Wellow Foodbank Collection

Wellow Foodbank Collection

During the fi rst two weeks of the Corona Virus pandemic, food banks in the Trussell Trust network saw an increase in need of 81% compared to the same period in the previous year. This amounted to 6250 emergency food parcels sent out every day of which 3000 were for children. This spike in demand was also felt at our local food bank that supports Romsey, North Baddesley and the surrounding villages such as Wellow. A call was put out from the Romsey food bank for extra donations in the Romsey Advertiser and through social media channels. With that need in mind, members of Wellow Parish Council, initiated by Cllr Christopher Craig, and helped by Cllr Sue Jones and the Chair Cllr Gaye Chesterton-Kaye, (who kindly donated £50 from the chairs personal allowance) set up a food bank collection scheme in Wellow. Hilary Norris, a resident also volunteered to help with this worthy cause. Food donations were to be collected and then delivered directly to the Romsey Food Bank on a weekly basis. The fi rst week produced a respectable amount of donations, but as each week progressed the volume of food more than doubled each time, so much so we completely fi lled two cars in order to make the delivery run. We would like to thank the amazing generosity of the people of Wellow and Landford, with some kindly donating every week, to keep the food bank in supply of essential items such as tinned food, long life milk, baby food, nappies etc. A huge Thankyou also goes to the local businesses who donated substantial amounts of food and other items, some of which might have otherwise gone to waste. These included Carlos Ice Cream, The Red Rover Pub, Country Consumables and Green Hill Farm Caravan & Camping Park. The increase in donations meant that the Romsey Food Bank were able to meet the increase in demand as well as restock their storeroom during the most diffi cult period. The generosity and support of everyone who contributed was greatly appreciated. Now that lockdown has eased we now plan to continue the support on a monthly basis perhaps with a local donation point. In the meantime, if you wish to make any donations they would be very welcome. We can either arrange a collection or items can be dropped off at the helper’s addresses. Contact details are as follows:- Christopher Craig – 07788 113544 Email cllrccraig@wellowparish.org.uk Donations can of course also be made directly to romsey.foodbank.org.uk

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