Wellington Churches Together organised for 17 free Christmas dinners to be delivered to people who were on their own on Christmas Day.

The meals were delivered on December 23 with full instructions for how to prepare them on Christmas Day.

Several recipients have since said how much they appreciated ‘the delicious dinners’ and the ‘beautifully illustrated Hope booklets’ and knitted angels, which were also given out.

The meals were cooked and delivered by Stefan Warwick of STC Catering, who lives in Wellington, and financed by Waitrose from its token scheme.