0:00:02 > 0:00:04We're the Hairy Bikers,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07and we made our name cooking real food for real people.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09You're nibbling on it already!
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Now, we're riding to the rescue of
0:00:12 > 0:00:16one of our great national culinary treasures, Meals On Wheels.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Hello!
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Oh, hello!
0:00:19 > 0:00:23Hot, tasty food delivered with a smile and a chat to our older people
0:00:23 > 0:00:27to keep them healthy, happy and independent.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30A nice bit of hake and some nice bread and butter,
0:00:30 > 0:00:32you've got a feast for a king.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35At its height, this volunteer-backed lifeline delivered
0:00:35 > 0:00:39more than 34 million meals every year.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42We all assume it's going to be there for our grandparents,
0:00:42 > 0:00:46for our parents and us, but will it?
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Over the last eight years, the number of Meals On Wheels delivered nationwide
0:00:50 > 0:00:52has plummeted by over a third.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57I lie in bed at night, wondering what I'll do the next day. No Meals On Wheels in this town.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00In many areas, daily hot deliveries have been abandoned
0:01:00 > 0:01:03in favour of microwaveable frozen meals -
0:01:03 > 0:01:06not all of which, we think, are tasty.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09- Bloody hell. Do you know what that tasted like?- What?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- A polystyrene tile. - It does, doesn't it?- It does.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14But, unappetising food is just the tip of the iceberg.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Meals On Wheels is in desperate need of a new generation of volunteers
0:01:20 > 0:01:21to keep it running.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23It's seeing a face, you know.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26The days get very long when you're on your own.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28In this series, we want to revitalise the service
0:01:28 > 0:01:33so it truly delivers what our grans and grandads deserve.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Shepherd's pie as it should be shepherd's pie.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40And we'll stop at nothing to rally support.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42SCREAMING
0:01:42 > 0:01:45From the man on the street to royalty.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48What would everybody do without the volunteers?
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- The more, the merrier. - The more, the merrier.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54We need to enlist a whole army of new meals-on-wheels recruits.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Sign up! Feed the elderly!
0:01:57 > 0:01:59And bring back great fresh menus.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02If we can't deliver these Meals On Wheels once a week
0:02:02 > 0:02:05for the rest of our lives, then it'll be a poor do.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10Our aim is to transform Meals On Wheels and its image into a lean, mean catering machine,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13fit to roll out right across 21st-century Britain.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17The last thing we want is to be those blokes who've done something for the telly,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19walked away and it falls apart.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29We're going to kick off our nationwide campaign
0:02:29 > 0:02:33to revitalise Meals On Wheels with a trip back in time.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40It was started in 1943 by the WVS, the Women's Voluntary Service,
0:02:40 > 0:02:44to help older victims of the Blitz during World War II.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46It fulfilled the need while the men were away fighting,
0:02:46 > 0:02:51that British spirit kicked in and helped the community at large.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53From these simple beginnings,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56it's grown into a very complex picture today,
0:02:56 > 0:03:00a hotchpotch of unconnected, wildly differing services
0:03:00 > 0:03:02all over the country, run by local authorities,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05charities and private companies,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07or sometimes a combination of all three.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Good morning, Meals On Wheels!
0:03:09 > 0:03:12How much they cost, how you qualify
0:03:12 > 0:03:16and whether you get Meals On Wheels at all is a postcode lottery.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21It was a lot easier with Meals On Wheels. It really was.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24But at its heart, the traditional service delivers a hot meal
0:03:24 > 0:03:29with a vital visit, ensuring Britain's elderly and infirm are kept safe and well fed.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Meals On Wheels is more than a plate of food.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36It is social interaction, somebody checking on them.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39It's our chance to make sure everything's OK.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42As part of our mission to revive this ailing institution,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45we're going to start to tackle the three big issues
0:03:45 > 0:03:47facing Meals On Wheels today.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48First, the food.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Hold on. See that? Can you pour potatoes?
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Then we'll strive to help one beleaguered council
0:03:56 > 0:03:57rally vital volunteers.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Meals On Wheels, falling apart. We need volunteers!
0:04:01 > 0:04:04But getting through to a new generation of recruits is
0:04:04 > 0:04:07going to require a massive facelift.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12Meals On Wheels? Erm, just, like, fast food?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15We'll attempt to revamp tired old menus.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19And cook delicious, fresh recipes we'd all love to eat.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23If we can make it the best we possibly can,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26then nobody can touch the meals-on-wheels service.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Bringing hot, delicious food into the homes of our old folk
0:04:34 > 0:04:36is at the core of our meals-on-wheels concept.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40And from our own personal experiences,
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Dave and I know just important and challenging that can be.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49We both grew up in homes where food and family were inseparable.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54I was an only child in Barrow-in-Furness,
0:04:54 > 0:04:56on the north-west coast.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01My dad worked long shifts in a paper mill,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04whilst my mum manned a crane in the local shipyards.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Do you know, these roads, this red pavement,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11they laid this the year after I got my first roller-skates.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16Can you imagine what that felt like? I was a solid little lad!
0:05:17 > 0:05:19I had no fear. Just lots of plasters!
0:05:20 > 0:05:23When I was eight, my mum became disabled with MS,
0:05:23 > 0:05:27and it fell to me to provide some of the family meals.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29There is it, number 88. Blooming heck!
0:05:29 > 0:05:33So was this, then, your first place that you cooked anything?
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Yeah, this was the first house
0:05:35 > 0:05:38where I applied fire to food to make a meal.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43My mum took a bad turn. My father was due home from work at 10:00,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45and her multiple sclerosis was starting.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48She couldn't move, so I set about cooking his tea,
0:05:48 > 0:05:51and I've still got that very first cookbook.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57The Radiation Cookbook. You couldn't sell that these days, could you?!
0:05:57 > 0:06:01I looked for something to cook, what I had in the house, and it was a cheese-and-potato pie.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Like a souffle. - You did that when you were eight?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07When I was eight. When I think about it now, I can't believe it.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10I helped my dad cook for my mum for the next 11 years,
0:06:10 > 0:06:11learning as I went.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17We had to care about what we fed her. Food was very, very important.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20It was important to pleasure, to nourishment,
0:06:20 > 0:06:22and I think a lot of old people,
0:06:22 > 0:06:24they've grown up with that value in food.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28On the opposite side of the country,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31my mam was raised on a farm in the north-east.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33She was a fantastic cook.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- Can you see that hilltop there?- Yes.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Directly across, that's where I was born.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Returning to the kitchen where my passion for food began brings back
0:06:43 > 0:06:44bittersweet memories.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51Oh, wow! This has changed. We had some dinners in here, dear me.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- She was a was a good cook, wasn't she?- Oh, yeah.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57The house was always alive with parties and food and people,
0:06:57 > 0:06:58and that was important.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01For my mam, food was one of the greatest pleasures in life,
0:07:01 > 0:07:05and when she fell poorly and became too frail to cook for herself,
0:07:05 > 0:07:10she still looked forward to the food she'd always loved.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13So, my brother dropped on to feed my mum,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16and my sister would stay for protracted periods of time
0:07:16 > 0:07:17and cook for Mum.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20It is so important to feed the people that you love,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23whether they be vulnerable, whether they be on their own.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26What do people do if they haven't got that family to tap into?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28What do people do?
0:07:30 > 0:07:34For over 60 years, Meals On Wheels has aimed to fulfil that need
0:07:34 > 0:07:37by delivering hot, daily lunches with a smile and a natter
0:07:37 > 0:07:41when our old folk can no longer cook for themselves.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43But in recent years,
0:07:43 > 0:07:47this crucial institution has undergone radical change.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Meals On Wheels, it's iconic, but it's not what people think.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53It's not a unified service.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56It's different in different parts of the country.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57Now, if you need that service,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59it's very much dependent on where you live.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04On the north side of the River Tyne, in North Tyneside,
0:08:04 > 0:08:08people can still get a hot meal delivered to their door every daily.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Over here in South Tyneside, they can't.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19To find out about the effects of this postcode lottery, we're popping round the corner to meet
0:08:19 > 0:08:2284-year-old retired postmaster Bob,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24who is now a full-time carer for his wife Susan.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- Hello, lads.- How are you?- Charming - I thought you were bringing the tea!
