0:00:01 > 0:00:04We're the Hairy Bikers and we're riding to the rescue
0:00:04 > 0:00:07of one of our great national culinary treasures...
0:00:07 > 0:00:10meals on wheels.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10- Hello.- Hello!
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Shepherd's pie as it should be shepherd's pie.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18Since it began in World War II, this great British institution
0:00:18 > 0:00:20has never been a unified service,
0:00:20 > 0:00:24but at its height it delivered more than 34 million meals every year.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28We all assume it's going to be there for our grandparents,
0:00:28 > 0:00:30our parents and us.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31But will it?
0:00:31 > 0:00:36Over recent years, deliveries have plummeted by over a third.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41I lie in bed at night wondering what I'm going to do the next day.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Reviving it is very close to our hearts.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47From the age of eight, I cooked for my poorly mam.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49And me and my family rallied round
0:00:49 > 0:00:52to help when my mam was too ill to feed herself.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56That little bit of kindness through food means such a massive amount.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59In this series, our aim is to rally support...
0:00:59 > 0:01:02What would everyone do without the volunteers?
0:01:02 > 0:01:04The more the merrier!
0:01:04 > 0:01:07..Bring back great fresh food...
0:01:07 > 0:01:10If we can't deliver these meals on wheels once a week
0:01:10 > 0:01:13for the rest of our lives, it will be a poor do.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16..And transform meals on wheels and its image into a lean, mean
0:01:16 > 0:01:20catering machine fit to roll out across the country.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23The last thing we want is to be those two blokes who did something
0:01:23 > 0:01:26for the telly, walked away and it all falls apart.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Last time, we hit the streets of Elmbridge in Surrey,
0:01:36 > 0:01:41- 'trying to help keep their meals on wheels service afloat.' - Sign up! Feed the elderly.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44And discovered if you're big, bold and inventive enough,
0:01:44 > 0:01:47volunteers will rally to the cause.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52- I'll definitely volunteer. - To volunteer at a meals and wheels kitchen would be brilliant.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54We'll start delivering as soon as we can.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58In the kitchen, we pulled out all the stops, signing up new eager recruits...
0:01:58 > 0:02:02I'd love to go and cook for the meals on wheels. It'd be amazing.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05..To keep our delicious fresh meals on the menu...
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Melts in the mouth. That is gorgeous.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10'..And drag meals on wheels' moth-eaten image...'
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Really? We've got to do better than this...
0:02:13 > 0:02:14'..Into the modern world.'
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Come on.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Love the logo on the shirt. I just think it's great.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Meals on wheels was originally started
0:02:21 > 0:02:24by the Women's Voluntary Service to help older victims of the Blitz
0:02:24 > 0:02:29during World War II, delivering hot, tasty food to those in need.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34From those small beginnings it grew, delivering meals all over the country,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37but it's always been a bit of a hotchpotch service.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Who provides the meals, what they cost, whether you qualify
0:02:41 > 0:02:44and whether you get meals on wheels at all, it's a postcode lottery.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52In tonight's programme we're heading to Slaithwaite in West Yorkshire.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53Isn't Yorkshire great?
0:02:53 > 0:02:59Starting a brand spanking new meals on wheels service from scratch.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04But can our naked ambition...
0:03:04 > 0:03:05THEY SCREAM
0:03:05 > 0:03:08..Inspire feisty Yorkshire ladies...
0:03:08 > 0:03:11They might be wearing the trousers but they won't be saying the orders.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15..To work together to deliver a difference?
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Pork should be in the oven. Pork should be in the oven.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19I can't get them to work.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Don't cook that any more, it needs some texture.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27She's very unhappy about that. Very unhappy.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37For the past six weeks, we've been on a personal mission
0:03:37 > 0:03:38to save meals on wheels.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Now, we're facing our biggest challenge so far.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46We're in Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire,
0:03:46 > 0:03:47a bustling village of 6,000.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50It just feels like a proper community, doesn't it?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53With the shops, the butcher, baker, the candlestick makers.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56That's the old mill. It hasn't been shut down long.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58It's very imposing, isn't it?
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- Can you imagine when that was working, what this was like?- Yeah.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04It's got a great community spirit,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07but two years ago its meals on wheels was cut by the council.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09The greengrocer!
0:04:09 > 0:04:12There is now an option to purchase frozen meals,
0:04:12 > 0:04:16but the traditional, hot meals on wheels service no longer exists.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18There aren't any meals on wheels.
0:04:18 > 0:04:19They stopped them.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21And that's a year or two back.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Our plan is to help Slaithwaite start a new one,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26run entirely by volunteers.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30It was something to look forward to on a Tuesday and Thursday morning.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34But to do it, we'll have to inspire the whole community,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37reviving the Blitz spirit that first created the service...
0:04:37 > 0:04:40We don't do meals on wheels round here any more.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45'..Showing that delivering good, honest grub to our old folk is something we can and should do.'
0:04:45 > 0:04:47They were nice.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52You got pork, your stuffing, your apple sauce and baked potato
0:04:52 > 0:04:54and mashed potato. Quite enough.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00'First off, we're finding out what the old folk of Slaithwaite want
0:05:00 > 0:05:03'and what a difference meals on wheels would make.'
0:05:03 > 0:05:08Well, I'm just an old-fashioned eater - meat, potato pies, stews,
0:05:08 > 0:05:13liver and onions, like my mother used to make when we were young.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Roast beef and stuff like that, food you can enjoy.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21I like sea bass, plaice, hake, you name it.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26Beef potato pie and stew and dumplings.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- Hello, Mrs Clay.- Hello. - Hello, Fran.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35'At 90, Mrs Clay is as feisty as she's always been.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38What's your favourite thing to eat? What would you like?
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- I like a nice bit of meat.- Yeah.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42I don't like Yorkshire pudding.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Beef, I like it well-cooked and in some nice, thick gravy with not too much,
0:05:46 > 0:05:51and I like boiled potatoes and a few mashed potatoes, that's what I like.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56- But I don't like onions.- No.- Can't bear 'em.- No onions for you, then.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58I can't abide peas.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- Do you not like mushy peas? - No, I don't care for them.- Right.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04I'm not Yorkshire enough for them.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- This is all good information... - I do like a nice bit of fish.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- Yes?- My favourite fish is hake.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15A nice bit of hake and some nice new bread and butter, you've got a feast for a king.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19'Mrs Clay used to have hot meals on wheels delivered twice a week
0:06:19 > 0:06:22'but since they stopped, she relies on her daughter, Fran.'
0:06:22 > 0:06:24I come here every day because I love my mother
0:06:24 > 0:06:27and I want her to have a warm meal at least once a day.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- Yes.- Yes.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33It was a lot easier with meals on wheels, it really was.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- Would frozen meals be any good to you?- No, it wouldn't.
0:06:36 > 0:06:42She doesn't like microwaves. She blew her last one up.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46So, Fran, how much difference would it make for you
0:06:46 > 0:06:49if there was a meals on wheels service?
0:06:49 > 0:06:54It would be so nice to have meals on wheels again.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- She does need somebody to look after her. - I don't want to go into a home.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- Oh no, you're not. - Definitely don't want to go into a home.- No, why should you?
0:07:02 > 0:07:07Sitting there, like nowt on earth. I've seen them up at the home.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Just sitting...
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- Like this here. That won't do! - No.- No.- No.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15LAUGHTER
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Great.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- She can talk the hind leg off a donkey, she's brilliant.- Yeah.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28- Absolutely brilliant.- You know, meals on wheels would help.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30The old-fashioned service, somebody delivering,
0:07:30 > 0:07:31would help so much.
0:07:31 > 0:07:38How long Fran can sustain a kind of seven-day week, organising, it's all pretty nebulous, really.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41If that would keep her out of a home she doesn't want to go,
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Fran doesn't want her to, it's got to be worth it.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46'Since the service stopped, many of Slaithwaite's old folk
0:07:46 > 0:07:49'have been relying on family, friends and neighbours.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51'It's a huge commitment.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55'We've got to get this right for all of their sakes.'
