'People are frightened to look two weeks ahead.'
vicar has said many in his congregation are “frightened to look more than two weeks ahead”, as Ofgem’s energy price cap is set to rise dramatically this month, leading to more expensive gas and electricity for everyone in the UK.
Rev Richard Dimery has been the vicar at Pudsey Parish Church since 2017. Along with members of his church, Richard set up Pudsey Community Project, which incorporates a food bank and a children’s clothing project. "Over the summer, we had a couple of days during the worst of the heatwave where we opened the church as a cold sanctuary – it was easy because it’s a big old stone building.
"We are trying not just to provide a warm space, but to provide a welcoming community atmosphere,” he said. “We will show films and have hot drinks and board games."We want it to be more of a community space rather than a refuge, so people shouldn’t feel singled out if they come here. This cost of living crisis affects everybody.”
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