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- So, Bob, we're in South Tyneside, aren't we?- Aye, South Tyneside.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- Have you lost your Meals On Wheels? - Never had any Meals On Wheels.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- Never had Meals On Wheels, ever.- Right.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- You care for your wife as well, don't you?- She's got dementia.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- Right.- I've got to make all her meals.- Right.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Would it make a big difference to you
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- if you could get Meals On Wheels? - Vast difference.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Vast difference. I lie in bed,
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- thinking what I'm going to bloody cook for the next day.- Right.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- So the whole thing is a mission for you, really?- Aye.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Do you ever worry, though, Bob, that there's a day going to come
0:09:04 > 0:09:07when you need more help and you can't do this?
0:09:07 > 0:09:10It's coming now here, aye. Yeah, she's...
0:09:13 > 0:09:16She's not so well, no.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17What about you, Bob?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20My legs have gone.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22My legs have gone.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27I can see my dad in Bob. My dad would have walked on hot coals
0:09:27 > 0:09:31to look after my mum, and he did, until it killed him, really.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34Proper salt-of-the-earth people.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40So, when Bob is no longer able to cook for his wife, what's on offer?
0:09:41 > 0:09:45More and more cash-strapped councils are replacing the traditional
0:09:45 > 0:09:48daily hot delivery of Meals On Wheels with a bulk drop
0:09:48 > 0:09:51of frozen microwavable lunches.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Liver-and-bacon casserole with mashed potato, broccoli and cauliflower.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Pudding - Bakewell tart. One minute 20, pierce the film.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07To get a taste of what may be in store for us all in the future,
0:10:07 > 0:10:11over the next five days, Si and I are going to road test
0:10:11 > 0:10:14a randomly-selected range of these frozen meals,
0:10:14 > 0:10:18which many meals-on-wheels providers have turned to
0:10:18 > 0:10:21in a bid to continue to supply and deliver food to the elderly
0:10:21 > 0:10:23when budgets are tight.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Bon appetit, mon frere!
0:10:28 > 0:10:33- Broccoli. It's just gone to mush, hasn't it?- Look at that, look.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36We've got to start this with an open mind, because, look,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38we've all had ready meals, we've all had frozen meals,
0:10:38 > 0:10:40and they can be good.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Frozen food may have its fans,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46but we think fresh is always the better option, if possible.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Right. Got minced-beef pie.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Jam sponge with custard.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Mashed potato.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02If you're lucky, you'll get your two-course frozen meal subsidized
0:11:02 > 0:11:04by your local council,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07but you may have to buy them from private companies.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10The cost can range from around £1.50 to up to a fiver.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15There is absolutely no care in this at all, and they just...
0:11:15 > 0:11:17It's like going...
0:11:17 > 0:11:20"There you are, I don't care."
0:11:20 > 0:11:25This one's peculiar, though. Mince-beef hotpot - "contains fish".
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Don't know how they work that one out.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Sticky-toffee pudding. There's not much sticky about it.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37It's the best of the puddings so far, though. Definitely.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Either that or I'm just getting used to it.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Some may appreciate the flexibility and diversity of dishes
0:11:45 > 0:11:46these meals offer.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Hold on. You see that? Can you pour potatoes?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52You can with that.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53What have we got?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Spanish omelette with chips and peas!
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- MICROWAVE PINGS BOTH:- Woo!
0:12:00 > 0:12:02'Recent Government figures claim that
0:12:02 > 0:12:05'almost a fifth of people living in Britain today will live
0:12:05 > 0:12:08'to the ripe old age of 100.'
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- Bloody hell. Do you know what that tastes like?- What?
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- A polystyrene tile. - It does, doesn't it?- It does.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17If this is the future of Meals On Wheels, God help over ten million of us.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21I reckon there's a big industry in this stuff.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22There's got to be.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Our grans and grandads deserve a lot better.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37And we're on a mission to make sure they get it.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40And we're starting with a trip back in time to get some inspiration.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- How wonderful are these?! - There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle!
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Here we are, where it all began,
0:12:52 > 0:12:56the birthplace of Meals On Wheels, Welwyn Garden City.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00The Meals On Wheels started during World War II.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02It came out of the Blitz spirit.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05It was formed by the WVS, the Women's Voluntary Service.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09It was so good that within 20 years it spread like wildfire
0:13:09 > 0:13:13around the country, and soon they were serving millions of meals.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14How fantastic is that?
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Today's Meals On Wheels provision may be under threat
0:13:18 > 0:13:21from council budget cuts, but during the early days,
0:13:21 > 0:13:25the ladies of the WVS had to cope with the constraints of rationing.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31But despite these difficult times, within a year
0:13:31 > 0:13:34they were delivering over 200 freshly-cooked hot meals
0:13:34 > 0:13:39to Welwyn's elderly and infirm every month.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43We're hoping to learn a thing or two from their canny wartime spirit of invention.
0:13:45 > 0:13:51If you don't know where you're from, how do you know where you're going?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53That's the idea.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54We're going to give
0:13:54 > 0:13:58a couple of frugal but nutritious wartime recipes a whirl,
0:13:58 > 0:14:01starting with corned beef and oatmeal savoury pudding.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06Take one ounce... We're back to old measurements, lovely.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- One ounce of dripping. Beef dripping.- Lard.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10What Britain was built on, you see!
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Northern Europe, full of lard. Brilliant.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15That's about an ounce, in't it? Roughly.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21To the sizzling fat, we add oatmeal, full of healthy roughage.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Followed by that old wartime favourite, corned beef.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30A couple of grated carrots.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35This is chicken stock. Half a pint.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Times were tough, ingredients were few and far between,
0:14:38 > 0:14:42and they had to make tasty food from out of what was available.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43Have a taste of that.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- That's very nice, isn't it? - It's really good.- Yeah.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55It's not the most appetising thing, you could lay bricks with it -
0:14:55 > 0:14:57but that's not the point. There's a war on!
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Finally, we ready our pudding for steaming
0:15:00 > 0:15:02with a good, old-fashioned sheet of brown paper
0:15:02 > 0:15:04and a length of sturdy string.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07A built-in handle so you don't burn your hands in the pan,
0:15:07 > 0:15:10and just steam that for about an hour and a half.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15Now, they want a pudding, so we're going to do an eggless sponge.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18We found this recipe. Remember, it's eggless
0:15:18 > 0:15:21because the rationing in World War II, it was one egg a week.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26First into the bowl, golden syrup, margarine and sugar.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28And, true to this 60-year-old recipe,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31I'm using raw manpower to cream them together.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33"Until soft and light."
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- Is that soft and light?- No.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Right, six ounces of self-raising flour.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43It says to add a teaspoonful of baking powder.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47That'll give it more lift. Cos remember, it's eggless.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Next, we add a quarter pint of milk,
0:15:50 > 0:15:53beat into a smooth batter, and it's ready for the tins.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56"Bake for approximately 20 minutes until firm to the touch,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59"just above the centre of a moderately-hot oven.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00"Turn out and sandwich with jam."
0:16:02 > 0:16:08Our austerity cuisine looks and smells pretty good, which is a huge relief...
0:16:11 > 0:16:15..because we're about to deliver our wartime recipes
0:16:15 > 0:16:18to one of Meals On Wheels' oldest surviving volunteers,
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Gladys Taaffe.
