Neighbours in Warwick Gates road club together to donate 'thank you' hamper to postwoman working during Coronavirus pandemic.

People living in Bagot Way and Jourdain Park in Leamington, who have set up a group on the Whatsapp mobile messaging app, heard that their postwoman Sandy Storer was struggling to find times to get to the supermarket in between her rounds and other commitments.

So they all donated items from their cupboards for Sandy to pick up and put into her van during one of her recent rounds.

Group member May-May Barnard said: "Our post lady was doing her round when a friendly call from an upstairs window pressed to know how she was doing.

"Her family were managing and she mentioned that the only thing she couldn't do was to book a slot for her groceries to be delivered.

"Usually, her weekly shop was delivered on a Saturday evening.

"However, she could go in person on a Sunday, her day off, to see what she could get.

"It was a spontaneous idea for our street to look in our cupboards and put together a carrier bag of goodies to keep her topped up."

"It grew into quite a hamper.

"We appreciate our postie."

Resident Sonia Dhir setup the Whatsapp group when news of the Coronavirus outbreak in Europe first emerged.

She said "I wanted to know I could help people if we were all socially isolated and they could reach out if they got stuck.

"That’s when I decided to deliver a note.

"I was a bit dubious and nervous if my neighbours would take it up, as I only knew my immediate neighbours.

"The first five houses were handwritten as my printer was broken, but then a kind neighbour who had received the first handwritten note offered to print the 40-plus notes.

"The rest is history.

"We now know most of our neighbours, they all have an amazing community spirit and we all know if we need help we have someone close by."