Georga Wellerd

To the outside world Phoebe appears to live a gilded life. As with many things though, all is not as it seems.
Millie always has a project on the go. Her latest venture however threatens to destroy the very fabric of her existence.
Childminder Sally regularly works a fifty hour week to keep her family of three teenage sons afloat. Will there ever be light at the end of the tunnel?
Grandmother Sue is mourning the loss of her beloved husband. Her life finally takes a turn for the better after a chance encounter whilst secondary school teacher Rosie could never have predicted how much her life would change after her husband’s return from a stag weekend.
Young parents Maggie and Dean are financially suffocated with the pressures of modern living. Their daughter Adele stands by helplessly as she witnesses their struggles.
Finally, headteacher James is used to a timetabled life. During a holiday abroad tragedy rears its ugly head, causing James' life to fall into a downward spiral of hopelessness and grief.

Behind the closed door of a village community, seven families’ lives unfold. Over a year, Community Chest shares with you, the strengths and weaknesses of human nature, the resilience of the human spirit and the unbreakable bonds that forge between people as a result of living side by side, day by day, as part of a community.

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The Smile of Arran trust is receiving 20% of the profits from the sales of Community Chest.