23 September 2013
The growing needs of our local food bank

On Sunday morning, like many other churches in the UK, we had a harvest collection of food for needy people. In Southampton, our local food bank is Basics Bank, part of Southampton City Mission which this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As you can see from the photo, we were pleased to collect a large amount of food, which we trust will make a real difference. And it will, but ...
In first quarter of this year, Basics Bank has seen a 50% increase in demand on the same period last year