{"id":21,"date":"2026-10-16T01:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T01:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/our-story\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:11:11","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/about\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21\" class=\"elementor elementor-21\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e00f0bd e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-pagehead e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e00f0bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15dc275 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15dc275\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9101d54 lt-pagehead__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9101d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our story<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af890c lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5af890c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From a food cupboard in 2011 to four services in Hillside (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70ca32 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-tint e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c70ca32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"history\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3731a9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3731a9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From a cupboard to four services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df6234 e-con-full lt-rows lt-timeline e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5df6234\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac5384 e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ac5384\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a07c9 lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85a07c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">2011<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc8e4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cc8e4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdbed5a lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdbed5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A cupboard in the vestry<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a0050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9a0050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four neighbours open a food cupboard at St Mark&#8217;s on Saturday mornings (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5d909 e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a5d909\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deca0a4 lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"deca0a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">2014<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174c703 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"174c703\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc398b lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fc398b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Registered as a charity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88114bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88114bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The pantry registers as a charity and elects its first trustees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0384c1 e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0384c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65d200 lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e65d200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">2017<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c6535 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22c6535\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-993e417 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"993e417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Into the Old Chapel<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbe4ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bbe4ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A long lease on the empty chapel on Orchard Road gives us shelves, a counter and a store room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39581d7 e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39581d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3fdcee lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3fdcee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">2020<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e116b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00e116b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48010e2 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48010e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doorstep deliveries<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c1e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90c1e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Volunteer drivers start taking parcels to people who cannot come in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f789c e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8f789c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c08df2 lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c08df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dcafa0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dcafa0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5b6c4 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b5b6c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Warm space and homework club<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95bb558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95bb558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The church hall opens twice a week in winter, and the library lends us its annexe for homework club.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344fd4a e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"344fd4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3fd28e lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3fd28e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1892afe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1892afe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-038e578 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"038e578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neighbour visits<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b07d721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b07d721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Trained volunteers start weekly visits to older neighbours who live alone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de4c4b e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2de4c4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600b246 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"600b246\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4828b9 lt-photo lt-ar-photo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4828b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-charity-story.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6\" alt=\"Two volunteers folding and sorting donations at a long table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-charity-story.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-charity-story-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-charity-story-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-charity-story-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-charity-story-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d94092 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d94092\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d38798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d38798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Started by a few neighbours, run by many<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b671856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b671856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2011 four neighbours noticed that the same families were asking the vicar for help every winter. They filled a cupboard with tins and opened it on Saturday mornings (sample).<\/p><p>We are still local and still small enough to know people&#8217;s names. Every gift is spent in Hillside, and we publish where it went every year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f5504 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-dark lt-cta e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88f5504\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"give\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a70613 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a70613\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f73fce2 lt-cta__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f73fce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help a neighbour this winter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4635e9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4635e9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1fa2f lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d1fa2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every gift is spent in Hillside, on the things on our ladder. A monthly gift lets us plan the shelves ahead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a702e17 e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a702e17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e92167 lt-btn lt-btn--primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4e92167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/get-involved\/donate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Give to the winter appeal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8f257d lt-btn lt-btn--outline elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c8f257d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/get-involved\/volunteer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Volunteer instead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":20,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/22"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}