0:16:20 > 0:16:2315 miles due west, here in Hemel Hempstead,
0:16:23 > 0:16:27this grand 100-year-old lady pioneered the service,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30and her daughter Elizabeth lives close by.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Gladys, are we right in thinking that you volunteered
0:16:35 > 0:16:39up to the age of...97, was it?
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- 95.- 95.- Yes.- Well, that's quite remarkable, madam, wouldn't you say?
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Well, the poor things wanted feeding!
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Do you have any funny stories about when you were delivering during the war?
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- Some of the people were very difficult.- Right.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- Some were lovely.- What about the woman with the wooden leg?
0:17:01 > 0:17:06Oh, yes! She used to say when I knocked on the door,
0:17:06 > 0:17:11"Come in! Is that Meals On Wheels? Will you pick up my wooden leg?
0:17:11 > 0:17:14"I've had to throw it at the children last night,
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- "they were knocking at the door!" - Oh, no!
0:17:18 > 0:17:21What we've done is, we've found some recipes from the wartime.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- The first one was a corned beef and oatmeal pudding.- Oh, yes.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32Would you do us the honour, Gladys, of seeing what you think?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- Quite nice.- Mmm.- It's lovely.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44- Tasty. Gladys, do we approve?- We do!
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- Oh, good! - Hurray, you've got the thumbs-up!
0:17:47 > 0:17:51The corned-beef pudding has definitely hit the spot with Gladys,
0:17:51 > 0:17:55but are we be able to proclaim victory with our eggless jam sponge?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- Mmm.- You have plenty of that.
0:18:03 > 0:18:04Very, very nice.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06That's really nice.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- You've enjoyed that, Gladys! - I did!- Yeah, good, good!
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Wonderful.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17We've been inspired by the shrewd ingenuity
0:18:17 > 0:18:19of these fabulous wartime recipes,
0:18:19 > 0:18:22and by Gladys Taaffe's remarkable devotion to the cause.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27Now, Dave and I are heading to one of
0:18:27 > 0:18:30the increasingly-rare local authorities in Britain
0:18:30 > 0:18:33that still provide a traditional Meals On Wheels service.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Elmbridge, in Surrey.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Here, hot two-course lunches are delivered daily
0:18:40 > 0:18:42for up to 250 of the borough's old folk
0:18:42 > 0:18:45by a large team of regular volunteers.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48The Meals On Wheels service is an essential part of
0:18:48 > 0:18:51keeping somebody independent in their own home.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55We wouldn't be able to provide meals on wheels or a seven-day service
0:18:55 > 0:18:57without our volunteers.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00But with their volunteer numbers down by a third,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Elmbridge's long-running service is desperate for help.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08They've called us in to try and save their Meals On Wheels.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13We'll be working at one of six centres that supply these meals.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Keen to get to grips with the whole operation,
0:19:16 > 0:19:20we're hooking up with some of the volunteers who'll be whisking today's hot lunches
0:19:20 > 0:19:23off to the elderly of Elmbridge.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Hello, ladies. Hi, how are you?
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Now, you are the cutting edge, aren't you?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29You are the delivery drivers.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31- Wheels of steel!- Yes!
0:19:31 > 0:19:35You're practically Meals On Wheels, aren't you, on your motorbikes!
0:19:35 > 0:19:37We're really looking forward to it, ladies.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38Really looking forward to it.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- Do put us to work, Grace. - Oh, I will!- Great.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47Retired art teacher Grace picks up today's hot lunches from a dumb waiter
0:19:47 > 0:19:49which ferries them out from the kitchen.
0:19:49 > 0:19:57- 98% are very grateful. But you get 2% of anything, don't you?- Of course.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59I would go pillion with one of you
0:19:59 > 0:20:01but I suppose that wouldn't be allowed.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06At 77, Grace has been delivering Meals On Wheels for the last 25 years.
0:20:06 > 0:20:12She's typical of Elmbridge's dedicated but aging volunteer workforce.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- What do we need, Grace? - We need a meal and a pud.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- 'Good morning.' - Good morning. Meals On Wheels.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- Where should I put it? - In the kitchen.- Yes.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- Hello.- Come on in.- Oh, thank you. - I'm Dave.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- You're Dave.- We do The Hairy Bikers. You know the programme on the telly?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- Yes.- Hello. I'm Si. Very nice to meet you.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Very nice to meet... You've all got beards.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41A volunteer is often the only person
0:20:41 > 0:20:44a Meals On Wheels client will see all day.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49It's more than just a plate of food. It's a chance to chat to somebody.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54'It's a chance to make sure everything's all right.'
0:20:54 > 0:20:58'If they see them so often, they can detect changes in their mannerisms
0:20:58 > 0:21:01'in their health. So, it's really important.'
0:21:01 > 0:21:03You're doing wonderfully well.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Across town, 88-year-old Gloria
0:21:06 > 0:21:09and 81-year-old Sue are out on the rounds too.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13The Elmbridge volunteers donate over £300,000 worth
0:21:13 > 0:21:18of free manpower every year Without their generosity
0:21:18 > 0:21:22this daily, face-to-face service would simply stop.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- Looks very nice. - Yes, you've got prunes there.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30It's a bit cold out.
0:21:30 > 0:21:36- Hello.- Hello.- Mr Thompson, I'm Si. Very nice to meet you, sir.- And you.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41- For 15 years, I was a motorcycling instructor.- Really?- Yes.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- It's nice to meet a fellow motorcyclist. It's great.- Yes.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46DOORBELL RINGS
0:21:46 > 0:21:48If a door remains unanswered,
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Elmbridge volunteers will never leave a home
0:21:50 > 0:21:54until they know the client is all right.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57KNOCKS ON DOOR
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Mrs Wells. Oh, she's coming. Sorry.
0:22:00 > 0:22:06- It's very cold, isn't it?- It is. A very cold wind actually.- Yes.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09You're nice and warm in here, aren't you, though?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Mr Curtis, I'm Si. Very nice to meet you, sir.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- I like you a lot. - Oh, thank you, sir.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20The daily delivery helps people like Mr Curtis stay in their own homes.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22The thing is, Grace, if you weren't going,
0:22:22 > 0:22:26- how's he going to prepare a meal? - Well, you see, this is the trouble.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28If Mr Curtis still has his independence.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32If it's a year or two, it's worth giving people that dignity.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- You see, they don't want to give up their homes.- No, who would?
0:22:36 > 0:22:39If there were homes to go in to... But there aren't.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43But they don't want to give them up. You can understand it.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47It's so important what you do, Grace. So important.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50I think it is and I love it. Hello, Mrs Prunier.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- 'Ello, 'ello, 'ello.- Hello, I'm Dave.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Hello, I'm Si. Very nice to meet you.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- You enjoy your lunch.- Tuck in.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- Thank you.- Thanks, Mrs Prunier.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03It was lovely to see you. All these people here.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07The criteria for who gets Meals On Wheels varies greatly
0:23:07 > 0:23:10among those councils that still offer them
0:23:10 > 0:23:13but, generally, they're getting stricter.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Here in Elmbridge, hot daily meals are delivered to people in need.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24I look forward to this every day. I never get the same twice.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- DOORBELL RINGS - 'When the old folk have had time to digest their lunch
0:23:27 > 0:23:32'we head back to find out just how vital this service is to them.'
0:23:32 > 0:23:34What does it mean to you to get Meal On Wheels?
0:23:34 > 0:23:38It's been wonderful. I can't praise it too much
0:23:38 > 0:23:46because when I did this, it really left us without any means of getting about.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50I can't stand very long to try and do any cooking, that's the trouble.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55It's certainly a big help to me, trying to cope with the house
0:23:55 > 0:23:59and the shopping and the washing and everything else. I'm 92.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Generally, do you enjoy the food
0:24:02 > 0:24:05that's supplied by the Meals On Wheels service?
