A popular bakery is bringing Bolton pensioners some autumn cheer – after many are set to lose their winter fuel allowance. Hunters the Bakers will be offering pies, pasties, sausage rolls and hotpot to elderly customers at a discounted price of £1.50 from Monday to Thursday.
The deal starts on October 1 and will last six months. Alicia Barlow, owner of Church Road bakery, said: “Pensioners make up a lot of our customer base. “When we heard about the winter fuel payment, we wanted to think of the best way to help them.
“It’s a significant chunk of their income if they can’t work anymore.” (Image: Hunters the Bakers) Alicia said, for many pensioners, Hunters is more than just a place to buy their pasties. Alicia said: “For some, the conversations they have with our staff when they come in might be the only face-to-face interaction they have all day.
“Some have family that lives far away or doesn’t visit them often.” Many of these customers have been loyal to the bakery for a long time. Alicia said: “One elderly man has been coming for over 50 years.
” And they have supported Hunters through financial challenges. Alicia said: “The economy has been tough on us in recent years and the cost of living really has taken its toll. “They have stayed with us and, with talk of the winter fuel payments, we wanted to find a way to thank them.
“We decided to discount our hot baked goods like pies, pasties and sausage rolls. “It cuts around 50 per cent of the.