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Food, clothing and items from toothpaste to soap are being collected in Church of England parishes over Harvest Festival to supply food banks and support homeless and vulnerable people.
FEATURE / Harvest Festival services in schools over the coming weeks are playing a major role in helping replenish food bank supplies that have run low over the summer months.
NEWS / Majority have warm memories of christian festival and want the same for their children
Churches are planning to celebrate Harvest Festival in different ways this year.
Micah Liverpool, the social justice charity based at Liverpool Cathedral, has seen demand at its food banks rise by around 40% since lockdown
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A food bank founded by a church has seen demand surge by 500 per cent during lockdown as elderly and vulnerable people unable to get to shops because of shielding and self-isolating receive help.
Analysis for the Trussell Trust shows that nearly 100,000 households sought food aid from its network of food banks for the first time in April and June as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Farmers will speak of their commitment to fighting climate change during the Church of England’s national online service.
A second food bank has been opened by a church during lockdown as demand for food parcels has risen eight-fold in its area during the pandemic.