0:24:05 > 0:24:09- On the whole, yes, I think so.- Good.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Rather a lot of things like rhubarb crumble
0:24:11 > 0:24:16- when the rhubarb is as sour as anything.- I see.- Terrible!
0:24:16 > 0:24:21I don't think they ought to do hotpots. I don't know what on earth meat they put in a hotpot
0:24:21 > 0:24:23but it's absolutely disgusting.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- When the girls deliver the food to your door, they stop for a bit of a chat.- Oh yes.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32Seeing a face. Days get very long when you're on your own.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33Very long sometimes.
0:24:33 > 0:24:40- If you lost the service that clearly you... - I try not to think about that.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44- What would that mean for you? - Oh, it would be devastating for me.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46We've got to do everything that we can
0:24:46 > 0:24:50to make sure that the system not only stays, it gets better.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55If you lost the service, what would it mean to you?
0:24:55 > 0:25:00It would mean a lot, I think, really. I do look forward to them coming.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04They're not going to stop it, are they?
0:25:04 > 0:25:09The Elmbridge Meals On Wheels service clearly means a lot to the old folk
0:25:09 > 0:25:13but as cooks, we're eager to learn more about the food.
0:25:13 > 0:25:19So we've come to the kitchen to lend a hand and see how it operates.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Morning, ladies. How are you, this morning?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- Fine thank you. Lesley.- Hello, Lesley, I'm Si, how you doing?
0:25:24 > 0:25:32- Fine, thank you. - Gladys. Call me Glad...cos I'm glad all over.- Hiya.- Hiya, Julie.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- Are you the boss cook, Julie? - I am, I'm afraid, yes.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40- How many dinners a day do you do? - Meals On Wheels, it's about 40 a day.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44The girls begin work at 8:30 sharp,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47both pudding and main course must be cooked, packed
0:25:47 > 0:25:51and ready to go out on the rounds in just three hours.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- I've got Jane's hat.- Hope it fits.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Look at that. If the caps fits, Jane.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02Julie and assistant cook Lesley are two of only three part-time, paid staff in the kitchen.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05both have worked here for over 13 years.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07I've never been one for cooking.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09I just... I don't know,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12I've just never been into it until I got here.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15My husband said, "Why are you working there? You don't cook."
0:26:15 > 0:26:19It's not the most encouraging piece of news
0:26:19 > 0:26:22but our first job is to help veteran volunteer Gladys
0:26:22 > 0:26:26dish up the pud - ground rice and prunes.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28How long have you worked here, Gladys?
0:26:28 > 0:26:3018 years, now, as a volunteer.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35- I'm 86 at the end of the month. - Are you?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37I hope I look like you when I'm 86, I tell you.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- You're fit as a lop, aren't you? - Pardon?- You're fit.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- Fit as a lop, you know? - Well, I feel it.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- You look gorgeous. - That's cos I've got four sons.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50- Do they look after you, your boys? - Oh, you must be joking.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57The first lot of veg are already cooked
0:26:57 > 0:27:00but it's nearly two hours before they're due to go out.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- That's frozen veg.- It is, yeah.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06It looks like today's veg
0:27:06 > 0:27:08is coming out of the freezer in great sack-fulls
0:27:08 > 0:27:12and there's clearly not much chopping going on around here.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15That's blunt. That's as much use as a chocolate fire guard.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19That's too short. You got to have the tools of your trade, ladies.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Working on a budget of just £1.25 a meal,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24today, Julie's serving up a frozen chicken pie
0:27:24 > 0:27:28and she's knocked up a basic sausage plait.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35But we're beginning to suspect that cooking from fresh in this kitchen is a rarity.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38So, this is our fridge - four or five shelves.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Blimey, that's teeny!
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- Walk-in freezer.- Right.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- Wow, that's a big freezer, isn't it? - What've we got in here?
0:27:47 > 0:27:51We've got boxes of liver and bacon casserole, some meatballs,
0:27:51 > 0:27:55some frozen faggots. All the frozen veg. Yeah.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Cauli, peas, sprouts.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02And why is it that you'd rather buy 30 frozen backed jacket potatoes
0:28:02 > 0:28:04than buy 30...
0:28:04 > 0:28:06cos that's got to be more expensive.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Just get a sack of potatoes and stick them in the oven. What's...
0:28:09 > 0:28:14They're all identical size and weight so the portioning is much easier.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17That's interesting. You deal with a lot of frozen food
0:28:17 > 0:28:22- as opposed to fresh food in your fridge.- Yeah.- OK.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26Next door is the larder, stacked high with dried foodstuffs
0:28:26 > 0:28:28including some we'd hoped we'd seen the last of
0:28:28 > 0:28:31in the frozen ready meals we road-tested.
0:28:32 > 0:28:39- Milk powder, sponge mix...- Potato mash mix.- We do, yes.- Interesting.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41As mains are dished up,
0:28:41 > 0:28:44we're curious to sample the frozen chicken pie.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48Make sure you get some chicken. It's all slid up the end.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Do you have to hunt for it?
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- Cos there's a lot of gravy in that pie, isn't there? - Another well-packed pie.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58'Normally, we're well up for chef's perks,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01'but on this occasion, we're going in with trepidation.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04'How will it compare with the frozen ready meals?'
0:29:04 > 0:29:06That looks like a bit of cardboard.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Can't get beyond the artificial, chemically taste.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- It reminds me of when I was a kid and you used to have cheap instant soup.- Yeah.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17I mean, the cabbage, I don't know why we haven't got a head of cabbage.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20You haven't got any knives to do it.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25'These Meals On Wheels are a step up from the microwaved food,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28'but we're still hugely disappointed.'
0:29:28 > 0:29:33'Surely, the least we can give our grans and granddads are fresh, comforting meals,
0:29:33 > 0:29:36'made with a bit of love and respect?'
0:29:37 > 0:29:39What we've bitten off is pretty colossal.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43Oh, yeah. I think once we've got into it, realised there's an awful lot to it.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45There's a lot to be considered.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47It's not as simple as it first appears.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49I think there's two issues -
0:29:49 > 0:29:52one's the food and the other one is the volunteers.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56There could be a little more zip in their pip, when it comes to the food.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59But the volunteers, I think, are integral to the whole process
0:29:59 > 0:30:03I don't think dropping off packets of frozen food on a fortnightly basis
0:30:03 > 0:30:07is going to work. I think the volunteers, they bring so much to the table.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12They also save lives. It needs an awful lot of volunteers to keep the system working.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16So we're going to have to try and drum up enthusiasm for that.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26The ageing volunteer force that shore up the system in this borough can't go on for ever.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29So we're joining forces with two of the Elmbridge Golden Girls
0:30:29 > 0:30:35to drum up some new recruits, using every weapon in the council's PR armoury.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Lesley, you take the high street.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43You are going to go to the college with a load of leaflets, pass them around.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Look charming, flutter your eyelids, all that business.
0:30:46 > 0:30:47Right, here we go.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49See you later, Gloria.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Go on, get the mojo going! Fire them up with enthusiasm.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58'At the local college, Gloria sets out the council's promotional material,
0:30:58 > 0:31:02'hoping to entice the next generation of dedicated volunteers...'
0:31:04 > 0:31:09'Whilst Dave and I help Lesley set up a strategic position on the High Street.'
0:31:09 > 0:31:11- Do you know how to do this, Dave?- No.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13HE GROANS WITH EFFORT
0:31:15 > 0:31:18I think this might be why people aren't volunteering!
0:31:19 > 0:31:20Is that it?
0:31:20 > 0:31:21LESLEY LAUGHS
0:31:23 > 0:31:28There's nothing on that side, look. What happens if they come from behind?
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Oh really, we've got to do better than this.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37Can we interest you in any volunteer work?
0:31:37 > 0:31:41This is Meals On Wheels. We need volunteers once a fortnight.