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- Hello, Miss Clegg.- Hello. - I'm Dave.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Hello, Miss Clegg, I'm Si, very nice to meet you.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05If you've worked in the mill, then you're not Miss Clegg,
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- you're Hilda.- OK.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09To everybody.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12'Hilda is a spirited 95-year-old
0:08:12 > 0:08:15'but arthritis means she can't cook for herself anymore.'
0:08:15 > 0:08:20So, what do you do then, for your daily meal? What happens to you?
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Well, I've been very fortunate that the lady across the road,
0:08:24 > 0:08:28she keeps bringing me meals in.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33- When you can't cook at all, it's really nice.- Yeah.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Because I don't know what I should do.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- It would be a matter of these frozen ones.- Yes.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45You know, if Dave and I managed to resurrect the traditional meals on wheels service,
0:08:45 > 0:08:49would you like us to deliver you a hot meal, maybe once a week?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52After the first one, I'll tell you better,
0:08:52 > 0:08:55because it depends on whether I like the first one.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56Fair enough!
0:08:56 > 0:08:59'To get traditional meals on wheels back,
0:08:59 > 0:09:02'we're not going to lobby the council in these cash-strapped times,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05'but get the community to pull together.'
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Oh, my God!
0:09:10 > 0:09:11Oh, crumbs.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14'We put out the call for local volunteers
0:09:14 > 0:09:16'who were prepared to take on this immense challenge...'
0:09:16 > 0:09:18God, they're going to be a handful.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22'..and got more than we bargained for!' Cor!
0:09:22 > 0:09:24This band of spunky Yorkshire business ladies
0:09:24 > 0:09:27are certainly not the shy, retiring types.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32Hello, I'm Sallyanne Green
0:09:32 > 0:09:36and I was Miss January in the Slaithwaite naked calendar.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41I'm Trisha Boden and I'm Miss August on the Slaithwaite calendar.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46'But they're perfect for us, they've got volunteering form.'
0:09:46 > 0:09:49I organise charity events, big ones.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51'Last year, they got their kits off for a good cause,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54'raising over £1,000 for a local hospice.'
0:09:54 > 0:09:59People were coming through the door saying, I don't think I'm going to do this, I think I'll go.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00And then we just did it.
0:10:00 > 0:10:07Wasn't hard work, really. Because we were all up for a glass of wine and looking good naked.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12A guy came up to me and he says, I've seen your calendar. I said, have you?
0:10:12 > 0:10:16He says, yeah, fantastic legs! Legs?!
0:10:16 > 0:10:17LAUGHTER
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Biggest boobs in Slaithwaite, and I got legs?!
0:10:20 > 0:10:22They've got bags of passion and more oomph
0:10:22 > 0:10:25than you can shake a stick at - just what we need.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28We talked about the passion, and it is about the community,
0:10:28 > 0:10:33it is about, you know, our belief in where we live.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38We're going to be surrounded by a cornucopia of love and loveliness!
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- Hello, girls!- Hello! - Good to see you!
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Well, if you lot can't start meals on wheels in Slaithwaite,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- nobody can, can they?- Exactly!
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Are you October?
0:10:50 > 0:10:54'We need to inspire our new volunteers to fundraise,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57'cook and deliver hot meals once a week for years to come.'
0:10:57 > 0:10:59What we have to concentrate on, in our view,
0:10:59 > 0:11:01you've got to cook fresh.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05You've got to cook it on a budget and we can help you achieve that.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08'It can't just be a flash in the pan, because we want to prove
0:11:08 > 0:11:13'meals on wheels has a real, viable future in 21st-century Britain.'
0:11:13 > 0:11:17The original meals on wheels service was delivered by volunteers,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20so the elderly person had contact with the outside world.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24You are the link to people that are very vulnerable and very isolated.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29Let's just keep focused on what we actually need to do.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33We need to get a fresh meal once a week delivered hot.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Based on volunteers.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Based on volunteers. Let's just concentrate on that.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Then let it grow.- Exactly.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Let it grow and grow into its own skin.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- So, sisters, are you up for it? - ALL: Yes!- Come on!
0:11:49 > 0:11:52'Our new volunteers have definitely got the enthusiasm,
0:11:52 > 0:11:56'but to ensure they understand what they're taking on,
0:11:56 > 0:12:00'we're leaving one of them behind, alone, in a flat.'
0:12:00 > 0:12:01You've got her phone, haven't you?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Yeah, I have. And the thing is,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06she's a mega-busy lady, which is why we picked her.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10'We're going to isolate Julie, Miss February, for 48 hours,
0:12:10 > 0:12:14'so she can experience what it's like for many of our older folk,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17'without the vital contact that meals on wheels provides.'
0:12:17 > 0:12:20She's got to keep her gob shut and not talk to anybody in 48 hours.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23There's her phone, her businesses are running themselves.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25She owns a salon, she's a hairdresser,
0:12:25 > 0:12:30so you can imagine being deprived of that human contact is like hell for her.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Which is why we think meals on wheels is so important,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36because it's not just food, it's about human contact.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40So, we'll see how Julie is after this 48 hours.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47So, here we go. Half-past nine, heaven help me.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50'Julie has a supply of food to last the experiment,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53'but she's not allowed to leave her apartment,
0:12:53 > 0:12:57'use the phone, the internet, or have any contact whatsoever.'
0:12:57 > 0:13:00I don't want it to sound doom and gloom but...
0:13:00 > 0:13:02it is weird.
0:13:02 > 0:13:08Julie is a people person. She likes people during the day and the night.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12I don't think there's ever a night she stops in.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15She struggles to sit quietly. I've never seen her sit quietly.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21It's making me feel empty, to be honest.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24And deflated.
0:13:24 > 0:13:30A recent survey estimates that around 300,000 older people in the UK
0:13:30 > 0:13:33go up to a month without speaking to family or neighbours.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35With a rapidly aging population,
0:13:35 > 0:13:39this dire situation is only getting worse.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44They do forget old people. They think when they get old, that's it.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46They're old. Why worry?
0:13:46 > 0:13:51Julie has spent her first night in isolation and it's not going well.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54I heard a car door shut,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57the train went past,
0:13:57 > 0:14:04saw two people walking their dogs and those sounds were nice.
0:14:06 > 0:14:15I've got to face the rest of the day and night to keep my mind active.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22I just can't wait to get out of here.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24I just can't wait.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29I can't wait to see people and give them a big hug and kiss.
0:14:39 > 0:14:4248 hours in and we're riding to the rescue of our human guinea pig.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48I bet she's going off her head.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50She will be. Without a phone?
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- That mobile phone's been going like a good one, hasn't it?- I'll say!
0:14:53 > 0:14:55She's got 72 missed calls!
0:14:55 > 0:14:59'Time to find out if our experiment has brought home to Julie
0:14:59 > 0:15:02'how vital the personal touch meals on wheels delivers is.'
0:15:02 > 0:15:07- Aaah!- Hello, darling! - Come in! It's people!
0:15:07 > 0:15:09THEY LAUGH
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Oh, it's people!
0:15:13 > 0:15:15It's killed me!
0:15:15 > 0:15:16We've got something for you.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Have you got something for me? What?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- I brought your phone.- Yes! Yes!
0:15:22 > 0:15:29I'm really busy in my life, and now I'm thinking so differently
0:15:29 > 0:15:41because I'd feel so rejected and hurt and lonely to think that nobody bothered about me.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- Come here, quick!- You been OK?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- I'm shocked!- She's alive.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER
0:15:52 > 0:15:57'I think we made our point to Julie and the rest of the team.'
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Now I am so passionate about it.
0:16:01 > 0:16:07Come hell or high water we will do this. We will do it. Definitely.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11Using the isolation experiment
0:16:11 > 0:16:14to show our irrepressible Yorkshire lasses
0:16:14 > 0:16:18how important the delivery aspect of meals and wheels is worked a treat.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Thank you, darling.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Now, we need to start training them
0:16:22 > 0:16:27to take on the immense challenge of organising and cooking the meals.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Using shock tactics is clearly the way forward,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32so we're getting them to do a dummy run.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Today, you'll be cooking lunch for 12 monks in a monastery.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40Woooo!
