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Arnold Foodbank needs your help as cost of living continues to bite

Food donations to the foodbank have dropped by 20%

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Arnold Foodbank needs your help. As the cost of living continues to bite and effect people, the charity are in the position where donations are shrinking but demand continues to increase.

Food donations to Arnold Foodbank have dropped by 20% and they had to buy more stock last year than in the previous five years combined.

These are what they are appealing for:

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  • Tinned Fish
  • Squash/Juice
  • Tinned Fruit and Rice Pudding/Custard
  • Tinned Veg – carrots,sweetcorn and peas
  • Toiletries (toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo and toilet rolls)
  • Soup
  • Coffee Chocolate & Snacks
  • UHT Milk In fact anything except pasta, baked beans, pulses and rice

A spokesman for the foodbank also shared the news that bags and trolleys were also needed.

They said: “We are also always in need of carrier bags, ‘Bags for Life’ and if anyone has any shopping trolleys, they no longer require, we would be very grateful for those too.”

You can make donations to the foodbank at the following places:

  • Asda, Arnold
  • Co-op, Coppice Road
  • Dice & Balls, AMP
  • Lidl, Arnold
  • Sainsburys, Arnold

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5 COMMENTS

  1. yes you all need to suport this corse as some people in arnold need our help so we can bild this town and get better and better its our London our capital so please help

    • Good God. Our capital; our London again! Nowt to do with JUST Arnold: A bigger problem. Foodbanks in Carlton and Netherfield too that will also need donations

  2. This duane is jelous and makes me laugh. He has no support for our town and insted slag’s it off but it pays for everything in Gedling as brings in torists just ignore him as he nows nothing It is our capital and our London. Carlton is not is it duane

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