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The Lewis and Harris branch of the Common Weal has launched a group which aims to help tackle food poverty in the islands.

 

It has arranged a collection of toiletries, childcare and cleaning articles in the Stornoway Co-op on behalf of the Trussell Trust which runs the food bank in Stornoway.

 

The food poverty group adds to the existing Common Weal W1 groups which have been set up to tackle fuel poverty, support community land use and to raise awareness of local issues and what can be done to alleviate them.

 

Jan Sancroft of Newmarket, a member of the food bank poverty group said the food bank collection was a “great success. The amount of goods donated overwhelmed us and we also received cash donations totaling well over £100.”

 

 

Foodbank collection

6 April 2015