Robert Jenrick

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Volunteers provide delivery services to the People in large parts of rural England

Families in rural parts of England say they Are totally dependent on volunteers providing meals during the coronavirus crisis.

Catherine Boyes of North Yorkshire , said her son has cystic fibrosis and she was shielding him from home.

In rural England in many house hold face long trips to buy food and that is more difficult to isolate if the Families themselves.

The countryside Alliance said the volunteers were to plug "gaps".

shopping for groceries is one of only four reasons why People may leave their homeland.

Ms Boyes said: "Without these deliveries, my children would starve. "

The Mother of six, who lives on a farm on The Edge of the North York Moors National Park , said they have struggled to find a regular delivery from a supermarket due to rising demand and is dependent on the Pickering-help-supply network, supply.

Catherine Boyes of the North Yorkshire local food said delivery service volunteers were essential to her family

"My oldest son has cystic fibrosis, so we can't go to the shops and the risk of coming in contact with this horrible disease," She Said .

"This crisis really is, how isolated We Are . "

Families across the country with the difficulties faced in a regular home delivery of the large supermarkets.

Tesco has said it will.

Sainsbury's has said it will give priority to vulnerable persons for the delivery slots, while Asda has said, when People can shop safely in stores, you should be doing free deliveries for those who need them.

Pauline Hewitt is one of about 100 volunteers to help deliver food packages to The Rural town of Pickering in North Yorkshire .

Pauline Hewitt is one of the hundreds of volunteers who came to help you, deliver food in North Yorkshire

"There is a real sense of fear and panic in Some People about how you can go to your purchases in an area like this," said Mrs Hewitt, also works in the care sector.

"As volunteers, we had to spend a lot of time reassuring People that Whatever Happens , We Are able to provide you with a weekly delivery of food.

"Even in normal times, there Are many People in North Yorkshire , not just at The End of The Road for a loaf of bread or a litre of milk. "

How long does it take to get to the shops?

In England, the numbers produced by The Show a wide variation in the journey times for passengers at a local grocery store.

In parts of Central London , it takes an Average of Eight Minutes to a Round Trip from home to a grocery store by foot or Public Transport , without changes in The Shop .

In Eden in Cumbria, a similar trip will take on Average half an hour each way, the proposed data.

Longest Average travel times in a food store

minutes to reach a business on foot or by Public Transport

Numbers Are a one-way journey source: Department for Transport

Across England, the Average one-way travel Time In a car, to a business in a larger town or city in seven minutes.

A similar journey would take from a small rural village, an Average of 11 Minutes and thirty Six Seconds .

Average travel time to a local food store

minutes per one-way trip in England (estimated)

*PT = Public Transport source: Department for Transport

Sarah Lee from the country, the Alliance said, rural businesses and groups of volunteers a lifeline has been provided for many of The Most isolated People in the country.

"I believe that many of the residents Are rural areas that Are prone to, does not automatically mean that a government or the Council the priority list for online food deliveries from the supermarket," She Said .

"What we see is a huge amount of resilience of rural communities and the local businesses and volunteers, the reach, the plugging of gaps in the provision of services Are to fight, man."

The countryside Alliance said rural businesses play an important role in keeping People fed, while the coronavirus is from the crisis

the councils in England to help co-ordinate the efforts of voluntary groups to ensure that the vital Supplies that need them most,

Carl files, head of North Yorkshire County Council, said: "We will do everything we can to ensure that People do not fall through the safety net".

"On The Weekly telephone conferences with the Ministers, we explained, to spend what we need to get through this emergency-and that the government Pick Up The Bill . "

the councils in England Are £1. 6bn in emergency coronavirus financing.

the announcement of the additional money in March, communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said: "The Work of local authorities for social care and other vital public services, it has never been more important than now, and in The Days and weeks. "

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Source of news: bbc.com