'It would bring a tear to your eye' - School children and care home residents in Ballymena have become pen pals to combat loneliness ✉️ loneliness
CloseJohn, a care home resident in Ballymena, has described the joy it brings to receive letters from a local primary school.
Pupils at Moorfields Primary School have been writing letters as part of a project to combat loneliness. Marjorie Hawkins from the Loneliness Network said she hoped young people would learn how older people felt when isolated during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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