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Post by zenfootball2 on May 17, 2022 13:42:38 GMT 1
i thought i would add this link, plus copy and past the list, whilst im sure all are easily found on google , but when you read this "According to a survey by the charity Action for Children, some 13 per cent of parents are skipping meals to feed their children, with the percentage at 16 per cent among families on Universal Credit." the number of people needing help is just growing. www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/2022/05/17/list-of-shropshire-food-banks-available-to-help-those-in-need/Here are food banks available to help in Shropshire: Food Share Project, Telford - Rampart Court Retail Park, Rampart Way, Telford, TF3 4AS. Telephone: 07775 505434. email team@foodshareproject.org.uk. Open: Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 4pm, Sunday 10am to 2pm. Website: livewell.telford.gov.uk/Services/2727/Food-Share-Project Telford Crisis Support Foodbank - Fruit of the Loom House, Unit G, Halesfield 10, Telford TF7 4QP. Open for donations: between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Friday. Donations can also be taken to Asda town centre, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons Lawley & Wellington, local convenience stores such as the Co-op stores in Stirchley, Priorslee and Ironbridge and One-Stop Shops in Shifnal and Wellington. You can also drop off at several community hubs across the borough including Donnington and Citizens Advice in Wellington, plus AFC Telford United, Tel: 01952 586646. Email: admin@telfordcrisissupport.org.uk. Website: telfordcrisissupport.org.uk Dawley Christian Centre Methodist Church - High Street, Dawley, Telford TF4 2EX, 9am-1pm, Monday to Friday. Tel: 01952 505108. Email: sharon@telfordchurch.co.uk. Website: dcctelford.wordpress.com Telford and Wrekin Interfaith Council - 19 New Street, Wellington, Telford TF1 1LU. Tel: 07545 023 519. Email: hello@interfaithtelford.org. Website: interfaithtelford.org Shrewsbury Food Bank Plus - Barnabas Community Projects, Longden Coleham, Shrewsbury, SY3 7DN Telephone: 01743 343336 or 07421745857. Open for donations: Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, 9.30am to 12pm. Wednesday evening, 5pm to 7pm. Donations can also be taken to the town’s branches of Asda, Co-op, Morrison’s and Sainsbury’s. Website: barnabascommunityprojects.org/shrewsburyfoodbank Bridgnorth Food Bank - 7 West Castle Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4AB. Telephone: 07960 285520. Email: contactus@bridgnorthfoodbank.co.uk. Open every Monday 10.30am to 12.30pm. Food can also be donated at the Co-op in Low Town, Bridgnorth Town Council offices, Charlie’s at the Old Mill, Barclays Bank in High Street, Sainsbury’s and churches in the town. Website: bridgnorthfoodbank.co.uk Strettons Food Bank - Church Street, Church Stretton, SY6 6DQ. Telephone: 07561 693870. Open: Fridays 2.30pm to 4pm. Donations can be taken to the Co-op in Lion Meadow. Website: strettonparish.org.uk/strettons-food-bank Market Drayton Foodbank - The Parish Rooms, Church Street, Market Drayton, TF9 1AF. Telephone: 01630 654007. Open: Tuesdays and Fridays, 9am to 10.30am. Food can also be donated at Asda in Stafford Street, Co-op in Loggerheads, Morrison’s in Maer Lane, Sainsbury’s in Shrewsbury Road, and Savers Health & Beauty in Oak Court. Website: marketdrayton.foodbank.org.uk Newport Foodbank - The Royal Navy Club, Bellmans Yard, TF10 7AJ. Open Friday morning 9.30am to 11.30am. Telephone: 01952 811655. Email: newportfoodbank@gmail.com. Website: newportfoodbank.org Oswestry & Borders Foodbank - 56 Beatrice Street, Oswestry, SY11 1QW. Telephone: 01691 671940. Email: referrals@oswestryandborders.foodbank.org. Open: Mondays and Thursdays 11am to 2pm. Donations can also be taken to Sainsbury’s in Oswestry, Tesco in Ellesmere, St Oswald’s vicarage, and Stan’s Supermarket in St Martin’s. Many churches in the town also accept donations. Webste: oswestryandborders.foodbank.org.uk Welshpool & District Foodbank - Kingswood Church, Church Road, Welshpool, SY21 7LN. Telephone: 01938 536379. Open: 1.30pm to 3.30pm Tuesday and Friday. Please leave donations under arches at the entrance; donations can also be taken to Tesco, Morrison’s and Sainsbury’s in Welshpool, and Tesco in Newtown. Website: welshpooldistrict.foodbank.org.uk Whitchurch Foodbank - Bargates Hall, Church Street, Whitchurch, SY13 1LR. Telephone: 01948 663943. Email: info@whitchurch.foodbank.org.uk. Open: Tuesdays and Fridays, 9.30am to 11.30am. Website: whitchurch.foodbank.org.uk
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Post by staffordshrew on May 17, 2022 22:47:58 GMT 1
In a "levelled up" society there should be no foodbanks. Price rises have hit everybody hard, but Mr Sunak doesn't seem to realise. He's dithering on an energy company windfall tax and not doing anything else to help people - even though Boris said he realised it wasn't enough after Sunak's recent "budget". They need to get their finger out and do something!
