CORONAVIRUS: Appeal delivers hot food to NHS heroes at Boston's Pilgrim Hospital

The Raj Palace made up 50 meals for staff working for the first delivery on Tuesday night.

The deliveries are being part-funded by an online Go Fund Me campaign, and already hundreds of pounds have been donated.

But those behind it hope the generous public will give even more over the next few days as Lincolnshire braces itself for the coronavirus pandemic hitting its peak.

Staff at Pilgrim were delighted and overwhelmed when the first food delivery arrived.

Bev Pember, an emergency support worker at A&E at the hospital, was there for the first delivery.

“There’s no provision for hot food for us at night at the hospital. On Tuesday we had this huge great delivery which was shared with everyone working on the night. It was just overwhelming what they have done for us.

“We are all so grateful to everyone that is helping us out in so many ways. I haven’t got the words for it.”

Mohammed Alexender of Raj Palace said: “Our NHS heroes always do an amazing job whilst usually being stretched quite thin and this is just a way for our community to give a little back in the way of morale support, nutritious fuel and boosting mental health and wellbeing.

“We all rely on these special people in so many ways, their hands are the first to touch us as we come into this world and the last to touch us as we leave.

“Donate - every contribution will be put to good use.”

Help out by going to the fund-raising page at www.gofundme.com/f/covid19-emergency-appeal-support-your-local-nhs