Support our village bakers after Matt’s stroke

This is a call for help to support Matt and Sam Smith, our lovely village bakers.

The Smith family headed off on their annual summer holiday to Bournemouth with their three kids, but far from giving them the time off they so desperately craved, Matt had a stroke on the first night.

He is OK, but will need to change a lot of what he has managed for years in the wake of the injury from the stroke.

This places enormous pressure on a beautiful family who are at the heart of the village, genuinely giving us our daily bread.

Matt and Sam are keen for people to hear about the stroke, as my children and their dad are too keenly aware, strokes are not reserved for the elderly and the damage can be devastating for survivors.

Matt has left side ‘weakness’ now which will have a big impact on the daily life of the bakery. Sam is trying to manage a LOT right now and this has been set up in the hope that as a community, we can take a bit of the immediate pressure off the family and show that we are here.

They have a flat pack summerhouse they were planning on putting up in the garden for the kids, and at the very least, it would be wonderful if we could raise enough to get that done well for them!

If there’s anything you can offer to help, I am sure we can pull together and show the Smiths that we are here for them.

Thank you