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Oh, no!
0:16:43 > 0:16:46They're used to fantastic, freshly cooked food.
0:16:46 > 0:16:54'Consistently serving up delicious hot meals week in, week out is no mean feat.'
0:16:54 > 0:16:58At 1:00pm, Father George leads the monks in to eat.
0:16:58 > 0:17:011:00, that's your cut off.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02You'd better crack on.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07Our ladies, who're used to running their own businesses and getting their own way,
0:17:07 > 0:17:11are going to have to learn to work together as an efficient team.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16I don't want crappy mashing potatoes. There you go.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21To successfully start a new service, they must be super organised.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Two kilos of the best mashing potatoes.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28But they're determined to make a difference in their community,
0:17:28 > 0:17:32so they're throwing themselves into our training exercise with gusto.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- We don't need a whole fillet for one person.- No, no, no.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41We're getting them to cook pork for mains and brandy snaps for pud,
0:17:41 > 0:17:44and they've got just three hours.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46It's meals on wheels at full throttle.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Quarter past ten. No pressure.
0:17:50 > 0:17:5212 sage leaves.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55There's nothing as fractious as a hungry monk!
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Been on his knees since 6:30am.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Experienced chef Pam, who co-owns the local wine bar,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04is driving the team forward.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07We need to crack on! We haven't got much time! Come on!
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Mirfield Monastery, home to an order of Anglican monks,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18is a 30-minute drive away.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22We're headed for the front door to meet head honcho, Father George.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26The ladies are on schedule and going through the tradesman's entrance
0:18:26 > 0:18:28to get cracking in the kitchen.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- Hello, George. Pleased to meet you. - Pleased to meet you.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- Thank you very much for having us here.- Nice to meet you.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40- What a wonderful place.- We've been here for over 100 years, part of the Church of England.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43You have quite a reputation for good food as well, don't you?
0:18:43 > 0:18:49We aim to live simply but Ben, our cook, is so good that we do better than we deserve.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Today's going to be a crucial test for the ladies...
0:18:55 > 0:18:59We have a rule. We have to eat cheerfully what is set before us. That's how it is.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02..because when it comes to delivering real meals next week,
0:19:02 > 0:19:05there'll be no room for mistakes.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Let's just shut it down, split our ingredients, and we'll know what we're doing.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12They're already playing to their strengths.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Pam takes charge of the main course, and Janice,
0:19:14 > 0:19:20who owns the local cafe and is an expert with all things sweet, is organising the pud.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23I'm so confident. Not only are we going to do it,
0:19:23 > 0:19:26it's going to taste wonderful, look wonderful,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29and be presented in a really nice way.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34But not all the ladies are dab hands in the kitchen.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- Janice... does that?- Oh! - Don't say that!
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Don't over-whip. That's perfect.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46It's going to be for brandy snaps, I think. I don't know!
0:19:46 > 0:19:47Just doing as I'm told!
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Is there any technique involved?
0:19:52 > 0:19:58Load it all in. Don't break your cream down. You know how to fold.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- What's folding mean?- I'll show you.
0:20:00 > 0:20:06Oh, dear! It's already got too many inexperienced bodies in the kitchen.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09But the next problem to crack is logistics -
0:20:09 > 0:20:14transporting the meals to the monks' dining room which is at the other end of the campus.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16That's all right, isn't it?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Stick an engine on that. Vroom!
0:20:21 > 0:20:23And they haven't accounted for this wheels bit
0:20:23 > 0:20:26in their plan for serving up the monks' meal at 1:00pm.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28It's a schoolgirl error.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Janice, we've just been and done the route, so we know where we're going.
0:20:32 > 0:20:38We have to leave with the trolley at 12:30 so we're half an hour off.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42We're not happy about that.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Can somebody find me the clingfilm, please?
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Pam knows it's now 12:30. She's very unhappy about that.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- Very unhappy that it all has to be ready for 12:30.- OK.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58It's crucial meals on wheels are delivered hot and on time,
0:20:58 > 0:21:02and with half an hour less than they thought, the pressure's on.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04I hope these turn out.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Pork should be in the oven, pork should be in the oven.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16'The brandy snaps are on a wing and a prayer...
0:21:18 > 0:21:22'..and the stuffed pork fillet wrapped in bacon should be browned before it's roasted,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25'but, with time ticking, the ladies are cutting corners.'
0:21:25 > 0:21:30Spread them out so you get some heat down the side of them. That's it.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33They're nowhere near. They've got to change colour.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Just think what a brandy snap looks like. You want that colour.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40It doesn't look like brandy snap to me. It looks like plop.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44'Our challenge is proving a real wake up call for the ladies.
0:21:44 > 0:21:50'They're realising enthusiasm alone won't deliver a difference to Slaithwaite's old folk.'
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Don't do that. Put those in the bottom of the oven,
0:21:53 > 0:21:57and if you get caught short, we can sprinkle it and call it crackling.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01'Janice's first batch of brandy snaps are beyond divine intervention.'
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Can I have somebody to help me in here, please?
0:22:04 > 0:22:08'Finally, Pam is starting to dish up the mains, ready for transport.'
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Butter! Pat!
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Don't cook that any more. It needs some texture.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20'At last the main course is ready to go into the hot box.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22'But there's a snag.'
0:22:22 > 0:22:23I can't get these in.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- It won't go in that way. - Do it longways.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27I'll get rid of these.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Five minutes to half past!
0:22:33 > 0:22:35I can't get these in.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41I can't them to work. There's two big tins to go in yet.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48With moments to spare, Sallyanne and Jean make the 1:00 deadline.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55It's judgement time for our business ladies' first meals on wheels.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01Luckily for them, the monks are duty-bound to eat what they're served with a smile.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05- This looks interesting, doesn't it?- Yes.
0:23:08 > 0:23:14Trying to discover what is in the different things. I don't know.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- More elaborate than we would normally have.- Yes, very posh for us.
0:23:21 > 0:23:28- It's been well mashed.- There are a lot of them. How many?- 12.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Watch them brandy snaps!
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Turn it upside down and peel it off while it's hot.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46- Tell me when.- Right. - That's it. A bit more, I think.
0:23:46 > 0:23:4813 girls. It's not working.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50A bit more chocolate.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53We can't all do it every week cos it's crazy.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Oh, yes. Not too tough.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08Janice was struggling with the brandy snaps, so we had to keep re-doing them.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12Some were a bit chewy, so... we'll see. I'm not happy, really.
0:24:12 > 0:24:18Trying to stay out of each other's way. A bit of panic, I'll admit.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23It's been a rude awakening for the ladies and us.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28- Mmm.- They should be called brandy shrapnel.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32It was the apple. I couldn't believe that big pot of apples and cider.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- It looked like vomit.- It was like the back of a Somerset pub.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40It was very dodgy at one moment to say the least.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46- Well?- I think it might have knocked the cockiness out of them.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- I think it has, which is a good thing.- Yep.- It's a good thing.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Don't want to knock their enthusiasm and I don't think you could do that.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Our challenge has focused the ladies' minds.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02If the Slaithwaite meals on wheels dream is to become a reality,
0:25:02 > 0:25:06they've got to get organised, and for some of the group,
0:25:06 > 0:25:10there are personal reasons they don't want to fail.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15My grandma passed away two years ago and she was my be all and end all.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20Taught me to cook. I miss her a great deal and she'd love this.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22I'd always turn up with something for her to eat.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25For Slaithwaite's old folk,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28a hot meal with a smile would mean the world.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32I like something tasty and I don't care what I eat.
