Dedicated volunteers deliver food parcels to 1,700 homes

A dedicated team of volunteers has managed to distribute food parcels to more than 1,700 households in Levenmouth in the space of just six weeks.

Fife Voluntary Action (FVA), The People’s Pantry, Levenmouth Foodbank, Levenmouth Together and Fife Council have all joined forces to form the Levenmouth Community Assistance Hub in direct response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The incredible response would not have been achieved without the ongoing support of a number of organisations, such as Fareshare, Stuarts the Bakers, Brag Enterprise, the Community Trade Hub and Fife Council, including the local authority’s janitorial team, all of whom are providing staff and vehicles to aid the collection, packing and distribution of food parcels.

Dave Paterson, Levenmouth community manager, said: “The council distributed personal protective equipment and cleaning materials to all volunteers and staff at the forefront of the local response.

“The Centre Leven, Buckhaven and Methil Community Centres, Sandybrae Centre and the Sailors Rest have all given some of their annual income to help support this local response. Cash donations from Leven Rotary along with several anonymous donations will further help the Levenmouth Community Assistance Hub continue the area-wide response for several weeks.”

Mr Paterson noted that the support does not end there though, with local support groups making a valuable contribution to the effort – with Mary Parry of Mybus, James Torrance and the team at Agenda, and Lilly’s Larder providing a weekly supply of ready meals for food parcels, and the Nisa Store on Commercial Road in Leven providing fresh produce like milk, bread and eggs.

Councillor Ken Caldwell of Levenmouth area committee said the response had been “heartwarming”.

Levenmouth Community Assistance Hub volunteers have been helping households in their area.