WAKEFIELD Life FREE PAPER / October November 2020 / Issue 2
Inside
Polperro in Cornwall
Restaurant Review
With foreign travel looking more problematic, we look closer to home P12 & 13
Lamb in Black Sheep beer gravy and crispy belly pork at Nostalgic Kitchen P17
Going Greek
Pets and Fireworks
See our recipe page for details of an authentic Greek meal P15
Quick tips on helping your pets get through the fireworks season P19
Volunteer gets recognition for first responder work When the pandemic hit, Community First Responder, Shaun Allatt, from Castleford, was eager to dedicate his energies where it would have greatest benefit. He didn’t hesitate to ask to be furloughed in order to volunteer full time for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service as a First Responder, and his employer, XPO in Normanton, backed him completely, allowing him to furlough with other employees and arranging for his work to be covered by other members of staff. Joanne Michael, site manager at XPO, said “As a company, we have tried to promote a sense of community during this difficult time and have fully supported Shaun in his endeavours to provide a much needed voluntary service within the NHS and Yorkshire Ambulance Service.” “Shaun has now also undertaken extra training sponsored by XPO to qualify as a
when he saw an advert soon afterwards, to train as a first responder, he knew that by training up and volunteering his time, he would be able to make a real difference. He says he has the backing of his whole family, and when he gets a call to respond, his two 9 year old twin daughters run around helping him get ready. (left) Shaun Allatt with Shaun’s dedication to his wife Jen and twins voluntary work with Yorkshire Lilly & Jasmin Ambulance Service, and his (above) Bouquet of eagerness to give up his flowers supplied by furloughed time at home Amaryllis Foral Design earned him a nomination and selection as the winner Photographs by of Wakefield Life’s Big Thank Niamh Donnelly You bouquet, which is awarded to someone for First Aid Trainer at work. We working full time for XPO. The making a big difference in the consider Shaun a real asset to the spark which drove his interest in community or to someone’s life. company and we are extremely applying for this role, was when he The Wakefield Life team feel it’s proud of him”, Joanne said. witnessed an incident outside a very much deserved. Thank you to Shaun qualified as a Community local supermarket, when a lady Amaryllis Floral Design for First Responder last year and needed CRP and he went to help. sponsoring and providing the Big volunteers with the Yorkshire He describes the wait for the Thank You beautiful bouquet of Ambulance Service, whilst also ambulance as excruciating, so flowers.
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