West Country Foodbanks

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The graveyard being used to grow veg for a foodbank

Volunteers at St Michael's Church in Landrake are using the graveyard to grow vegetables for their foodbank.

12 May 2023

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'They've never had to do this before' - Foodbank users soar after Christmas

The number of people turning to the foodbank for support has soared since Christmas

24 Jan 2023

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'Heartbreaking and it can't go on': Foodbanks help record numbers

Queues have been lasting all day at some foodbanks while others report their busiest days in 14 years

18 Dec 2022

1 in 12 veterans in the South West have had to use a foodbank in the past year

Soaring prices mean butter is too expensive for foodbank to buy

Girl, 7, writes thank you letter to foodbank

Cornwall sees increase in food aid providers

New foodbank warehouse opens as food poverty gets 'so much worse'

Woman left with 3p in bank account says first food parcel felt like Christmas

Food charity expands to cope with cost of living crisis

Growing demand forces food bank to search for bigger base

Mystery donor posts £100 through letterbox of struggling family

Socially distanced pods built for the homeless in Weston-super-Mare

Pressure on Camborne foodbank as demand for food parcels grows

'I work full-time - but I had to visit a foodbank to feed my son'