New award celebrates Calder Valley's community heroes

Our care workers and community leaders are keeping us safe and keeping our communities going whilst we tackle COVID-19, but this award is for the countless other unsung heroes who are all playing their part to help each other and strengthen the sense of community we have in Brighouse and the Calder Valley.

These heroes are business owners who have offered much-needed supplies, they are the good samaritans who reach out to the elderly and isolated - and they are the hundreds of local people who have volunteered to help out at our time of need.

The team at Czerwik have been receiving nominations from loyal customers and local people.

As a food retailer during the pandemic, the shop was considered an essential business and therefore remained open and suddenly the business changed to serve local people in a very different way.

Ways to shop included:

1. In-person - we’re here from 9 am - 3 pm and you’re allowed to shop for food so if you’re fit and well call in and say hello (from 2 meters away of course)

2. Collection - phone your order through and we’ll have it ready to pick up at 3 pm for orders placed before 12 pm

3. To your door - phone your order through and we’ll deliver locally for you between 3 pm and 6 pm the same day where possible.

During lockdown Czerwik also provided food boxes when needed including vegetables, fruit, bread and meat, working with other businesses on the high street. At the busiest time, the team were delivering 20 boxes a day.

Craig Whittaker MP (Calder Valley) presented the team at Czerwik the first Community Hero Award, other businesses in Brighouse and individuals will be receiving their award’s in the next few weeks.

John Murphy from Czerwik said “We are absolutely over the moon to receive this certificate of appreciation. We would like to thank our loyal customers, without them we would not be here. And I would also like to thank team Czerwik.”