Arran food bank offers extra help this Christmas season
No-one should experience food or fuel poverty
There are more than 2,000 food banks across the UK supporting those in need.
The Arran Churches Together food bank on Arran provides emergency food for people who require additional support.
The food bank is independent, requires no referral and can be accessed in the vestibule of Brodick Church which is open 24/7.
The food bank continues to be well used and is supported by people from all corners of Arran who donate food items and money.
The volunteers who manage the food bank continue to be overwhelmed by the generosity of people. Without this support there would be no food bank on Arran. Emergency support with household fuel can also be provided. This can be arranged by calling North Arran parish assistant Jean Hunter on 01770 860380.
The food bank recently received a generous £750 donation from the Grand Lodge of Scotland, the provincial Grand Lodge of Argyll and the Isles and Lodge St Molios No. 774.
This is a great boost to the bank account.
Non-perishable food, sanitary products and nappies can be left in the donation basket in the Big Co, Brodick, or in the vestibule of Brodick Church. There are large stocks of rice and pasta and a bulk donation of selection boxes thanks to James of Arran. The Kilbride
Benevolent Fund welcomes applications from people who live in Lamlash or Whiting Bay who are in need of financial assistance that cannot be obtained from statutory sources. The fund is administered by trustees from both villages, but in the first instance please contact the secretary, Fiona Borland, on 700529.
If you, or someone you know, could do with extra support around Christmas please let us know. We can deliver a bag of food to you during the week leading up to Christmas. If you contact us on behalf of someone else, please ask if they would be happy to receive this.
We will make up bags according to the number of people in the household. Any information shared with us will be treated confidentially.
Ideally, any requests should be submitted by Monday December 14.
Call parish assistant Jean Hunter on 01770 860380; email actfoodbank@yahoo.com or send a message via Messenger to Arran Churches Foodbank.
Susan Dobson.
‘The foodbank is independent and requires no referral’