0:31:41 > 0:31:42Would you do it?
0:31:42 > 0:31:44We want volunteers to deliver, but also...
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- Look, see. Don't...- Do you cook?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49No, I'm a rubbish cook.
0:31:49 > 0:31:50Do you drive?
0:31:51 > 0:31:52Excuse me...
0:31:55 > 0:31:58All the deliveries are all done by volunteers.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00What do you reckon?
0:32:00 > 0:32:01No.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Vote of confidence from the older generation(!)
0:32:10 > 0:32:16'So far on the High Street, the council's publicity material hasn't hooked a single new recruit.'
0:32:16 > 0:32:20My mum and stuff, they do a lot of volunteering, but obviously us guys,
0:32:20 > 0:32:23as the younger generation, we don't do nothing, so...
0:32:23 > 0:32:28I definitely think that the Meals On Wheels image is, like, kind of old.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33Volunteers, especially, it doesn't seem to be appealing to the young population.
0:32:33 > 0:32:39Meals On Wheels? Just, like, fast... Is it just fast food?
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Eating - I honestly don't know.
0:32:42 > 0:32:47'Si and I have left the High Street in search of richer pickings.'
0:32:49 > 0:32:50Hello, Elmbridge.
0:32:51 > 0:32:52Hello, Elmbridge.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55'At the college, the council's leaflets...
0:32:55 > 0:32:59Well, they're just not cutting the mustard with the students.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03'So 88-year-old Gloria tries a new tactic.'
0:33:03 > 0:33:09MUSIC: "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy" by Tchaikovsky
0:33:09 > 0:33:14'Now, if that doesn't attract volunteers, I don't know what will!'
0:33:15 > 0:33:18'At the train station, we're hitting the buffers.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- Can I have two minutes of your time? Would you mind?- Sorry, no.
0:33:21 > 0:33:22- No, no? Madam, no?- No. No.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24You'll need us one day.
0:33:24 > 0:33:29'Time to bring out the big guns. The council's volunteer display board.'
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- It doesn't say "Join me", does it? - No.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34That is the most depressing thing.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- That's doing us more damage than good, I think.- Yeah.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45'An hour-and-a-half later, much to her surprise,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48'our Gloria has finally got a bite at the college.'
0:33:48 > 0:33:51You can take it and...
0:33:51 > 0:33:55No, I can fill it in now, if you want. If you've got a pen, I'll fill it in now.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57That's great.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01A positive response!
0:34:02 > 0:34:03Thank you very much. Yes.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07'One more volunteer is great news, but we need a whole host of them
0:34:07 > 0:34:12'to ensure the future of Meals On Wheels in Elmbridge.'
0:34:12 > 0:34:15People are a bit reluctant to volunteer,
0:34:15 > 0:34:19cos it encroaches on their private life, I suppose.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Anybody can find a couple of hours if they want to.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25I just don't understand.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28You can get so much pleasure out of doing Meals On Wheels.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33'As the 5:15pm commuter train pulls in,
0:34:33 > 0:34:38'we're forcing our leaflets on a final wave of uninterested travellers.'
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Elmbridge needs you. The council needs you.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Meals On Wheels. Falling apart.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47- Thank you.- You're very welcome.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Meals On Wheels, volunteers to deliver.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53If you can't do it yourself, you may know somebody. We need volunteers!
0:34:53 > 0:34:57'Four people canvassing in three different locations for over two-and-a-half hours
0:34:57 > 0:35:00'has only landed us one volunteer.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04'The magnitude of what we've taken on is starting to hit home.'
0:35:04 > 0:35:07I think we're feeling a lot of pressure and responsibility
0:35:07 > 0:35:11The last thing we want is to be those blokes who did something for the telly,
0:35:11 > 0:35:14walked away and it all falls apart.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19- We can't do that.- Nah. - That's not us. That's not the way our mojo works.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22'We've got to get our thinking caps on.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27'Like all good things that fall out of favour, it's clear this 60-year-old institution
0:35:27 > 0:35:31'badly needs rebranding with a 21st-century image.'
0:35:37 > 0:35:39'In the meantime, we're desperate to find a way
0:35:39 > 0:35:46'to make today's Meals On Wheels and its values relevant to the next generation of volunteers.'
0:35:47 > 0:35:50I don't think people realise it's delivered by volunteers,
0:35:50 > 0:35:52and without them, the system will collapse.
0:35:52 > 0:35:58'For our next volunteer drive, we've left the council's pin board behind.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00'Today, we'll be deploying shock tactics.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06'We're gate-crashing lunch at a local company canteen.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11'Here, they're spoilt by fantastic, fresh-cooked food every day.'
0:36:11 > 0:36:14I think the food that they're serving here has yum factor -
0:36:14 > 0:36:16you can smell it, you can look at it.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20'But we're about to give them a taste of what we might all be facing,
0:36:20 > 0:36:23'if traditional Meals On Wheels becomes extinct -
0:36:23 > 0:36:26'the frozen, microwaveable pensioner's ready meals.'
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- Hello.- Can we interrupt your lunch for a moment?
0:36:29 > 0:36:30Of course, yeah.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Da-da-da!
0:36:33 > 0:36:38It's a steak and kidney pie, with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables.
0:36:38 > 0:36:43These are frozen meals that are delivered to the elderly people once a fortnight.
0:36:43 > 0:36:50A van turns up and offloads 14 meals, says, "Cheerio, see you in a fortnight's time", end of story.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- Look at that! What's that? - Oh, that's fat!
0:36:54 > 0:36:57I think it's pork fat. I'm not 100% sure.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03- You have to bear in mind, this is your main meal. This is as good as it gets.- Oh, this is awful!
0:37:03 > 0:37:07If those meals were delivered to your mum, OK?
0:37:07 > 0:37:10In a fortnight's supply, she has to pull it out of the freezer.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Would you be happy if she had to eat those every day?
0:37:14 > 0:37:18Not really. I think this is more what you'd get in prison, to be honest.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22Not that I've been in prison, but I imagine prisoners would get this.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25'Now we've got their attention, it's an ideal opportunity
0:37:25 > 0:37:30'for Grace and her fellow volunteers to canvas for some fresh blood.'
0:37:30 > 0:37:35The difference is, that when we turn up, every day - 365 days a year -
0:37:35 > 0:37:37we turn up with a hot meal
0:37:37 > 0:37:41and they get somebody who comes in and cares about whether they're all right.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43You know, keeps an eye on them.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47So there's a little bit of human contact as well, which is very important for old people.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50And we're lacking in volunteers.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53We can't get people to volunteer to do it.
0:37:53 > 0:37:59If there was something that you could do, to make a difference to that, would you do it?
0:37:59 > 0:38:00Yes.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02You would? You all would do it?
0:38:02 > 0:38:06OK, if we asked you for two hours of your time, every fortnight,
0:38:06 > 0:38:09to make a difference to vulnerable people's lives, would you do it?
0:38:09 > 0:38:10I would.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12- You would? OK. - Especially after eating that!
0:38:12 > 0:38:16- That's one, two, three, four, five volunteers.- Yeah.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19'Five potential volunteers isn't bad for a start.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22'While we're here, we're keen to pick the brains of head chef Jason.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26'He produces this great food for just £2 a head.'
0:38:26 > 0:38:31'But what could he do with the super-tight Elmbridge budget?'
0:38:31 > 0:38:35Just out of interest, if you had £1.25,
0:38:35 > 0:38:42could you produce 40 fresh meals out for that money?
0:38:42 > 0:38:43Yeah, easily.
0:38:43 > 0:38:44- Easily?- Not a problem.
0:38:44 > 0:38:50I've also worked in a school, where I was on 55p budget, per pupil,
0:38:50 > 0:38:54and I still produced decent food for that money.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58So £1.25, that's quite a lot anyway and you could easily do it.
