The media spotlight has fallen on Wycombe this week, but not for the right reasons. The Guardian newspaper reported last Sunday that 1 in 7 households in Wycombe went hungry during the lockdown last year, despite being in one of the most affluent areas of the country.

Things have been changing, not only because spring is here; we have a government roadmap to ease restrictions, and a vaccination programme that is meeting its schedule.

11 relentless months. It feels like several years all wrapped up into one (or almost one!). In that time, wellbeing has become more prominent for staff and residents in the community.

Staff at Red Kite Community Housing have ended the year on a high after being recognised for their outstanding efforts during the COVID-19 crisis by The British Citizen Awards.

Food parcel project ends on a high with 500th delivery.

Back in March the Coronavirus crisis began to take hold in the UK. We started to see what the potential impacts would be, particularly in accessing key supplies, whether as a result of the financial impact of the crisis, or of vulnerabilities and shielding.

Almost eight weeks have passed since we hit the big red button and decided to go 'virtual'. As things stand, the business is starting to normalise on a day-to-day basis, but we are still in the midst of an emergency response in some areas.

Here we sit in April 2020, we are in the midst of a global pandemic, we have not seen anything like this since the Spanish Flu in 1918.

Since the beginning of our Covid-19 planning, we have always known that we would need to make key decisions to protect our more vulnerable groups of customers.

The National Housing Federation have issued a press statement highlighting the vital role that housing providers have in supporting our local communities through this national crisis

We have always taken the health, safety and wellbeing of our residents very seriously but never more so than now. The emergence of Covid-19 has brought with it, unprecedented times and like you, we are concerned for those who may be affected in our community.