Local agents support the community’s vulnerable
Two estate agencies on the south coast have offered support to their local community to provide vital services for those who need it most.
Staff at Jacobs Steel in West Sussex have been delivering food packages to vulnerable people in their area as well as starting a social media movement to promote independent businesses in the county.
Meanwhile the team at Mishon Welton, over in East Sussex, joined forces with a local juicing company to deliver hundreds of fruit juice drinks to NHS workers at various hospitals across the region.
Jayde Pope, marketing manager at Jacobs Steel, said: “We’ve been using our six company minis to drop off essentials to vulnerable people in our community. We just want to be able to do our bit and we’re in a fortunate position where we’re able to help.
“We have the means to help and local bakers and grocers need our community’s support too.
“Since the lockdown we’ve also been promoting other local businesses on our social media channels. We’ve got 2,500 followers on Facebook and we’ve been asking people to tag independent businesses so that people in the area know who they are.
“So far it’s been really well received and loads of people have been getting involved. We’re a small community so it’s really important that we all pull together during this difficult time.”
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Over at Mishon Welton, they’ve been supporting NHS workers by delivering crates of fruit juices.
Harry Mishon, branch manager at Mishon Welton in Hove, said: “It’s a crazy time isn’t it? We’re just trying to reconnect with the people who make our community tick.
“We teamed up with a local juicing company and delivered hundreds of fruit juices to hospital workers in the NHS on the day we all did the Clap for our Carers tribute. When our clients complete we put a hamper together for them that includes chocolates and vouchers for independent butchers and shops and so on, and one of the businesses we usually use is this juicing company.
“So we went out and about on the roads delivering the juices and the response was amazing. The spirit on the day was magical and we were just delighted that we could play our part.”
Harry also said that his team, who are working from home, have been evolving their social media presence to connect with clients and home movers in the community.
“We started doing the teabag challenge on Facebook, where you film yourself throwing a teabag into a mug from as far away as possible. The idea behind it was to add some fun into working from home and shed some light onto what is currently a darker landscape,” he added.
“Working from my makeshift office – the dining room table – I’ve pulled the short straw and taken on the role of ‘tea boy’ between my fiancé and I whilst in lockdown. I must say I was surprised at how much it has taken off. We’ve had people across Sussex, into London, and neighbouring areas join in. I even received a tag from someone in Spain!
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