UK
Meals on wheels service saved after Unison backed campaign
An elderly man holding a walking stick
Berny Torre
Thursday, September 26, 2024
PLANS to axe a “meals on wheels” service have been scrapped following a Unison-backed campaign to save the lifeline service.
Caerophilly County Borough Council cabinet members on Wednesday agreed to ask its officers to find ways to make the Meals Direct scheme for the elderly more sustainable.
Plans to close the council staff restaurant, The Hive, however went ahead, with it due to close by the end of November.
Unison Caerphilly branch secretary Lianne Dallimore said: “It was the right choice to retain the hot meals service on which hundreds of elderly residents depend.
“However, it’s bitterly disappointing that the council failed to see the potential for the Hive Restaurant.
“The decision to mothball the Llancaiach Fawr living museum against its own recommendations is a devastating blow for staff and the local community. But the campaign to save local services is by no means over.
“Local communities deeply value these services and the dedicated staff who work tirelessly to keep them going.”
An elderly man holding a walking stick
Berny Torre
Thursday, September 26, 2024
MORNING STAR
PLANS to axe a “meals on wheels” service have been scrapped following a Unison-backed campaign to save the lifeline service.
Caerophilly County Borough Council cabinet members on Wednesday agreed to ask its officers to find ways to make the Meals Direct scheme for the elderly more sustainable.
Plans to close the council staff restaurant, The Hive, however went ahead, with it due to close by the end of November.
Unison Caerphilly branch secretary Lianne Dallimore said: “It was the right choice to retain the hot meals service on which hundreds of elderly residents depend.
“However, it’s bitterly disappointing that the council failed to see the potential for the Hive Restaurant.
“The decision to mothball the Llancaiach Fawr living museum against its own recommendations is a devastating blow for staff and the local community. But the campaign to save local services is by no means over.
“Local communities deeply value these services and the dedicated staff who work tirelessly to keep them going.”
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