0:25:32 > 0:25:37There comes a day you can't do these things but sometimes we get some help out of it.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Some people never see anybody week in and week out, do they?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43The older, they never see anybody.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48It's like my grandad. I feel really bad now.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53But he loved the meals on wheels.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57I feel like I've missed part of my grandad.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Janice and the rest of the women know that good food
0:26:00 > 0:26:03and great company is the perfect way
0:26:03 > 0:26:05to show their old folks that they're not forgotten.
0:26:05 > 0:26:11You go and think you're on a slag heap sort of thing.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Our ladies are a group of normal women
0:26:14 > 0:26:17who really want to make a difference in their community,
0:26:17 > 0:26:19so we need to get them back on track.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29In just three days, we're aiming to deliver our first meals on wheels.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32We've got no shortage of volunteers and enthusiasm,
0:26:32 > 0:26:37but there are some vital practicalities that need sorting.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39We need a kitchen and the finances for the food.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43It's crunch time now. To move this on, we need to hit the specifics.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45They need to have thought about it, organised it,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48cos the project must move on. We've got less than a week.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52The mayhem in the monastery shows the importance of set roles.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Pam and Janice are the most experienced chefs, so they're in charge of cooking.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59The pressure will be on you to start with, Pam.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03- There's no other people that can do it.- It's not pressure.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08'Next, we need our best talkers to deliver the meals and have a good natter with the old folk.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09'And there's no shortage here.'
0:27:09 > 0:27:12My role is sitting down and talking to the old people.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Like Pat, chatting to the old folk.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17- That's delivering?- Yes.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22You've taken responsibility of getting those meals out as quickly as you can and as hot
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- without neglecting the social side of what you're doing.- Absolutely.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29'It's a huge challenge to ensure the new service will run and run,
0:27:29 > 0:27:32'and finance is crucial, so Julie's our woman.'
0:27:32 > 0:27:36It's got to be viable. It's got to work. It's got to be going on.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Is money going to come from fresh air?
0:27:39 > 0:27:43But we do some fundraising, get X amount of pounds in the kitty,
0:27:43 > 0:27:47let's say a grand, we've got a mini-bank.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49'And we need a great organiser.'
0:27:49 > 0:27:54Somebody needs to get a street map with little flags.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55CHEERING
0:27:57 > 0:28:00- There's nothing on it yet. - So you are head of logistics.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02'The other crucial component is image.'
0:28:02 > 0:28:05This is the logo. Meals on wheels - deliver a difference.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09The strap line, "Deliver a difference", is a strong one.
0:28:09 > 0:28:15The "meals on wheels" looks like a cooking pot but also like a van.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19This is it. This is the logo because we need a national identity.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25It could be fragmented around the country. That's been a problem.
0:28:25 > 0:28:31'Our dream is that groups all over the country will take on the new logo and personalise it.'
0:28:31 > 0:28:35We're hoping that the identity can go national.
0:28:35 > 0:28:41If you or you and a group of friends think you can make a difference in your community
0:28:41 > 0:28:44and want to help older people, go to the BBC website to find out more.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52The first step in setting up a new meals on wheels service
0:28:52 > 0:28:55is getting somewhere to cook,
0:28:55 > 0:29:00and we think we know the perfect place. But because we're providing meals to the public,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Kim, one of the local council's environmental health officers,
0:29:03 > 0:29:05has to make sure it's up to scratch.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09The worry is that if she goes "No",
0:29:09 > 0:29:11then the big problem that we've got
0:29:11 > 0:29:14is that we don't have a meals-on-wheels service.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- So we don't know whether she'll be for us or against us.- Exactly.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18It's quite a big meeting, really.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Hello, Kim.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21Hiya. Hello. Nice to meet you.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- Hello, I'm Si. Nice to meet you. - Hi, Si.- Hello, I'm Dave.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Hi, Dave. Hiya. Nice to meet you.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Have you heard about what we want to do, working with the ladies here.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33I have it, yes, and I just think it's a fantastic idea.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- A lovely, lovely project.- You're up for the project from the start?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39I think it's great that you just contacted us.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41You know, we are enforcement officers,
0:29:41 > 0:29:43but, you know, we're here to help.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44'Wow, it looks like
0:29:44 > 0:29:47'we've started to get the whole community fired up.'
0:29:47 > 0:29:49'Sallyanne, who owns a centre
0:29:49 > 0:29:51'for young adults with learning difficulties
0:29:51 > 0:29:54'has volunteered their kitchen.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56'But will it pass muster?'
0:29:56 > 0:29:59So this is the kitchen that we use to serve breakfast in the morning.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- Right.- And to serve lunch.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03How many lunches do you do?
0:30:03 > 0:30:0615 a day.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10And could you mesh in the meals-on-wheels service
0:30:10 > 0:30:12with the food and the business you're doing as well?
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Would the two be able to work together?
0:30:14 > 0:30:16I wouldn't see that as a problem
0:30:16 > 0:30:19and we've got another kitchen at the side.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22We don't know if it would be suitable, that's why you're here.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Well, that's exactly it, Sally,
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- and that's why Kim's here to advise us as well.- Yeah.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30This looks great. You've got a separate wash-hand basin
0:30:30 > 0:30:32which you have to have, by law, in any kitchen.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- So that's for your-hand wash. - Yeah, hand-wash only.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Great, you've got a sink - in fact, a double sink, even better.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Two fridges, two cookers
0:30:41 > 0:30:44and the space for the flow as well - from raw to cooked,
0:30:44 > 0:30:46to service to packing, to...
0:30:46 > 0:30:49You can make it as a flow around the kitchen
0:30:49 > 0:30:53and then get the food out hot as soon as you can.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56It's tiled, it's easily cleanable and washable, it's great.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58It's perfect.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- Back of the net! - THEY LAUGH
0:31:00 > 0:31:02'Kim from the council,
0:31:02 > 0:31:04'and Pam, who's going to be one of our lead cooks,
0:31:04 > 0:31:05'are both happy.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07'We've found our kitchen!'
0:31:11 > 0:31:14It's no good starting a meals-on-wheels service
0:31:14 > 0:31:17if you haven't got anybody to deliver them to.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Our Slaithwaite ladies' plan is to start by delivering meals to 12 people,
0:31:20 > 0:31:22and once they've found their feet,
0:31:22 > 0:31:24and if the demand is there,
0:31:24 > 0:31:26they'll expand.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28So, they're hitting the phones...
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Hiya, it's Janice from Vanilla Bee.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32..spreading word around town
0:31:32 > 0:31:37and knocking on doors to finalise their first 12 recipients.
0:31:37 > 0:31:38What about Tony?
0:31:38 > 0:31:39He's a very poorly man now.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Hello, darling, are you OK?
0:31:41 > 0:31:42Yes, thank you.
0:31:42 > 0:31:43Oh, good.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46It's a long time since meals on wheels operated.
0:31:46 > 0:31:47Yes. Yes, it is.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49What's your share in it?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52My share is the enjoyment I get out of coming here
0:31:52 > 0:31:55and having a good chat with you.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57THEY LAUGH
0:31:57 > 0:32:01Right, so there's a couple of gents that you've got in mind for me?
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Oh, that's fantastic.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06And it's not long before overwhelming demand
0:32:06 > 0:32:09forces the girls to up their first delivery round
0:32:09 > 0:32:11from 12 to 15.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Aha!
0:32:13 > 0:32:14Two!
0:32:14 > 0:32:19It just goes to show how ready Slaithwaite's elderly residents are
0:32:19 > 0:32:20for the return of delicious hot meals
0:32:20 > 0:32:22delivered with a smile and a natter.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Next problem to crack -
0:32:28 > 0:32:31how to transport the meals to the old folk.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Our meals-on-wheels dry run at the monastery
0:32:34 > 0:32:37highlighted two key food elements for the ladies -
0:32:37 > 0:32:39presentation and heat.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- How are you? Are you all right? - Very well, thank you.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45'Heather, who owns a local boutique, and Sallyanne,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48'are determined to make their new service the best it can be,
0:32:48 > 0:32:51'so we're road-testing four different containers.'
