Video Icon A storyteller talks about their role as an engagement worker at community links in Kirklees and their interest in the Oral Histories project.
![Do remember, dear reader, that there are a lot of lonely people out there. people who, like me, may only have one or two conversations a week, some less than that. Yes, social distancing is important, but you would be surprised what a sunny hello from 2 meters away or over the garden wall can do , a five minute chat can lift someone’s day , brighten outlook , you might make a friend , you may even save a life. We might all be in masks right now , but we are still smiling people behind them."](https://communityreporter.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/story-images/difference%20a%20hello%20can%20make%20-%20blue_0.png "Do remember, dear reader, that there are a lot of lonely people out there. people who, like me, may only have one or two conversations a week, some less than that. Yes, social distancing is important, but you would be surprised what a sunny hello from 2 meters away or over the garden wall can do , a five minute chat can lift someone’s day , brighten outlook , you might make a friend , you may even save a life. We might all be in masks right now , but we are still smiling people behind them."")
