WITH Coronavirus being the main concern on everyone’s minds, particularly for our elderly residents who have been told to go on lockdown, many kind residents have offered to run shopping errands and food services to help those in need.

Momo's on Westfield Street is offering a food service for those elderly and vulnerable people who are on lockdown.

Owner Claire Rigby said: "This community comes together in a crisis, it always has and it always will.

"I know a lot of people have stockpiled items, I get that, but I'm hoping that people will realise they don't need quite as much as they took.

"With that in mind I'd like to offer them a chance to help others by dropping off tinned food and non perishable items to the cafe during opening hours and these can be delivered to older people on lockdown.

"I'm not asking you to go without, I'm asking that if you bought 40 tins of beans, donate one and hopefully if everyone does that our elderly can be looked after during this thing.

"This town is brilliant, so let's support our own.

“Let’s look after our elderly instead of just ourselves.

“If you can’t afford it, please don’t worry. We live in a wonderful town full of wonderful people."

Families of those that have an elderly person in lockdown can collect food from the Westfield Street venue at the end of each week.

They will be asking for proof that people are collecting on behalf of an elderly person, so a copy of their pension forms are required.

They are asking for: tins, instant mash, long life milk, coffee, tea bags, sugar and anything that won’t go off in the coming weeks and state that they will disinfect tins before they are handed out.

Meanwhile, the Prescot community has also rallied together to help the elderly and vulnerable in their community.

Mum-of-three, Sarah Harper initially posted into Prescot Chat concerned for elderly people after thinking of her own grandparents.

Since then the group has set up a different page called Friends of Prescot Whiston Rainhill Huyton #bekind and grown from 70 members to close to 800 in less than a week.

Sarah, 31, said: "The reaction has been incredible to be honest, we've had so many people get in touch offering to do their own thing to help and it's amazing.

"When you see older people crying in the shops because there are no toilet rolls you know something has to be done, and the community has really come together.

"It's something to be proud of and I think if we all do this in our communities we can help so many people."

Other community groups and pubs are also doing their bit to help others during the coronavirus self isolation for over 70s and vulnerable people.

This includes Facebook community groups seeing individuals offering anything from food and shopping collection to dog walking services or offers for a friendly phone call, to those elderly or vulnerable who are on lockdown.

One group is Newton and Earlestown Helping Hands Facebook group which sees individual residents offer support and another Facebook group looking to help others is Local Help for Anyone Self-isolating.

Please visit the individual Facebook pages for more information.

Meanwhile community pubs, including The Wellington in Prescot, are putting together food hampers for the elderly and most vulnerable during the coronavirus lockdown.

People who need help can put themselves forward or be nominated, by leaving their name and contact details with a member of staff.

People can also help by donating food to the pub which will go to those in need.