0:39:00 > 0:39:05'Galvanised by eager volunteers and the knowledge that cooking great-tasting, fresh meals
0:39:05 > 0:39:11'can be achieved on a budget, we're raring to kick-start our campaign.'
0:39:11 > 0:39:15'We want to make the Elmbridge service the gold standard,
0:39:15 > 0:39:18'transforming their image, volunteer force and menus
0:39:18 > 0:39:23'into a shining example to inspire others across the UK.
0:39:23 > 0:39:29'And we want to start with what we know best - the food.'
0:39:30 > 0:39:32I think we know what we've got to do.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37- But the question is, are they up for doing it? - We'll find out.- Aye.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41Ladies, we want you to have an open mind to what we're going to say.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45The key thing is we want you to go fresh.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47It's going to mean a little bit more work,
0:39:47 > 0:39:51but we want to get you cooking again, we want to get you cooking,
0:39:51 > 0:39:52cos that's dead important.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57We want the passion for what you do and the service you offer into that food.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- Yeah.- Yeah?- Yeah. - What I think we both feel in our hearts,
0:40:00 > 0:40:03it's the personal touch with the volunteers and the cooking
0:40:03 > 0:40:06that makes all the difference in the world.
0:40:06 > 0:40:11We reckon that if we can make it the best we possibly can,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14then nobody can touch the Meals On Wheels service.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19- And that's what we want. - Sisters of Mercy, are you with us? - Oh, definitely.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Come on! Right, that's it, fives, all the way round!
0:40:21 > 0:40:25'Lesley and Julie have been cooking from frozen for donkey's years.'
0:40:27 > 0:40:32Now we want to get them cooking fresh, delicious food five days a week.
0:40:32 > 0:40:38From tomorrow, no more instant mash, custard made with dried milk powder,
0:40:38 > 0:40:42no sit down tea breaks, or frozen sprouts.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46But it's a huge ask for our freezer queens.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Yeah, we're a bit nervous and apprehensive.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53It's going to be more work, prep-wise.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Cooking should be fine, but getting everything ready on time...
0:40:56 > 0:40:58will be a challenge.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02After today's Meals On Wheels have gone,
0:41:02 > 0:41:05we want to set about transforming their menu.
0:41:05 > 0:41:12Starting with a couple of simple fresh dishes we think the old folk will love.
0:41:14 > 0:41:20You know that horrendous chicken pie that we had a taste of from that frozen thing?
0:41:20 > 0:41:24We've got our own chicken and mushroom pie. So we're going to start on that one.
0:41:24 > 0:41:29It's just full of flavour, and it's going to be packed with chicken.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32'Today's trial recipes will be tasted by a VIP panel,
0:41:32 > 0:41:36'chaired by Julie's boss, so we've had to work hard
0:41:36 > 0:41:43'to keep each meal not just tasty, but strictly within the £1.25 budget.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46'For our chicken pie, we're using cheap but tasty thighs.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49'Each portion will cost just 75 pence.'
0:41:51 > 0:41:56Now that seems a decent amount of chicken, compared to the fragments we had in that frozen pie.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59I think people are going to love this.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03'Lesley's first job is to brown off the floured, seasoned chicken.'
0:42:04 > 0:42:08The natural reaction when you put something into a pan is to move it. Don't.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12Let it seal, so you're not ripping skin off the bottom of the pan, yeah?
0:42:12 > 0:42:18'At a cost of just 19 pence, we'll be serving fresh carrots, leeks and mashed potato.
0:42:18 > 0:42:23'This kitchen hasn't seen this many fresh veg in years.'
0:42:23 > 0:42:29And honestly, our mashed potato, Julie, is like an albino rabbit that's been in a tumble dryer.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Fluffed. Fluffed! To an inch of its life, it is!
0:42:31 > 0:42:34'It's a whole new way of working for this kitchen.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38'If the girls are going to get 40-plus portions of fresh food
0:42:38 > 0:42:44'out to the old folk, we need to get them cooking confidently, meticulously and fast.'
0:42:44 > 0:42:48Just to take stock, we've got the potatoes done,
0:42:48 > 0:42:52we have the pastry made, we have the pie filling made, we have the veg prepped -
0:42:52 > 0:42:5420 minutes, that's all it's taken.
0:42:54 > 0:42:59'In times hen we're all feeling the pinch, these aren't just good Meals On Wheels recipes,
0:42:59 > 0:43:03'they'd make a great, hearty cheap lunch for anybody.'
0:43:03 > 0:43:08- Look at that.- Lovely.- Our first pie! It's a proper pie, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:43:09 > 0:43:16'We've transformed the chicken pie. Next, we're going to revolutionise Lesley's custard.
0:43:16 > 0:43:21'For the last 13 years, she's been making it with powdered milk and water.'
0:43:21 > 0:43:25You know your custard recipe? You're going, "I know me custard recipe!"
0:43:25 > 0:43:30- Yes, I know you do, but I don't care. I want you to use milk.- Yeah.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34Keep going.
0:43:34 > 0:43:35Stop.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37Right.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40Have a taste. See what the level of sugar's like.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44- Nice, eh?- Mm.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47Nearly as good as mine(!)
0:43:47 > 0:43:50- No, it is good. - It's good. Why is it good?
0:43:50 > 0:43:52Cos it's been made with proper milk.
0:43:52 > 0:43:59Yeah. Big, fat F-R-E-S-H - fresh.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03Look at me in the eyes. Tell me that you're never, ever, ever
0:44:03 > 0:44:06going to use milk powder again, when making...
0:44:06 > 0:44:08I'm never, ever going to use milk powder again.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11Give me a look at your hands, cos if you're crossing them...
0:44:11 > 0:44:12Thank you.
0:44:13 > 0:44:19'We're serving our new creamy custard with a traditional syrup and lemon sponge,
0:44:19 > 0:44:22'costing just 22 pence a portion.'
0:44:22 > 0:44:24Oh, it's like a duvet of pudding love!
0:44:28 > 0:44:30'And we're determined to make our proper mash
0:44:30 > 0:44:35'better than their favoured instant variety, by a country mile.'
0:44:35 > 0:44:39Mash in sort of butch sort of fashion.
0:44:39 > 0:44:43Because do you know what? Do you know what, you horrible little man?
0:44:43 > 0:44:47If I find a lump in that mash, you're for it! 15 press-ups.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53- That's bloody good mash.- Isn't it?
0:44:54 > 0:45:00'Waiting to pass verdict on our new, fresh lunch is our panel of exacting tasters.'
0:45:00 > 0:45:03'Julie's boss, Kim,
0:45:03 > 0:45:06'Meals On Wheels clients Mr and Mrs Phillips,
0:45:06 > 0:45:12'and a lady who's sent out more Meals On Wheels than we've had hot dinners, our Gladys.'
0:45:12 > 0:45:15Four plates. Thank you.
0:45:15 > 0:45:21'The whole meal has come in 9 pence under the £1.25 budget.
0:45:21 > 0:45:25'But have we persuaded the cooks it's been worth the extra effort?'
0:45:25 > 0:45:29The pastry is so buttery. Really short.
0:45:29 > 0:45:33- What do you think of the filling? - It tastes lovely.
0:45:33 > 0:45:38'The girls are impressed, but our sense of taste often dulls with old age.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42'If we haven't done enough to excite the panel's palates,
0:45:42 > 0:45:45'our plans to deliver the first all-fresh meals to the borough's old folk,
0:45:45 > 0:45:47'will be dead in the water.'
0:45:48 > 0:45:52Now, when we first came here, one thing we were shocked with,
0:45:52 > 0:45:56and we've brought an example, was the frozen chicken pie.
0:45:56 > 0:46:00We thought it was horrid. So we've made our chicken pie to the price.
0:46:00 > 0:46:04- Can we try that now? - Please do, Gladys.
