The actor Hugh Grant and his wife Anna Eberstein have donated £10,000 to an organisation that provides free plumbing to vulnerable people.
James Anderson, who founded Depher, described the actor as a “foundation and rock” after he contributed £55,000 over the past year.
“But this time with it being from Anna as well, it feels more personal as it’s from one family to others,” the Burnley-based plumber said.
“It’s been humbling and heavenly.”
The couple made the donation on Saturday to a crowdfunder so the organisation can provide services across the UK amid rising energy costs.
Mr Anderson, who was born in Liverpool, set up Depher – Disability and Elderly Plumbing and Heating Emergency Repair – in 2017 after dealing with people in deprived circumstances suffering from poor heating and plumbing.
As a community interest company (CIC), he said it relied on donations to provide free services during the winter.
He told BBC Breakfast earlier this week: “All the time, people are coming for food, gas, electric – the plumbing and heating obviously, because now it’s getting colder.
“And we’re getting a lot of people asking for other help – with building issues, debts, loan sharks.”
Last year, Mr Anderson had said he feared he would have to shut down Depher because of a lack of funding caused by the pandemic and said he had not taken a salary since the start of the first lockdown.
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