Betty serves up the last lunch

THE last hot meal has been taken out of the oven at Beulah Lunch Club in Hollinwood.

After five years at the helm, serving lunches every Tuesday, 80-year-old Betty Meredith has called it a day — and the club bowed out with a special Christmas feast at Beulah Baptist Church.

Betty took on the cook’s task after cutbacks meant Age Concern were unable to carry on providing weekly hot meals.

“I’m a baker so i did have some experience, but I’m not exactly a chef,” Betty joked.

“I have really enjoyed it and I have two ladies who work with me and two others who help serve, but both have been taken ill recently so it has become difficult.”