Community charity

Local help, given by neighbours.

A food bank that does not run out, a hot lunch on Thursdays, a youth group on Fridays, and a caseworker who stays with the same family. Funded by the people who live here.

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This week we need

The shelves, as of Monday.

Drop-offs at the hall Monday to Friday, ten till two, or in the crates at the two supermarkets in town. Anything in date is welcome; the red ones most of all.

A volunteer filling bags in a food bank storeroom with stocked shelves
Tinned tomatoes and beansRunning low
Every parcel gets two of each.
UHT milkRunning low
Long-life only, please.
Nappies, sizes 5 and 6Running low
The small sizes are fine.
ToiletriesSome left
Toothpaste and deodorant go fastest.
Pasta and riceSome left
Thank you, the harvest festival helped.
Tea and coffeeSome left
Small jars travel better than big ones.
Tinned fish and meatRunning low
The protein is what people ask for.
CerealFine for now
Fine for a few weeks.
What we do

Unglamorous, constant, and on your street.

Everything we run
A volunteer handing a bag over a crate to people at a community hallTuesday and Friday, 10 till 1

The food bank

No referral needed. Come to the hall, have a cup of tea, and leave with three days of food.

Volunteers in aprons plating meals in a community kitchenEvery Thursday, 12.30

Thursday lunch

Two courses cooked by volunteers. Pay what you can, or nothing. Everyone sits together.

Young people with their arms round each other at a youth groupFridays, 6 till 9

Youth group

Eleven to seventeen. Food, games, a quiet room, and adults who turn up every week.

Donors, partners and volunteers

Ask where the money goes.

The accounts are published every year, and we will walk you through them. What comes in this month is spent this month, on the work.

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