'I'd been in lockdown with just my dogs for two years - until a letter transformed my life'

With years of loneliness behind him, John Williams walks out of the cold and into the warmth of JEDS’ Pantry in Wigan.

For weeks on end, the 31-year-old would only speak to his two dogs. Now - thanks to the leaflet that changed his life - he's found a new community of people, each looking to better their own lives, and everyone else's.

Church Wigan, an alliance of churches in the Greater Manchester borough, run seven pantries and warm hubs. They're named JEDS after the churches involved - St John’s, St Elizabeth’s, St David’s and St Stephen’s.