The initiative has seen comedian Johnny Vegas and former rugby league stars Lee Briers and Tommy Martyn arriving at grateful doorsteps around St Helens. Blackbrook captain Craig Lyon, 37, explained: “When covid-19 hit we wanted to see how we could help the community as a club. “There’s a lot of vulnerable and older people in the town who wouldn’t have anybody else to help them. “Some of the stories we’ve seen have been incredible - we’ve had NHS staff breaking down in floods of tears because they weren’t able to buy this produce anywhere else. “For me rugby league is a proper community sport and this has shown how it can bring people together for a good cause.”

Source: Daily Mirror March 31, 2020 19:30 UTC