• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Thursday December 21 2023
• Author Name: Peter Davison

GEL Studios helps feed lonely and vulnerable people this Christmas

Website design and marketing firm GEL Studios has donated £1,000 to Christ Church Swindon who will be bringing vulnerable and isolated members of the community together this Christmas.

The donation will be used to purchase enough food and supplies to provide a three-course Christmas dinner with all the festive trimmings for over 100 people on Christmas day.

From noon to 3.30pm on Christmas Day, Christ Church, based in Old Town, will be opening its community centre to anyone who does not have someone to spend Christmas with. They will provide a free Christmas dinner, accompanied by carols and a viewing of the King’s Speech.

Christ Church works closely with the Swindon community to provide chaplaincy, prayer ministry, bereavement care and home visits to those unable to travel to the church. Its community centre offers education, leisure, social and entertainment facilities to the community.

Over the past five years, GEL Studios has supported Christ Church with the design and marketing of their annual Beer Festival.

Graeme Leighfield, founder of GEL Studios said: “Giving back to the community is at the core of what we do here at GEL Studios. So this year we made the decision to use our Christmas gift budget towards a donation to a local cause.

“After being made aware of Christ Church’s social media post, I knew straight away that they would be the people we’d support this year.”

Chris Smith, site operations manager at Christ Church said: “GEL Studios have been very supportive of Christ Church over the last five years. We are so grateful for all of the help they give us. This year their kind donation will ensure that around 100 people aren’t on their own this Christmas day.

“It means that we can fully provide them with a three-course Christmas dinner and all the trimmings without having to worry about the costs.“