The Gloucestershire Society is a charity which has helped people in Gloucestershire and Bristol for 363 years.  This year our work is especially important - so please help us.

The Coronavirus dominates the news.  The number of people infected is still small but the economic impact is huge and the poorest will be hit hardest.  People with part time jobs will be out of work - charities and social services will be sorely stretched - people on the edge will tip over the edge.

It is difficult for many of us to realise that people who live in our neighbourhood can have their lives changed by the grant of an amount that some might spend in a restaurant or filling their car.

Our costs are tiny as most of our work is done by volunteers - so 90% of what we give goes directly to someone who really needs it.

The Society was founded long ago by well off people to help those in trouble.  I am appealing to people who live in Gloucestershire and Bristol today to do the same.  Many of us may feel less prosperous as a result of the current crisis - but we are still in a position to help the people for whom this crisis is a disaster.

If charity really does begin at home, this is the charity everyone in Gloucestershire and Bristol should support.

Thank you.

Andrew Tabor

President of The Gloucestershire Society 2021