0:32:51 > 0:32:53It's got to get there, and get there in good nick.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55'To make it a real challenge,
0:32:55 > 0:32:59'we've deliberately chosen dishes that are difficult to transport.'
0:32:59 > 0:33:02We've got some mince with dumplings, so we've got gravy,
0:33:02 > 0:33:06dumplings, some mashed potato and peas.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- The peas roll about, you see. - Yeah, they do!
0:33:09 > 0:33:11And for pudding, we want a fragile pudding,
0:33:11 > 0:33:13so we've got lemon meringue pie.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- Oh, gosh!- So these are the four options that we've got.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19'First, a specialised food tray,
0:33:19 > 0:33:22'followed by the classic takeaway container we all know and love.'
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Cheap, disposable.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26This one, this is really interesting.
0:33:26 > 0:33:27This is a tiffin box,
0:33:27 > 0:33:29this is what they use in India.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32The beauty of it is, it's insulated.
0:33:32 > 0:33:33It will transport,
0:33:33 > 0:33:37but we are going to have to take it to pieces for the client.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40'The Tiffin tins aren't disposable, so there'll be extra washing up.'
0:33:40 > 0:33:43So the last one is the plate service.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Now, it's a cover and a plate.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46Quite a deep plate,
0:33:46 > 0:33:48so it stops it sloshing about.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51'The plate option, at around £5 per meal
0:33:51 > 0:33:54'and the Tiffin tin at £20, represent a big upfront cost,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56'but they're reusable.'
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Right.
0:33:58 > 0:33:59'It's not totally scientific,
0:33:59 > 0:34:02'but to find out how good the different containers are
0:34:02 > 0:34:03'at retaining heat,
0:34:03 > 0:34:06'we're taking the temperature before packing them up.'
0:34:06 > 0:34:0768... No, 75.80!
0:34:07 > 0:34:09That's one hot dumpling.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19'Then our two budding delivery drivers are hitting the road.'
0:34:19 > 0:34:20- Good luck!- Thanks.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Go on!
0:34:22 > 0:34:23Sallyanne!
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- Beep 'em! - HORN BEEPS
0:34:25 > 0:34:29'To test the containers to the max, we've devised a 40-minute round-trip
0:34:29 > 0:34:31'up and down the Yorkshire hills and over cobbles.'
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Obviously we want to try and get the food to be delivered
0:34:34 > 0:34:36so it actually looks nice,
0:34:36 > 0:34:38because that's part of it.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43I dread to think what's happened to all the peas.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45They've probably rolled all over the bottom of the box.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Once the service is up and running, the ladies delivering meals
0:34:50 > 0:34:51will have to volunteer
0:34:51 > 0:34:53between one and two hours every fortnight,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56with the cooks devoting a morning.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00I'm going to be very, very anxious when these things come out of here.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02And I've got to reverse up...
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Heather says.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06She's joking, isn't she?
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Oh, my God!
0:35:09 > 0:35:10Well, I can't reverse up!
0:35:13 > 0:35:14But to deliver the food hot,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17they have to learn to follow simple routes.
0:35:17 > 0:35:24I've no idea. I'm so sorry, but I was told I could turn round here.
0:35:24 > 0:35:25- Go back up the hill.- Yes.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28And there's a lane goes off to your left, behind the cottages.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30I'm dreadful about directions
0:35:30 > 0:35:33and when I ask people for directions
0:35:33 > 0:35:35I only remember the first thing, I forget everything else.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38I haven't got a satnav.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Very worried now.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Here they come.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- With their cartons of fragments. - Oh, no!
0:35:45 > 0:35:47You can smile(!)
0:35:52 > 0:35:55'Time to find out how our four containers have fared.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58'The food tray has kept the dish looking pretty good.'
0:35:58 > 0:36:02I'm going to probe the dumpling on the carton one.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06It's scratching away at around 48 degrees.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11'It's not done badly, but they started out at 80 degrees, so they've lost quite a bit of heat.'
0:36:11 > 0:36:14'Next, the takeaway.'
0:36:14 > 0:36:17I couldn't serve that potato - look at it.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18And where's the peas gone?
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Did you put peas in?
0:36:20 > 0:36:22SHE CHUCKLES
0:36:22 > 0:36:24That dumpling's 46.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26'So far, on looks and temperature,
0:36:26 > 0:36:29'the food tray has performed the best.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32'Our third contender is the covered plate.'
0:36:32 > 0:36:36I just want to show you the state of this one.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37That is horrible.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41You're never going to possibly serve that to anybody.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Yes, that's a car-crash lemon meringue.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46'Enough said. Lastly, the tiffin tin.'
0:36:46 > 0:36:51This actually keeps all your food, hopefully, nice and separate.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54'The food looks good, but has it retained the heat?'
0:36:56 > 0:36:58'These dumplings are the hottest by far.'
0:36:58 > 0:37:02So in terms of heat, which is mega-important,
0:37:02 > 0:37:03the tiffin box wins.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06'All this probing's making me hungry.'
0:37:06 > 0:37:11Although it looks like it's been dropped from a very large height,
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- that lemon meringue pie's mega. - THEY LAUGH
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- Brilliant, man. - Have you eaten that?- He has!
0:37:16 > 0:37:19The tiffin tins have it.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21But at £20 a pop and with ingredients to buy,
0:37:21 > 0:37:25we need to start turning our minds to fund-raising.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31'The ladies are planning to spend around £3 per meal on ingredients,
0:37:31 > 0:37:35'so to deliver a massive difference to 15 old folk in the village,
0:37:35 > 0:37:40'it's only going to cost a paltry £45 a week.'
0:37:40 > 0:37:42'But the ladies need a fighting fund
0:37:42 > 0:37:44'to get the new service up and running.'
0:37:44 > 0:37:47'And We've come up with a plan to help.'
0:37:47 > 0:37:49I tell you, it's going to work.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51It is. We've come up with a genius idea.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53We've got to raise some money quickly
0:37:53 > 0:37:55for the ladies of Slaithwaite.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58They had a great idea with a calendar. We think we can top it.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02'Anything our game Slaithwaite lasses can do, we can do too.'
0:38:02 > 0:38:05MUSIC: "Sexy Boy" by Air
0:38:13 > 0:38:14How do you want us, Gaz?
0:38:14 > 0:38:18'We're hoping our scheme will raise about £1,000.'
0:38:18 > 0:38:20OK, guys. That's it, straight down the lens.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24Do you want to take your hand off your helmet? That's it, good.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28'That'll be enough to buy the tiffin tins,
0:38:28 > 0:38:31'cover basic start-up costs,
0:38:31 > 0:38:34'and help buy ingredients for the first two and a half months.'
0:38:34 > 0:38:35Good. Lovely.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40'The ladies can then put into practice their own fund-raising ideas,
0:38:40 > 0:38:44'making sure their service carries on delivering for years to come.'
0:38:44 > 0:38:45She didn't bat an eyelid!
0:38:45 > 0:38:50That's what I like about Yorkshire - it's an accepting community.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Now, girls. We need some money, don't we?
0:38:55 > 0:38:59- ALL: Yes!- Well, we've been inspired by you, haven't we, Dave?
0:38:59 > 0:39:00THE WOMEN CHEER
0:39:03 > 0:39:05THEY SCREAM
0:39:07 > 0:39:11Ladies, two styles are available.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14One with our helmets
0:39:14 > 0:39:16and the one without.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20We're going to flog them, 15 quid each, and see what happens.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23THEY CHEER
0:39:24 > 0:39:26That's a medium, no helmet.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Darling?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- What size do you want? - You've mixed them up.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32I can't find a small.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36I tell you what, give us two if you're struggling.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Keep the change.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Extra-large. With helmet or without?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- With helmet, I think. - Here you are, my love.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46The meals-on-wheels appeal.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48They got naked!
0:39:48 > 0:39:50You get your money out.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54A small with the helmet. You get the skull and crossbones and everything.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- A large signed on, please. - Yes, certainly.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- Large with helmet?- Yes, please.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- Can I have mine signed, please?- Aye.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05THEY LAUGH
0:40:05 > 0:40:06Right, where?
