This Christmas season has been unprecedented in many ways. We have seen an increased demand for food parcels, many from people accessing the Foodbank for the first time and we have managed to signpost them on for further help with the issues affecting them. However, during this time, we have received an incredible amount of donations, both in Christmas items and in regular food items. This has resulted in us holding a stock level that is way above the normal level and we have experienced difficulties with storage. Consequently, we have taken the decision to ask you to consider taking a ‘donation holiday’ for the month of January. During this time, we will do a stocktake and ensure that any shorter date items are used first.
Many thanks for your support through 2020 and we look forward to resuming normal donations from February.
Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful and healthy New Year.