A community group which paved the way to a kinder society is urging people to stop looking for love and find joy in friendship instead this Valentine's Day.
The Oddfellows, a society dedicated to the cultivation of friendship and goodwill, has more than 388,080 members across the UK, including 300 right here in Merseyside. Since 1810, the Oddfellows group has offered its members a helping hand in times of need, as well as the chance for older people to forge strong friendships later in life.
Angela Murray, social organiser for the Mersey Oddfellows, said: "The Oddfellows themselves started as a society of mutual aid, essentially people looking after each other. It was a little bit like a credit union, putting money in a pot.