0:40:06 > 0:40:07One there and one there, please.
0:40:07 > 0:40:08Oh, happy days.
0:40:12 > 0:40:13- Thank you!- Thank YOU, Amber.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20One medium T-shirt left!
0:40:20 > 0:40:23One left!
0:40:23 > 0:40:2680, 90...
0:40:29 > 0:40:30900.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33'With just a couple of hours' work and a bit of ingenuity,
0:40:33 > 0:40:37'we've hit our target and raised nearly a grand.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40'Plus, we've got the whole village talking,
0:40:40 > 0:40:43'creating just the kind of buzz and support we need.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45'The only thing that's taken a hit
0:40:45 > 0:40:47'is our dignity.'
0:40:52 > 0:40:55With only a couple of days to go before the first delivery,
0:40:55 > 0:40:57the ladies have got most of the red tape in hand,
0:40:57 > 0:40:59setting up a bank account
0:40:59 > 0:41:03and dealing with the Criminal Records Bureau checks, or CRBs.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07Now we desperately need to pin down what's going on the first menu.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Our whole philosophy is about getting all the community involved,
0:41:11 > 0:41:14so to choose the main course and pud
0:41:14 > 0:41:17we've hit on an idea of holding a recipe competition.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21'People are digging out favourite family recipes,
0:41:21 > 0:41:24'going to great lengths foraging for sweet dock leaves and young nettle tips,
0:41:24 > 0:41:27'to make traditional Yorkshire specialities.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30'And the chef from the monastery is getting in on the act too,
0:41:30 > 0:41:34'with his famous faggots, beloved by the monks.'
0:41:34 > 0:41:38Oh, look at those little gorgeous bundles of love!
0:41:38 > 0:41:41'And we can't resist the competition either.'
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Our hope is that if we do a parkin
0:41:43 > 0:41:45that will remind the old folks
0:41:45 > 0:41:48of what good parkin used to be like,
0:41:48 > 0:41:49they're going to love it.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52'So we're putting in a pud we know will knock their socks off.'
0:41:52 > 0:41:57You may be thinking that looks rather thin sitting in that tin,
0:41:57 > 0:42:00but it's going to rise and puff up with genuine Yorkshire pride.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06'Our first meals-on-wheels delivery is fast approaching
0:42:06 > 0:42:09'and we're holding our recipe competition
0:42:09 > 0:42:10'in the brass band hall.'
0:42:10 > 0:42:13'Slaithwaite's finest cooks have brought along their dishes,
0:42:13 > 0:42:15'here to do their bit and all hoping
0:42:15 > 0:42:18'to win the honour of having them served on the first delivery.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22'The car park's heaving.' There's loads here. Magic.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Come on! Let's have them!
0:42:26 > 0:42:29'We've pulled together a discerning panel of judges.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32'Janice and Sallyanne, representing the business ladies,
0:42:32 > 0:42:35'and pensioners Hilda and Stewart.'
0:42:35 > 0:42:37- When you taste the food...- Yeah.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39..just think one to ten.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Ten for very good, one for crap.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43THEY LAUGH
0:42:43 > 0:42:44One for not very nice.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46You can't say "crap" to Hilda!
0:42:46 > 0:42:48That's wrong.
0:42:48 > 0:42:49Then we'll be able to pick
0:42:49 > 0:42:51the best dessert and the best mains
0:42:51 > 0:42:53to serve on Friday.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57I think we've got some reet Yorkshire treats coming up.
0:42:57 > 0:42:58Let the fun commence.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Hello.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04'What's great about having independent, bespoke, meals-on-wheels services like this,
0:43:04 > 0:43:07'is they can make the most of local produce
0:43:07 > 0:43:09'and local specialities.'
0:43:09 > 0:43:11My name's Chris, Chris Parker.
0:43:11 > 0:43:12Hello, Chris Parker.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15And I've brought meat and potato pie,
0:43:15 > 0:43:17a good Yorkshire recipe.
0:43:17 > 0:43:18It fills them up,
0:43:18 > 0:43:20keeps the old ticker going.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23'And if the competitors think our panel are soft touches,
0:43:23 > 0:43:25'then they've got another think coming.'
0:43:25 > 0:43:28I'm afraid I'm not really keen on the crust.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32It could have been a suet crust.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35I'm Sharon. I've brought my grandma's boiled fruit loaf
0:43:35 > 0:43:39and a bit of cheese to go on the side which she always made.
0:43:39 > 0:43:40Why have you done it?
0:43:40 > 0:43:42I've done it because it lasts for ages.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44I usually make it in October
0:43:44 > 0:43:46and it lasts till Christmas.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48Sallyanne, what did you think?
0:43:48 > 0:43:50It was lovely, absolutely lovely.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52I've never had fruit cake and cheese before.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56- Haven't you?- No.- Never? I can't believe that.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59- This is dock pudding.- Right.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02Dock, D-O-C-K.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05I want to show you how delicious weeds can be.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08I've chose this dish, it's salmon special.
0:44:08 > 0:44:09It's very high in protein
0:44:09 > 0:44:11and it's very easy to make as well.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14Susan Fell, sticky toffee pudding.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18It's a plum and almond tart. It's quick and easy to make, it doesn't fall apart.
0:44:18 > 0:44:23I've brought some apple and rhubarb muffins.
0:44:23 > 0:44:24'One thing's for sure,
0:44:24 > 0:44:26'there's some fab cooks in Slaithwaite.'
0:44:26 > 0:44:28I think the ginger, apricot...
0:44:28 > 0:44:29That was really inventive.
0:44:29 > 0:44:33'They've ball got their own take on what makes a great meals-on-wheels dish.'
0:44:33 > 0:44:35I've made shepherd's pie.
0:44:35 > 0:44:39I always found this was something that elderly people seemed to enjoy
0:44:39 > 0:44:41because it didn't take a right lot of chewing.
0:44:41 > 0:44:45'The standard's super-high and competition's fierce,
0:44:45 > 0:44:46'but there's one last entry.'
0:44:46 > 0:44:48Next! Come on.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57There's always a trick up their sleeve.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03My name's David Myers.
0:45:03 > 0:45:04And my name's Simon King.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06And together we're called the Hairy Bikers
0:45:06 > 0:45:10and we have made a traditional sticky parkin.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13Hilda, I know you're partial to parkin.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17Have a try, Hilda!
0:45:18 > 0:45:20LAUGHTER
0:45:25 > 0:45:26Possible.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31It was all right.
0:45:33 > 0:45:34THEY LAUGHS
0:45:34 > 0:45:36Thank you very much.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38- You can take it away now.- Thank you.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42'Well, Hilda and the panel have put the kibosh on our dish.'
0:45:42 > 0:45:45'So, smarting from our defeat, it's time to announce the winners.'
0:45:45 > 0:45:47The winning main course...
0:45:47 > 0:45:50by one point...
0:45:50 > 0:45:53is Joan and her shepherd's pie.
0:45:53 > 0:45:54Thank you.
0:45:57 > 0:45:59On the desserts,
0:45:59 > 0:46:01there were two winners.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04You couldn't decide between them.
0:46:04 > 0:46:08They were both absolutely superb, so we decided to serve both of them.
0:46:08 > 0:46:11The first one being Polly, the plum and almond tart as a dessert.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14APPLAUSE
0:46:15 > 0:46:18But then it's Sharon's, the fruit loaf and cheese.
0:46:18 > 0:46:19Fantastic.
0:46:19 > 0:46:24- Very, very, very tough competition. - A big round of applause for you. Well done.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26It was my grandma's recipe.
0:46:26 > 0:46:29She's been dead four years now and...
0:46:29 > 0:46:31it's just wonderful.
0:46:31 > 0:46:33She'd be so pleased.
0:46:33 > 0:46:34Absolutely delighted.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37I think they're northern dishes
0:46:37 > 0:46:40and I think they're good dishes and they're wholesome dishes,
0:46:40 > 0:46:43and that's what people ought to be eating today.
