Christmas is usually a time filled with joy and excitement - we give and receive gifts, catch up with friends and family and enjoy some especially good food as well! But for some, it is far from that - it is a time of worry and anxiety. Imagine worrying how you will buy gifts for your grandchildren, or embarrassed at having to say no to friends visiting because you won't be able to feed them. All this extra pressure when you are already having to turn the heating off because you can't afford to pay your bills.​
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We believe that everyone should have somewhere to call home and enough for the essentials of life, especially at Christmas.​
We first met David, a 90-year-old sheep farmer, when he came in to use our foodbank. Our advisors, help people get their lives back together when they’re at rock bottom and Peter (one of our Housing Advisors) would like to tell you about David.
"As he began to trust me and open up, I learnt that his life had fallen apart after his wife died and he lost everything. The loss of both his beloved wife and his way of life eventually led to a breakdown. He had lost all confidence in himself and his future. He didn’t know how he was going to manage and didn’t think there was anyone to help him. No one should reach that stage in their later years. Frightened, alone and unsure where to go next; that was David’s reality."
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More ways to give hope this Christmas...
Tree of Hope
Could you host a Tree of Hope in your workplace, church or community group?
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By signing up, you will receive a variety of tags to hang on your tree. Clients, colleagues, and visitors can select a tag which they can use to make their donation (financial or specific item).
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Please get in touch if you would like to pledge for your Tree of Hope.
Our reverse advent calendar is a fun way to collect our most needed food items over a month. Take on the challenge as a family, a class or a workplace, taking it in turns to add an item to the box.
Then bring in your donation to our office when you’ve finished.
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Visit our office to collect a copy or print your own using the link below.​
Christmas Goodies
In addition to providing our clients with regular food items we also want to be able to distribute those yummy treats that make an appearance at Christmas Time.
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What is your Christmas favourite treat? Please consider donating today. Our latest items including our Christmas wish list can be dowloaded below.
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