Huby steps in to help provide meals for children

FORMER CASTLEFORD Tigers, Huddersfield Giants and Wakefield Trinity player Craig Huby, is providing free packed lunches to children in need this half- term.

Huby recently opened Plan Bee in Castleford and is stepping up to provide the free meals after 322 Conservative MPs voted against extending free school meals over the half- term holidays.

Inspired by Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, Huby has joined in a nationwide effort to provide food for those in need of help and admits it was a “pretty easy” decision to provide the lunches free of charge.

Each lunch will contain a sandwich, a piece of fruit, a drink, a bag of crisps and a small chocolate bar and can be collected from Plan Bee in Castleford town centre or at JB Motors in Glasshoughton.

“Marcus Rashford has had a well- documented campaign, highlighting his struggles as a kid and my Mrs does a lot of work in Knottingley and takes a lot of leftover food to the local foodbank,” said Huby.

“It was a pretty easy decision to get involved and help the vulnerable kids around here.

“It is a real shame the Government is not prepared to do that but it shows the amount of local companies, especially in Castleford, that have put their hands up to donate breakfast or dinner.

“It just shows the community has come together to support the children, who are the future of Castleford. We want to help the kids around here. We know what it is like to ask for help and it is not a bad thing to ask for help.

“It is great to see so many cafes nationwide stepping in.”

To request a free lunch contact Plan Bee on 07872849328 or reach out to Huby via his Twitter account via @ Cthuby10.