0:46:43 > 0:46:47We've got our recipes sorted, but we're cutting it fine.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50Fingers crossed we can pull off our first delivery.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56It's crunch time.
0:46:56 > 0:46:57For the past two weeks,
0:46:57 > 0:47:00we've been training our feisty Yorkshire lasses, but will they deliver?
0:47:00 > 0:47:02The ladies are in early,
0:47:02 > 0:47:04but instead of cracking on with the cooking,
0:47:04 > 0:47:06they're fussing about their outfits.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09Heather was responsible for the outfits.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11She said, "There's no way I'm wearing a T-shirt.
0:47:11 > 0:47:14"So you can either wear clothes like I want to wear,
0:47:14 > 0:47:17"or you can wear T-shirts, girls, and I will wear a smock."
0:47:17 > 0:47:21- I like that.- Better than this?- Yes.
0:47:21 > 0:47:22We've got green or red.
0:47:25 > 0:47:27'There's a lot riding on today.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30'The organisation, the food and the timings
0:47:30 > 0:47:31'all have to be spot-on.'
0:47:31 > 0:47:35'The old folk of Slaithwaite are relying on us.'
0:47:35 > 0:47:37The big day's arrived, Kingy.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40Meals on wheels is reborn.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43Well, hopefully. What time is it?
0:47:43 > 0:47:4625 to 9. At 11 o'clock the food's got to be done.
0:47:46 > 0:47:48'To add to the pressure,
0:47:48 > 0:47:51'in just over two hours, we've invited the whole village
0:47:51 > 0:47:53'to come out and celebrate
0:47:53 > 0:47:54'the inaugural delivery.
0:47:54 > 0:47:56'So we've got to get it right.'
0:47:56 > 0:47:58Oh, look, the smell of fear!
0:47:58 > 0:47:59But despite the early start,
0:47:59 > 0:48:02the ladies haven't got very far.
0:48:02 > 0:48:04What are you wearing?! What's that?!
0:48:04 > 0:48:06On the road...ahead.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09- It's our uniform.- Is it?!- Yeah!
0:48:09 > 0:48:13How have we got a uniform? We ain't got no meals on wheels yet!
0:48:13 > 0:48:19'Pam from the wine bar is in charge of cooking the competition-winning main course, shepherd's pie.'
0:48:19 > 0:48:20And I'm pitching in to help.
0:48:20 > 0:48:24Come on, I've done all this. You've only done some spuds.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27I know, but it's not a speed peeler. I'm hurrying.
0:48:27 > 0:48:31They're not bad, these bikers, they just need to hurry up a bit.
0:48:32 > 0:48:35'Janice, owner of the local cafe,
0:48:35 > 0:48:36'is doing the plum flan,
0:48:36 > 0:48:39'but we haven't had time to practise the winning recipe
0:48:39 > 0:48:40'and we're having a problem.'
0:48:40 > 0:48:43- It's not easy pastry. - It's very short.
0:48:43 > 0:48:46I mean, that - it's shorter than a dwarf with its clogs off.
0:48:46 > 0:48:48SHE CHUCKLES
0:48:48 > 0:48:51Dave and our Janice are up against it a bit.
0:48:51 > 0:48:55So there's laughing and joviality going on at the minute.
0:48:55 > 0:48:57By half past ten, I bet it's not so jovial.
0:48:57 > 0:49:01'We think we've spotted another mistake too.'
0:49:01 > 0:49:03The lady's recipe doesn't blind-bake.
0:49:03 > 0:49:05Janice and I would have blind-baked it first.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07'The pastry's not the only problem.'
0:49:07 > 0:49:10We haven't got a loose-bottomed tin to put the flans in.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13We've got a big one, but it's only shallow.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15It's not a deep one.
0:49:15 > 0:49:19'With time ticking, Heather and Carole swing into action,
0:49:19 > 0:49:22'seeing if Polly, whose recipe it is, can come to the rescue.'
0:49:22 > 0:49:26- Can we borrow your tins, please, Polly?- Course you can.
0:49:26 > 0:49:28- Thank you very much. - Is that all right?
0:49:28 > 0:49:32And top local baker Polly has got one final word of advice.
0:49:32 > 0:49:34Do not blind-bake.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37Just roll your pastry thin enough.
0:49:37 > 0:49:39Where have you been for them?
0:49:39 > 0:49:41'We should have had faith.'
0:49:41 > 0:49:46- It's what I love about this - it's a good bit of proper home-baking, isn't it?- It is.
0:49:46 > 0:49:48- It's fresh fruit. - This is my sort of pudding.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50I think it's a lot of people's sort of pudding.
0:49:50 > 0:49:54'Pam's cooking up a storm, finishing off the shepherd's pies
0:49:54 > 0:49:55'with tomato and an egg wash.'
0:49:55 > 0:49:59That gives the top a bit of colour and it goes slightly crisp
0:49:59 > 0:50:01so it will be nice when you see it.
0:50:01 > 0:50:03Don't forget, the eyes eat first, you see.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06- It's...- Nearly ten to.- Yep.
0:50:06 > 0:50:07'With the cooking on track,
0:50:07 > 0:50:10'it's time to start organising the delivery teams.'
0:50:10 > 0:50:13Have you got your routes? Do you know where you're going?
0:50:13 > 0:50:15Who's taking what, when, where and how?
0:50:15 > 0:50:19- That has got to be as slick as possible.- Sallyanne?
0:50:19 > 0:50:22Right, I've got your lists and there's a menu.
0:50:22 > 0:50:25'We think it's crucial to get all branded up
0:50:25 > 0:50:27'and begin spreading our new logo.
0:50:27 > 0:50:30'And it's great to see the ladies have added their own twist,
0:50:30 > 0:50:33'"Slaithwaite's Colander Girls."
0:50:33 > 0:50:37'First Elmbridge in Surrey, now Slaithwaite in Yorkshire,
0:50:37 > 0:50:39'and hopefully, that's just the start.'
0:50:39 > 0:50:42Suzanne and Steph... Right, OK. That's the menu.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44Can you make sure you know where that is?
0:50:44 > 0:50:46We know, we checked it out.
0:50:46 > 0:50:48'Sharon, the other recipe competition winner,
0:50:48 > 0:50:49'is doing her bit too,
0:50:49 > 0:50:52'delivering Grandma's delicious fruit cake with cheese.'
0:50:52 > 0:50:55- Smell that, smell that. - It's beautiful, isn't it?
0:50:55 > 0:50:58My sort of pudding. I like fruit cake.
0:50:58 > 0:51:00Look at them!
0:51:00 > 0:51:03'The food's looking and smelling fantastic.'
0:51:03 > 0:51:06Look at that.
0:51:06 > 0:51:07Beautiful.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10True to tradition, they're good generous helpings.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12'But will the village turn out
0:51:12 > 0:51:15'to support the new meals-on-wheels service?'
0:51:15 > 0:51:18Girls, this is it. D-day has arrived.
0:51:18 > 0:51:19Get in!
0:51:19 > 0:51:21THEY CHEER
0:51:21 > 0:51:22- Come on!- Dinner Day!
0:51:25 > 0:51:27'Our plan for rallying support in the village
0:51:27 > 0:51:30'is to turn this inaugural delivery
0:51:30 > 0:51:33'into an unforgettable event.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35'Before delivering the rest of the food,
0:51:35 > 0:51:39'we're going to parade the first meal down the main street.'
0:51:39 > 0:51:43- Morning, ladies! - Good morning.- Good morning!
0:51:45 > 0:51:46I think it's safe to say,
0:51:46 > 0:51:49that Slaithwaite's meals-on-wheels is back.
0:51:49 > 0:51:53'It looks like we're hitting a chord with the good folk of Slaithwaite.'
0:51:53 > 0:51:57Come on, guys. Yes!
0:51:57 > 0:51:59CHEERING AND WHOOPING
0:52:01 > 0:52:03Well done!
