Published:
6:30 AM April 2, 2021
Phil and Steph Williams are hoping to raise £25,000 to buy a bigge site for Thetford Food Bank to operate from.
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
A foodbank which has supported thousands of vulnerable people has been awarded £12,500 towards the purchase of a permanent home.
Thetford Foodbank recently launched an appeal to raise money towards the purchase and renovation of a new building so it can expand its services.
The charity is currently based at the Charles Burrell Centre in the town and has a storage warehouse for donations on Napier Place.
However, its lease is set to run out at the end of June.
A volunteer sorts through the food donations at the Gorleston foodbank
- Credit: Matthew Price
Being in refuge after a nasty break-up was difficult enough for a mother of three.
But a car crash, leading to a leg amputation, meant she lost her work income - leaving her family in a perilous position.
The mother, who did not want to named, is one of countless people who have seen Covid and other factors push them to the brink of despair and going hungry.
She is also one of countless people who have reason to be grateful for foodbanks.
For she received support from the St Mary Magdalene Church foodbank in Gorleston.