BRIDPORT: A good deed group aiming to bring a community feel to the town has been flooded with offers of help after an article in The News.

The group, called ‘For Goodness Sake’ aims to do good deeds in the Bridport area and to improve the community.

It started in October and has already attracted 290 people on the group’s Facebook page.

Back in December, The News told how founder of the group, Matt Sparrow, was keen to raise as much awareness and local interest in the idea as possible.

Bridport-based Matt, who is 38 and self-employed, explained how the group’s first project was to find land in the area and grow fruit and vegetables to give away to those less fortunate locally.

He said: “The group is struggling to find landowners willing to help and are interested in talking to allotment societies, local farmers or landowners.”

But since the article in The News, the group has been offered the use of an allotment by a local landowner until they find something more permanent.

Matt has also been offered further land on the edge of the town from a Bridport couple, the use of a tractor and cultivator as well as a curry class from Bridport market trader Alasdair Marshall when allotment produce gets up and running.

Matt told The News: “We want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has offered their help towards the group.

“Our aim is to have the land and project in place by December this year or earlier if we can manage it.

“We want to help people help themselves as we know times are difficult.

“We are not politically or religiously motivated, just like-minded people from Bridport wanting to do good.

“Acts of kindness makes life better for everyone involved.

“It’s for the good of all of us that live in Bridport and will create a better environment for our children.”

The group also started a collection of unwanted winter coats and warm clothing and donated these to The Pilsdon Community on Christmas Eve.

They have also been busy creating planters out of recycled wood for people to begin growing their own produce.

The group were inspired to do something good for the community after reading the story regarding help for Bridport’s food bank, Cupboard Love, in The News.

For more information or to get involved call Matt on 07841 364619, email sparro76@live.com or search for the ‘For Goodness Sake’ page on Facebook.