0:52:09 > 0:52:14'A Yorkshire celebration like this wouldn't be complete without a brass band.
0:52:14 > 0:52:16'So Slaithwaite's finest
0:52:16 > 0:52:19'are supplying the music.'
0:52:21 > 0:52:24THEY CHEER
0:52:26 > 0:52:28Hello, girls!
0:52:28 > 0:52:32'It's taken a lot of dedication, drive and sheer hard work,
0:52:32 > 0:52:35'but this is what it's all about.'
0:52:35 > 0:52:37'Volunteers delivering hot, tasty, fresh food
0:52:37 > 0:52:40'with a smile and a good natter.'
0:52:40 > 0:52:43'Hopefully, this is the start of a new tradition of fantastic,
0:52:43 > 0:52:46'fresh meals-on-wheels,
0:52:46 > 0:52:49'delivering a real difference to the old folk of Slaithwaite.'
0:52:49 > 0:52:52Yes! First delivery.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57Mrs Clare.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01- Hello, sweetheart.- Hello, Mrs Clare!
0:53:01 > 0:53:03- You've got a nice day, haven't you? - Yes!
0:53:03 > 0:53:06- Who's that?- Meals on wheels. - Very good.
0:53:06 > 0:53:08- May we come in?- Very good.
0:53:08 > 0:53:11We've brought you a fantastic meal.
0:53:11 > 0:53:16- Have you, dear?- We have. And you've got a pick of wine or stout.
0:53:16 > 0:53:18Oh, I don't drink that.
0:53:18 > 0:53:21No, you can have a cup of tea.
0:53:21 > 0:53:23We got you a nice shepherd's pie.
0:53:23 > 0:53:24Oh, very good.
0:53:24 > 0:53:27Some buttered carrots, some broccoli
0:53:27 > 0:53:28and a lovely plum and almond tart.
0:53:28 > 0:53:33Then we've got a nice piece of boiled fruit cake and Cheshire cheese for afterwards.
0:53:33 > 0:53:34I could eat all day again.
0:53:34 > 0:53:38The idea is the fruit cake and cheese, you can keep for your tea.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47It's shepherd's pie as it should be shepherd's pie.
0:53:47 > 0:53:48THEY CHEER
0:53:50 > 0:53:53- Is it nice and warm, still? - Do you want a taste?
0:53:53 > 0:53:56It's lovely is this. Excellent.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58It's an early birthday cake.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01And many more to come, beautiful. Many more to come.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04My auntie were 103 when she popped her clogs.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06THEY LAUGH
0:54:06 > 0:54:09That were very good. The company as well, you know.
0:54:09 > 0:54:13Aw, brilliant. Thank you. That's what you want, isn't it?
0:54:17 > 0:54:19Thank you very much.
0:54:19 > 0:54:22'Slaithwaite's first meals-on-wheels delivery is done.'
0:54:22 > 0:54:24Thank you very much. Goodbye, love.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28'But there's no rest for the wicked.
0:54:28 > 0:54:32'There's more hungry pensioners awaiting their lunch.'
0:54:34 > 0:54:36She's rushing me!
0:54:41 > 0:54:45HORN BLARES
0:54:48 > 0:54:51Hello!
0:54:51 > 0:54:54Hello, Cyril. I'm Heather, this is Pam.
0:54:54 > 0:54:56We're from meals on wheels.
0:54:56 > 0:54:58Hello, I'm Si. Very nice to meet you.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00I'm Dave. Pleased to meet you.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03Lunch is served.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05Are you all excited?
0:55:05 > 0:55:08Oh, heck!
0:55:08 > 0:55:12- There's your pudding, my darling. - You can come every day if you want.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14Do you know, I think we might!
0:55:16 > 0:55:18- You're very sprightly. - What's your secret?
0:55:18 > 0:55:20Whisky.
0:55:20 > 0:55:22He's chattering away.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24This is what they want, in't it?
0:55:24 > 0:55:26I mean, he's sat on his own all day.
0:55:26 > 0:55:29Give us a kiss, love. See you later.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31I haven't had a kiss for donkey's years.
0:55:31 > 0:55:35You can have another. There you go. See you, darling.
0:55:35 > 0:55:39I just went in there and he said he hadn't had a kiss for years.
0:55:39 > 0:55:41It's just totally broken my heart.
0:55:43 > 0:55:47What an achievement! Fantastic, fresh meals delivering a difference.
0:55:47 > 0:55:50'Slaithwaite's meals on wheels is back.'
0:55:52 > 0:55:54CHEERING
0:55:54 > 0:55:56APPLAUSE AND LAUGHTER
0:55:56 > 0:56:00We'd like to congratulate the Slaithwaite meals-on-wheels girls
0:56:00 > 0:56:03for making it all work.
0:56:03 > 0:56:05It's just been fantastic.
0:56:05 > 0:56:07We feel really, really proud.
0:56:07 > 0:56:11Overwhelming, actually. And I don't do tears.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13You've been fantastic, truly.
0:56:13 > 0:56:16We're very, very proud of you and very proud to be involved in it.
0:56:16 > 0:56:17Cheers.
0:56:17 > 0:56:19ALL: Cheers!
0:56:19 > 0:56:20Slaithwaite girls!
0:56:20 > 0:56:23THEY CHEER
0:56:23 > 0:56:26If we can't deliver these meals on wheels once a week
0:56:26 > 0:56:28for the rest of our lives, it'll be a poor do.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31- Cheers.- Cheers.- Cheers.
0:56:31 > 0:56:33'We've got a very special bunch of ladies here.
0:56:33 > 0:56:35'It should be an inspiration to people'
0:56:35 > 0:56:38to show what can be done in a short period of time
0:56:38 > 0:56:39with a bit of will and a bit of drive.
0:56:39 > 0:56:42I'm always glad to see somebody pop in,
0:56:42 > 0:56:46but to bring a meal as well, that's lovely.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49The great thing about it is it's a needed service.
0:56:51 > 0:56:53That's lovely.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58Just say there were 10 groups starting 20 meals a week,
0:56:58 > 0:56:5910,000 meals a year.
0:56:59 > 0:57:03That's 10,000 smiles, 10,000 meals.
0:57:03 > 0:57:05You know, it's got to happen.
0:57:09 > 0:57:12We've proved that where no traditional meals on wheels exists,
0:57:12 > 0:57:16it's possible for a community to rally round and start a new one.
0:57:16 > 0:57:18If Slaithwaite can do it,
0:57:18 > 0:57:21everywhere in the country can too.
0:57:23 > 0:57:25'Next time, can the Slaithwaite ladies keep it up?'
0:57:25 > 0:57:28All right. Do it yourself.
0:57:28 > 0:57:30No, that's really insulting.
0:57:30 > 0:57:34'As we don drag to try and convert the neighbouring village to the cause.'
0:57:34 > 0:57:37- Can we do this?- Yes!
0:57:37 > 0:57:38'In Elmbridge, Surrey,
0:57:38 > 0:57:41'where we kicked off our mission to serve meals-on-wheels,
0:57:41 > 0:57:43'we pull off a right royal coup.'
0:57:43 > 0:57:45Hello, Si. How are you?
0:57:45 > 0:57:47They cooked it to my recipe.
0:57:47 > 0:57:50'Then we hit the capital in a final publicity flourish...'
0:57:50 > 0:57:52What's your face cream?
0:57:52 > 0:57:55'..signing up high-level support...'
0:57:55 > 0:57:56It helps so many people
0:57:56 > 0:57:59and you can go away with your head held high.
0:57:59 > 0:58:03'..and spreading the word that we can and should save meals on wheels.'
0:58:03 > 0:58:06- Where's the pen? - 'If you've been inspired to help,'
0:58:06 > 0:58:09there's loads of ways up and down the country you can get involved.
0:58:09 > 0:58:12Just visit our website to find lots of great recipes
0:58:12 > 0:58:15and the information you need if you're interested
0:58:15 > 0:58:18in volunteering to help older people in your area.
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