0:46:06 > 0:46:11- What do you think, Gladys? - It's beautiful.- Yes!
0:46:11 > 0:46:16- The potato... Is there something special in the potatoes? - Just potatoes.- It's just potatoes.
0:46:16 > 0:46:21How we normally do potatoes? They're just really fresh and really light and fluffy.
0:46:21 > 0:46:26The chicken is really tender, isn't it? Very nice flavour, I must say.
0:46:26 > 0:46:29It's got lovely taste, everything. It's not bland.
0:46:29 > 0:46:31That's what it's about, giving people
0:46:31 > 0:46:35a highlight of the day, that they look forward to eating something.
0:46:35 > 0:46:38- Very nice.- I'm lost for words. No, it's gorgeous. Thank you.
0:46:38 > 0:46:42- Would you be happy if that was delivered on your Meals On Wheels? - I certainly would, yes.
0:46:42 > 0:46:46- I should say so!- Good.
0:46:46 > 0:46:47Oh, crikey!
0:46:47 > 0:46:50Izzy busy, let's get busy!
0:46:50 > 0:46:53'They love the mains, but what will they think of our pud?'
0:46:53 > 0:46:55Yes!
0:46:56 > 0:46:57I shouldn't eat this!
0:46:59 > 0:47:03- The lemon flavouring is particularly nice.- Absolutely delicious.
0:47:03 > 0:47:04Thank you.
0:47:04 > 0:47:06It just melts.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09So ladies, gentleman, what do we think overall?
0:47:09 > 0:47:14You can come anytime. Bring that along as often as you like.
0:47:14 > 0:47:18- These two lovely ladies. - They've done very well. - They have.- They've done brilliantly.
0:47:18 > 0:47:22They have done brilliantly. And I think they deserve a big round of applause.
0:47:22 > 0:47:23Thank you.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25APPLAUSE
0:47:25 > 0:47:27Fantastic, girls, really.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30Hopefully we can do a hell of a lot of good.
0:47:30 > 0:47:34It's been the first small steps forward. And it's very, very exciting.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39But is the boss really convinced?
0:47:39 > 0:47:43I thought it was fantastic. And if that's what we can produce within budget,
0:47:43 > 0:47:47then we'll definitely look at it. But the girls are under pressure,
0:47:47 > 0:47:53and getting those meals out hot and delivered to people, is one of my biggest concerns.
0:47:53 > 0:47:57BOTH: Absolutely shattered!
0:47:57 > 0:48:00It's hard to be enthusiastic when you're dead on your feet.
0:48:03 > 0:48:08Today we want Julie and Lesley to take the reins and prove to Kim
0:48:08 > 0:48:13that making Elmbridge an all-fresh Meals On Wheels service really is a realistic goal.
0:48:13 > 0:48:17But until they've done a proper run on their own, we just won't know.
0:48:19 > 0:48:23This is the big one. It's out onto the streets today.
0:48:23 > 0:48:27We've had a bit of a disaster though, which has added to the pressure.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29- Dreadful.- It's...
0:48:31 > 0:48:35- The key cook...- Julie.- Our Jules...
0:48:35 > 0:48:37Well, she's been carted off to hospital.
0:48:37 > 0:48:41Lesley is very committed to what she's doing.
0:48:41 > 0:48:43But she is as nervous as hell.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45I woke up at four o'clock thinking,
0:48:45 > 0:48:47"I'm going to be sick, I don't want to go in."
0:48:47 > 0:48:51I just... I hate it. I just really was not up for it this morning.
0:48:51 > 0:48:54It was like that. It was really bad. I come in and said to Kim,
0:48:54 > 0:48:57"I feel sick, I don't want to do this. I want to go home."
0:48:57 > 0:49:02- Hey-hey! Are you all right, Les? - Hiya.- Hello.
0:49:02 > 0:49:06- I think it's fair to say that you're focused.- Just.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09'Julie is recovering, but she needs rest,
0:49:09 > 0:49:13'so Lesley's in charge. She's got just three hours to get over 40 portions
0:49:13 > 0:49:19'of fresh chicken pie and puds prepped, cooked and ready to go.'
0:49:19 > 0:49:23- Les?- Yeah? - How many leeks do we want?
0:49:24 > 0:49:27- Erm...- 'There's no way we're going to do this without some help,
0:49:27 > 0:49:32'so Lesley's dragged in Mandy and Andrea in from the office to chop the veg.
0:49:32 > 0:49:36'It's all hands to the pumps.'
0:49:37 > 0:49:39Look at this, man. This is perfect.
0:49:39 > 0:49:43Look at that, look at Glad's browning. Brilliant, that, mate.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45I'm usually in the sink.
0:49:46 > 0:49:48I'm doing some of this now.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51It's quite exciting for me.
0:49:51 > 0:49:54'Gladys is rising to the occasion,
0:49:54 > 0:49:59'but Lesley's got her sums wrong scaling up the lemon sponge mixture.'
0:49:59 > 0:50:02Shit. Shit.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06'We only put half the flour and half the eggs in.
0:50:06 > 0:50:08'The mixture wasn't going as far as it should do.'
0:50:08 > 0:50:10A cock up!
0:50:10 > 0:50:11SHE LAUGHS
0:50:11 > 0:50:15The thing is, we keep the mistakes in the kitchen, not on the plate.
0:50:15 > 0:50:20'We've got just under 45 minutes before we've got to start plating up.'
0:50:20 > 0:50:23There's a lot to remember, doing it this way.
0:50:23 > 0:50:27'We can't keep the elderly of Elmbridge waiting.'
0:50:28 > 0:50:31It's half nine, guys. How are we doing?
0:50:31 > 0:50:36Another quarter of an hour. Got to get the puddings in.
0:50:36 > 0:50:38Slap it in...
0:50:38 > 0:50:42- and it's five minutes. And that's it. That's our pudding.- Super dupe.
0:50:42 > 0:50:47'The pies are almost ready, but before they go in the oven we need to check the boss is happy.'
0:50:47 > 0:50:50What do you think? I think that's better than before.
0:50:50 > 0:50:54Look at that. Please, God, I've made it big enough.
0:50:57 > 0:51:00- Right, they're in the oven!- Wahey!
0:51:00 > 0:51:03You know what, Lesley? It's suddenly struck me...
0:51:03 > 0:51:06if we did frozen food, it'd be so much more efficient, wouldn't it?!
0:51:06 > 0:51:08SI LAUGHS
0:51:08 > 0:51:11- It wouldn't taste as nice though, would it?- It wouldn't be as nice.
0:51:11 > 0:51:14Oh, we'd be drinking tea now!
0:51:14 > 0:51:20- Please don't drop this, please don't drop this. Number one!- Brilliant.
0:51:20 > 0:51:24These would need to be in the hot box at quarter to 11 for three quarters of an hour.
0:51:24 > 0:51:27- 50 minutes to do 40. - Yeah.- Blooming heck.
0:51:30 > 0:51:35- Sorry! - Gang, our first Meals On Wheels. It looks like a proper dinner.
0:51:37 > 0:51:41The place smells of chicken. it doesn't smell of catering.
0:51:41 > 0:51:45- It smells of home cooking in here. - Glad... don't throw that away.
0:51:45 > 0:51:49- Chef's perks. - You're nibbling on it already!
0:51:51 > 0:51:55- Right, the first pudding's out.- Have you got your puddings out again?!
0:51:55 > 0:52:00- Like a well-oiled machine here. Are these done, Kingy?- Yeah, mate.
0:52:00 > 0:52:07Today's 47 fresh Meals On Wheels, ready to go out, just in time for lunch.
0:52:07 > 0:52:10Beautiful. Beautiful!
0:52:10 > 0:52:15That's it. We were one person down, a very key person.
0:52:15 > 0:52:20- We've managed to do it. Are you proud of yourselves? - I am very proud. Proud of my team.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22- What a team. - We've done it, haven't we?
