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Thanks for winter help from food crisis charity

Swindon Foodbank, the local charity which provides foodboxes for people facing crisis, would like to
extend a huge thank you to everyone who has donated gifts to them over the past year. The regular sup-
port they received through 2010 meant that their warehouse in Westlea was fully stocked to cover the
Christmas period, and they were able to fully meet the demand.
“Even with all that snow, we
didn’t run out of food once,” said
project manager Richard Belsham.
“The cold weather might easily
have stopped people from getting
out to donate food - but with our
ANYTHING TRANSFERRED ONTO DVD DISC warehouse full we weren’t affected.
Specialist in Cine Film Transfer, Camcorder We can’t say a big enough thank you
Tapes, VHS Tapes, Camcorder Discs to everyone who has supported us.”
We collect and deliver over a wide area In the last twelve months the
T: 01793 705333 / M: 07831 575758 charity received 28 tonnes of food
PO Box 2079, Manvers St, Bath BA1 3TJ from individuals, community

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT . . . Richard Belsham in the Foodbank warehouse
RAINWATER HARVESTING HEAT PUMPS
SOLAR WATER HEATING WIND TURBINES groups, schools and companies, of supermarket collections are regu-
SOLAR ELECTRICITY . . . then give us a call allowing it to feed more and more larly publicised in The Link and also
Tel: 01793 772277 www.rainwindsun.com Swindon families. Celebrating its on our website.”
E-mail: [email protected] fi fth year feeding Swindon people www.foodbankball.org
in crisis in November, Swindon
TERRY WINTER Foodbank has seen demand for Make a ball of it
its services grow and grow, with
MONUMENTAL STONEMASON the number of people fed in 2010 on 4 March
New memorials - Additional inscriptions up by more than 8 per cent on the
Old memorials cleaned and renovated Lawn & Hedge Cutting • Maintenance previous year. Foodbank is not just about col-
Free estimates • BRAMM accredited General Garden Tidy • Patios • Tur ng Nearly a quarter of the food came lecting food. The charity has to
Over 25 years’ experience Give your garden a makeover through supermarket collections, raise £45,000 annually to cover
Tel: 01793 861035 or 07935 309644 Call John Dowell on 07892 436198 where shoppers add one or two its running costs - which includes
email: [email protected] [email protected] items to their grocery list and drop it funding the Foodbank van as well
into a Foodbank trolley on leaving, as the cost of the warehouse.
while almost a third of the food was The main fundraising event of
donated by harvest collections from the year is the Foodbank Ball on
schools and church groups. Friday 4 March, which this year
Sunday Worship 10.30am The warehouse tries to hold about features a masquerade theme.
Sunday School and Creche 12 tonnes in stock, approximately Richard Belsham said, “much of
24 weeks worth of food, to give it
Meeting at Abbey Meads a buffer. With uncertainty infecting the food, as well as fi nancial do-
Community School the economy, public service staff nations, is given anonymously, so
cutbacks taking place and rising Swindon Foodbank would like to
infl ation, food prices in particular, thank those supporters who gave
demand on foodbank is predicted who cannot be identifi ed.
to increase. “We hope that joining with us at the
As the food is distributed almost ball for a fabulous night out will be
as fast as it’s collected, there’s no our way of expressing our thanks.”
room for resting on laurels explained Information and tickets are avail-
Richard. “We need to continually able at www.foodbankball.org
replenish stocks. Our programme

On Thames Avenue
next door to
Morrisons Join us in worship on Sunday mornings
Contact: Westlea Church, Westlea School: 10am
Revd Raymond Adams
Tel: 634258 St Mary’s, Lydiard Tregoze - the church in the park: 10am
All Saints’, Lydiard Millicent - the church in the village: 10.30am
St. John’s Haydon Wick Holy Trinity, Shaw: 10.30am
Toothill Church: 10.30am
Sunday Services For details of these and our other services
9am Traditional communion service call the Partnership Offi ce on 874221
11am Eventful, contemporary worship Email: partnershipoffi [email protected]
with children’s groups meeting www.wswinlyd.org.uk
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