Armthorpe food bank volunteers help bring Christmas to community

Back on the road, Tim is on his fourth delivery of the morning.

Ann, a widower has been using the service for years and has a Christmas card ready for when he arrives.

“It’s about consistency, recognising a friendly face. If we need to we can refer on to other agencies,” said Tim.

Ann comes to the door wrapped up in a couple of fleeces.

“It’s a big help this. It means, we’ll have a nice Christmas,” she said.

“Since my husband died, I still have to pay the mortgage. The bills don’t stop. I only put the heating on to have a bath, otherwise we wrap up warm.”

Back at the hall the trestle tables are nearly empty after the efforts of the team, but Chris Broadhurst-Brown is still bustling around.

“We’re nearly there. I just need to see if anything’s gone wrong, but I feel slightly relieved,” she said.

“I’m thrilled with the volunteers, they’ve done such a fabulous job.”

Finally happy in the knowledge that their job is done she says the team, who normally gather on a Thursday, will have next week off.

“I don’t think we’d get enough volunteers on Boxing Day.

“But we’ve looked after people though. This’ll see them through.”

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