundreds of their neighbours that aren’t on social media, so I think we’re now probably in our millions doing it all across the UK,” Mrs Beggs-Reid, aged 41, told the PA news agency.
Thousands of people will ring out bells and reach out to isolated friends and family on Christmas Eve as part of an online campaign to combat loneliness over the festive period.
The campaign encourages people to “give someone a bell” if they are likely to be alone and ring bells on their doorsteps for two minutes at 6pm on December 24.
It was started by Mary Beggs-Reid, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, to “end 2020 with a bit of magic, hope and togetherness” in her hometown.
More than 445,000 people have signed up to take part in the event through Facebook since Ms Beggs-Reid’s original post and she has now teamed up with the Christmas/Together campaign.
Thousands of people will ring out bells and reach out to isolated friends and family on Christmas Eve as part of an online campaign to combat loneliness over the festive period.
The campaign encourages people to “give someone a bell” if they are likely to be alone and ring bells on their doorsteps for two minutes at 6pm on December 24.
It was started by Mary Beggs-Reid, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, to “end 2020 with a bit of magic, hope and togetherness” in her hometown.
More than 445,000 people have signed up to take part in the event through Facebook since Ms Beggs-Reid’s original post and she has now teamed up with the Christmas/Together campaign.
Thousands of people will ring out bells and reach out to isolated friends and family on Christmas Eve as part of an online campaign to combat loneliness over the festive period.
The campaign encourages people to “give someone a bell” if they are likely to be alone and ring bells on their doorsteps for two minutes at 6pm on December 24.
It was started by Mary Beggs-Reid, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, to “end 2020 with a bit of magic, hope and togetherness” in her hometown.
More than 445,000 people have signed up to take part in the event through Facebook since Ms Beggs-Reid’s original post and she has now teamed up with the Christmas/Together campaign.