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| Foodbank volunteers at the launch in Brigg with the then Town Mayor Coun John Kitwood (centre, back row) |
A map has been produced to show how thousands of families across the UK are dependent on a growing number of foodbanks.
Ours can be contacted by email at briggfoodbank@gmail.com or view the website www.brigg.foodbank.org.uk which says the foodbank offers "emergency food for local people in crisis."
The official base for operations is the Roman Catholic Church, Barnard Avenue.
All food given out by foodbanks is donated. Often this is from schools, churches, businesses, individuals, or through supermarket collections. Brigg foodbank is run in partnership with local churches led by the Brigg Ministers Fraternal and the Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees.
View the map of UK foodbanks through this link
Brigg Blog's thanks go to Pammy, who posted a Twitter message about UK food banks, and the interactive map and story on Channel 4's website.
Pammywammy - @Pamlea1961 - Tweeted: "Amazed that the nearest food bank to me is in Brigg...Yet Grimsby is supposed to be Skint!"
I'm always surprised how much fresh food is thrown out on a daily basis from, for example, Tesco.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that Brigg Food Bank asks for dry/tinned produce....and that Tesco are obliged throw away items at their sell-by date - but it's a waste.
It's a pity that there isn't a local evening, communal kitchen at which Tesco and such-like items could be transformed into pies and similar things that could extend the produces' life by freezing...
Seemingly, Tesco and such firms, do not want to be held legally responsible for any perceived food poisoning by giving away food, however, fresh and usable, that has gone past it's sell-by date.
I acknowledge that one has to be careful with such food a poultry, fish and dairy produce, but where's the problem with past sell-by date carrots, bananas and etc. In addition, fresh and processed meats just don't go off when the clock strikes midnight...