0:52:22 > 0:52:25- Yeah, we have.- Let's get the food out onto the streets!
0:52:25 > 0:52:27- Come on!- Yes!- Come on.
0:52:27 > 0:52:30I think Julie will be very proud of me, yes.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34I'm proud of myself at the minute.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37- Do you want tea or coffee? - Coffee, please, with two sugars.
0:52:37 > 0:52:41- Two sugars, chef! - Two sugars. Thank you, chef.
0:52:41 > 0:52:48'The first fresh Meals On Wheels from Elmbridge will be delivered by our old friend, Grace.'
0:52:48 > 0:52:51- Grace, I've got the boxes!- Oh, good!
0:52:51 > 0:52:54We need the boxes or else we can't deliver the food!
0:52:54 > 0:52:57You came down those stairs like a film star.
0:52:57 > 0:53:03To mark this auspicious occasion, she'll be escorted by a couple of VIPs.
0:53:03 > 0:53:07- Ooh!- Good morning, Grace. - Mr Mayor. How nice to see you.
0:53:07 > 0:53:09- How are you this morning? - I'm very well.
0:53:09 > 0:53:16The mayor and his wife add a welcome bit of bling, but what's most important here is the food.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19If the old folk of Elmbridge aren't impressed,
0:53:19 > 0:53:23big boss Kim sure as hell won't let us take this campaign any further.
0:53:23 > 0:53:26Hello. Lovely to see you.
0:53:26 > 0:53:32I think you're quite honoured. You're getting the very first one of these meals that's come out today.
0:53:32 > 0:53:36- Yeah.- It's lovely. Thank you. - Not at all. You're very welcome.
0:53:36 > 0:53:38And we'd love to hear what you think.
0:53:38 > 0:53:40Come on, lads.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44'We're praying our fresh food survives the rounds with integrity.
0:53:44 > 0:53:49'Cold chicken pie and soggy pastry won't get the old folks' seal of approval.'
0:53:49 > 0:53:50Good afternoon, sir.
0:53:50 > 0:53:54Everything is prepared from fresh. I hope you enjoy our chicken pie.
0:53:54 > 0:53:56I was hoping it might be pheasant!
0:53:56 > 0:53:58LAUGHTER
0:53:58 > 0:54:01'Well, clearly we've raised expectations!'
0:54:01 > 0:54:02DOORBELL RINGS
0:54:02 > 0:54:06'But will the new food live up to them?'
0:54:06 > 0:54:09- Hi, Mrs Wells, we've brought your lunch.- Good morning.
0:54:10 > 0:54:14Now, you've got a special meal today. It was cooked by the Hairy Bikers.
0:54:14 > 0:54:20- Was it? It should be good, then. - Yes, it should be. - They've had enough practice on TV.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23That's very nice indeed.
0:54:24 > 0:54:30Chicken pie. Knife and fork all at the ready. Yes.
0:54:30 > 0:54:36We've got a fresh Meals On Wheels lunch from Elmbridge.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39- Oh, good.- So how do you feel about that?- I'm hungry.
0:54:39 > 0:54:41Great. Let's see what you think.
0:54:45 > 0:54:48'Once they've had time to digest their thoughts,
0:54:48 > 0:54:52'we head back to get a few early reactions to the new food.'
0:54:52 > 0:54:56- Was it noticeably different? - I did, yes.- Very nice.
0:54:56 > 0:55:01- Oh, it was the leeks. That's right. - Did you like them? - Yes. I've never had leeks before.
0:55:01 > 0:55:06- Haven't you?!- No. Not, you know, not in my Meals On Wheels, no.
0:55:06 > 0:55:09The chicken and mushroom pie, the pastry was delicious.
0:55:09 > 0:55:11Thank you for what you've done.
0:55:11 > 0:55:16- I enjoyed it. - Very nice chicken and mushroom pie,
0:55:16 > 0:55:19with delicious pastry.
0:55:19 > 0:55:21I ate all of it.
0:55:21 > 0:55:23I'll give it 10 out of 10.
0:55:23 > 0:55:29'Whilst we've been out Kim's been conducting a definitive survey of her own,
0:55:29 > 0:55:32'contacting the clients to get their feedback.'
0:55:35 > 0:55:39- And what's the results? - Come on, Kim.- Are we on a winner?
0:55:39 > 0:55:41- We're on a winner.- Are we?- Yes!
0:55:41 > 0:55:44That's brilliant. That's brilliant. Really?
0:55:44 > 0:55:49They noticed there was fresh veg. And they loved it.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52They were genuinely impressed with that meal today.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56- Get in!- Excellent! - You're winning again.
0:55:56 > 0:56:00Well done, Gladys. Oh, that's fantastic.
0:56:00 > 0:56:04- Where's the girls? - This calls for...- ..a celebratione!
0:56:04 > 0:56:07You get the girls, I'll get the drink.
0:56:07 > 0:56:12- Oh, hell!- Absent friends. Can't do a toast without Julie.
0:56:12 > 0:56:14Cheers, Julie!
0:56:14 > 0:56:17We've done it, girl, we've done it!
0:56:17 > 0:56:20Lesley cannot say nowt, cos she's crying.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22- You did great, Lesley. - You did do great.
0:56:22 > 0:56:25Julie would have liked a drop of this!
0:56:25 > 0:56:26LAUGHTER
0:56:26 > 0:56:29- She would actually, yeah. - I am just so proud of you guys.
0:56:29 > 0:56:33- I am so proud. - Good.- It's the future.
0:56:33 > 0:56:37I listened to those people on the end of the phone and I heard what they said.
0:56:37 > 0:56:40- So, yeah.- Fantastic.
0:56:40 > 0:56:44'Kim has given our first steps towards going fresh her cautious seal of approval.'
0:56:44 > 0:56:46- Cheers!- Well done.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49'But we've still got a hell of a long way to go.'
0:56:51 > 0:56:54'Next time, we continue our epic quest
0:56:54 > 0:56:59'to revive traditional Meals On Wheels across the country.'
0:56:59 > 0:57:03Feed the world. I feel like Bob Geldof.
0:57:03 > 0:57:06'Can we get one of the UK's top creative agencies
0:57:06 > 0:57:10'to transform Meals On Wheels' moth-eaten image
0:57:10 > 0:57:14'into a successful 21st-century brand?'
0:57:14 > 0:57:17- Can Saatchi do better? - I can't see any creative agency
0:57:17 > 0:57:20who wouldn't want to work on such an incredible initiative.
0:57:20 > 0:57:27'Will the Elmbridge cooks be able to step up a massive gear and go fresh five days a week?'
0:57:27 > 0:57:30It is a bit of a nightmare. I am having quite a few sleepless nights.
0:57:30 > 0:57:36Got it! We are going to build the biggest Meals On Wheels in the world.
0:57:36 > 0:57:39'We'll put our reputations on the line
0:57:39 > 0:57:42'to entice an eager young army of volunteers to make Meals On Wheels
0:57:42 > 0:57:46'bigger and better than it's ever been.'
0:57:46 > 0:57:48The world's biggest Meals On Wheels!
0:57:48 > 0:57:52Free pie and cake! Take your fingers out of your ears!
0:57:52 > 0:57:56Will the local people support us? I bloody hope so.
0:57:56 > 0:58:01'For the sake of our grandparents, our parents and ourselves,
0:58:01 > 0:58:06'volunteers are desperately needed to revive Meals On Wheels right across the UK.'
0:58:06 > 0:58:09If you've been inspired to help, there's loads of ways,
0:58:09 > 0:58:11up and down the country, you can get involved.
0:58:11 > 0:58:14Just visit our website to find lots of great recipes
0:58:14 > 0:58:16and all the information you need
0:58:16 > 0:58:21if you're interested in volunteering to help older people in your area.
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