NHS staff are the winners in Bushey bake-off

A Bushey bake-off started by members of the local United synagogue produced thousands of sweet treats for key NHS workers in London area hospitals including the Royal Free and Watford General.

More than 300 bakers supported the initiative of Laura Bloomberg, 48, and husband Spencer, providing some 7,000-plus homemade biscuits, 1,250 cupcakes and 50 cakes.

These were individually packed, accompanied by messages of thanks from children.

They were distributed through volunteering group You Donate, We Deliver, established by the Bloombergs’ friends, Katie Commissar and Sarah Laster, to help transport items such as home-cooked meals and PPE to NHS frontline staff.