A charity which supports vulnerable people in Nottingham by cooking and delivering meals is "struggling" amid soaring food and fuel costs. The Chayah Development Project, run by Hyacinth Francis-Watson through donations and funding, has consequently been forced to start charging for its free services at a time when they are needed most.
Ms Francis-Watson, of St Ann's, works alongside other volunteers to run workshops for young people to keep them away from gangs. The father of fourteen-year-old Danielle Beccan, who was shot and killed in 2004 on her way home from the Goose Fair, once sat on the management committee.
The charity also has a purpose-built kitchen where Caribbean meals are cooked for struggling individuals and families living as far away as Eastwood. But with inflation now predicted to rise as high as 18%, and food and fuel costs reaching record highs too, it is the charity itself which is now struggling.
