The Warminster & District Foodbank is spreading some extra Christmas cheer by sending out treats and selection boxes to local children and families this festive season.
The Foodbank, run by volunteers, covers Warminster and surrounding villages, and works in partnership with other charities, health, social services, housing, and education services who refer clients for food assistance.
The team are currently preparing parcels within The Athenaeum Centre ready to send to local children and families who have been identified as needing extra help near Christmas.
Jean Colgrave, who has been at the Foodbank since 2009, explained:
It’s an annual project where we send out Christmas goody bags for children and families, just to give a bit of Christmas cheer and a little bit of extra joy to let them know that we’re thinking of them.”
We’ve had donations of cash as well as food [this Christmas] and we are so grateful for it, because without it, we just couldn’t survive.
The Warminster & District Foodbank is located within The Athenaeum Centre for the Community. Access is from a dedicated entrance along The Close (just off the High Street, Warminster, BA12 9AL), which is signposted.
To request food on Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday (9am to 12.30pm) phone 01985 214463 or 07855 627945. For out of hours, emergency only, telephone 07855 627945.
To donate to the Foodbank there are collection boxes at supermarkets across Warminster including Lidl, Morrisons and Waitrose or visit www.warminsteranddistrictfoodbank.co.uk for more information.
Last modified: 11 December 2024
