A vicar leading a food bank during the coronavirus pandemic has been looking back on the year.
The Rev Matthew Price, 42, vicar at St Mary Magdalene church in Gorleston, runs the charity out of the church hall since mid-March. In October, he was honoured in the Queen’s birthday list with a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the community during the pandemic.
Mr Price said: “I guess, looking back on the year, the one shining light has been they way the community has pulled together, the generosity of individuals and companies. “The harder thing has been the constant changes, the new guidelines, the new restrictions. It feels like we’ve been in a constant wave of adapting. “
There was a lot of adrenaline keeping everybody going from mid-March into summer. Since September it’s felt much harder, more of a slog. I’m struck by the chronic need we’ve encountered, particularly in Autumn.
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