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More than 6,000 meals handed out to people in need 20/01/2021 More than 6,000 meals have been handed out by the Salvation Army in Penrith since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the first national lockdown came into force in March last year, the team has provided more than 6,000 three-course meals or tea and treat bags. The community foodbank has supported more than 1,200 families with requests for food, toiletries, electricity and gas costs and cleaning products. The Salvation Army said some weeks had seen demand triple. As part of the church and charityâs Christmas Present Appeal, they provided more than 120 Christmas hampers filled with gifts and food for struggling families. ....
NFU Mutual staff spread Christmas cheer Staff from NFU Mutual’s Cockermouth and Penrith volunteered at a foodbank in the run-up Christmas. The team helped to pack Christmas hampers and toy parcels at The Salvation Army foodbank in Penrith. The local NFU Mutual agency rotated a team of five staff members on Thursday December 17 to help put together hampers and toy parcels for local families needing support over Christmas. They created over 110 hampers containing essential food as well as a few festive treats, which will go out to families struggling to make ends meet and where children might otherwise miss out on having a gift to open or a Christmas dinner on Christmas Day. ....