Restaurant delivers Christmas cheer to Boston's frontline heroes - with help of local Miss Lincolnshire contender

Miss Lincolnshire candidate Mia Rothwell joined the team at Boston’s Bombay Club to cook, prepare and deliver the meals to those on duty at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston Fire Station, and Boston Police Station.

Mia, 20, who went to Boston High School and Giles Academy, said: “This is our thank you and our way of raising morale and showing gratitude.”

The owner of the Bombay Club, Mohammed Alexander said he and his team wanted to do something to show his appreciation.

The restaurant prepared and delivered a total of 100 meals on Christmas Day to frontline health and emergency service staff.

Mohammed said: “This has been a really challenging year for everyone, but we are so fortunate to have the emergency services that we have in this country.

“The police, fire Brigade and our NHS protect our communities in so many ways and these frontline heroes continue to carry out their duties in what is probably the most challenging conditions faced since the war.

“The team and I wanted to do something to show our appreciation, say thank you and raise morale for those who were working on Christmas night. I'm a firm believer in building the community that you want to be a part of and this is just our way of adding some value to our local community.”

The team at Bombay Club were helped by Mia who is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Pilgrim doctor Bhasha Mukherjee, who is the current Miss England and a previous Miss Lincolnshire.

“We were really pleased that Mia wanted to get involved,” said Mohammed. “It's great to have and be able to support local talent to raise Bostons profile and highlight everything positive about this town.”

Mohammed praised his team at the restaurant for their work. “I would like to thank the team who always roll their sleeves up and get involved in our community work,” he said. “They've stepped upto the plate throughout this pandemic and even adapted living arrangements to allow us to create safe bubbles.”

He said the response from the workers who received meals was incredibly rewarding. “The pictures with the beaming smiles (even from behind the masks) and the messages we receive is so rewarding for us. The instant boost of morale that is visible when we make the deliveries is exactly why we do this.”

He said he wanted to thank the community for its support in the new restaurant, which is currently operating as a takeaway only due to Covid-19 Tier 3 restrictions.

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