A Hoylake man has been branded a “fairy godfather” by Wirral residents after helping to support dozens of vulnerable people across the region.
Andy Poynton, 51, from Hoylake, set up the Wirral Support during Coronavirus group on social media in March 2020, with the intention of providing practical support to members of the community who were struggling during the pandemic. Much to Andy’s delight, the group has continued to go from strength to strength, with a network of thousands of residents now working together to help those most in need.
He told the ECHO: “There’s 11,500 of us now. Since the first lockdown we’ve been helping vulnerable people and people in isolation. We’ve provided PPE for nursing homes, we’ve done funerals for veterans, basically anything that people needed, we’ve been able to provide with community spirit."
