Set back from a busy main road and surrounded by autumnal trees, Father Alex Frost’s church is a welcoming haven from the stresses of modern life.
But just a stone’s throw away from his quaint St Matthew the Apostle’s Church are families bearing the full brunt of Britain’s cost-of-living crisis.
As those in his community of Burnley - the Lancashire market town with the highest rate of inflation in England - struggle with addiction, domestic abuse and mental health problems, people like Father Alex have been forced to step in as the Government fails to help those most in need.
