Despite modern communication – Facebook, mobile texting and so on, there are still many lonely people and Christmas can emphasise the fact they’re on their own.
On Christmas Day, Voluntary Action Reigate & Banstead (VARB) ran their first ‘Festive Feast’ and over 50 lonely people were catered for with a Christmas dinner.
Lisa Irwin, from VARB, looked back at the success of the event when she spoke to Tess Lewsey

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