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Post by block12massive on May 18, 2022 8:54:15 GMT 1
In a "levelled up" society there should be no foodbanks. Price rises have hit everybody hard, but Mr Sunak doesn't seem to realise. He's dithering on an enery company windfall tax and not doing anything else to help people - even though Boris said he realised it wasn't enough after Sunak's recent "budget". They need to get their finger out and do something! There should be no need for food banks. The faux performative outrage at the comments of Lee Anderson MP last week suggesting meals can be made for 30p and the problem is many people don't know how to cook. But it's really not that controversial a point is it? The author Jack Monroe has released a cook book of how to make meals for 11p. Granted, it'll cost you about £15 to get hold of it!
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Post by zenfootball2 on May 18, 2022 9:28:09 GMT 1
i agree there should not be a need for food banks but when year on year more food banks becomne available and yet demand continues to grow from wiki 2014 we had 1,091 food banks in the uk in 2021 2,568 in 7 year the number has more than doubled. for many familys this is not a one off due to an emergency but an essential weekly supply. with all the aditional pressuers more people will need them this 2019 so out of date but it gives you a snap shot of people who use food banks, i would imagine if htey did that now there would be a sharp rise in working people from a range of jobs using it www.trusselltrust.org/2019/11/06/working-people-at-food-banks/
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Post by tdk on May 18, 2022 9:42:41 GMT 1
In a "levelled up" society there should be no foodbanks. Price rises have hit everybody hard, but Mr Sunak doesn't seem to realise. He's dithering on an enery company windfall tax and not doing anything else to help people - even though Boris said he realised it wasn't enough after Sunak's recent "budget". They need to get their finger out and do something! Not election year
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Post by block12massive on May 18, 2022 9:57:07 GMT 1
i agree there should not be a need for food banks but when year on year more food banks becomne available and yet demand continues to grow from wiki 2014 we had 1,091 food banks in the uk in 2021 2,568 in 7 year the number has more than doubled. for many familys this is not a one off due to an emergency but an essential weekly supply. with all the aditional pressuers more people will need them this 2019 so out of date but it gives you a snap shot of people who use food banks, i would imagine if htey did that now there would be a sharp rise in working people from a range of jobs using it www.trusselltrust.org/2019/11/06/working-people-at-food-banks/Unless you means test people, you'll never truly know who is reliant on food banks and who isn't. And although I don't think means testing is at all the answer, I don't think it's fair to interpret the increase in the number of food banks as being a sign of the decrease in living standards per se. Certainly not as a 'stand alone'. Though clearly throughout the pandemic and the subsequent job losses and redundancies, there has been more of a demand for them. But they're far better advertised than they once were, there's less stigma around them. It's easy to say things like "We shouldn't be living in a country where food banks are needed" but it seems the same people that say this resent being challenged or finding ways of alleviating the problem.
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Post by martinshrew on May 18, 2022 10:05:20 GMT 1
Before I go on a rant about "the cost of living crisis", I do want to say that obviously I understand a lot of people are struggling. On the flip side, I think there's also a large number who's priorities are totally wrong.
An elderly couple of Sky News yesterday, said they barely eat now, sometimes get a chippy once a week. For me, there's no chance you're getting change out of £10 for 2x fish & a portion of chips. Is there not value in the couple buying 4x frozen fish, some oven chips and a loaf of bread and making at least 2x meals? Sounds simplistic, but a takeaway isn't a given right.
Again a lady complaining about the cost of living and showing pictures on her new iPhone. I'm not saying somebody can't have a smart phone, but you can get a basic smartphone for £10-£15 a month rather than a flagship iPhone for £50+. She was also smoking, again completely unnecessary and costing a fortune.
I'm not stupid enough to think nobody is struggling, I'm sure there's plenty being as prudent as possible and struggling and for those people I feel really sorry for. I feel like food banks should be means tested, I know people who use them that shouldn't based on their habits/lifestyle.
If you have any of the below, you shouldn't be eligible for food banks:
- Latest flagship smart phone on contract - Satellite TV package - Smoker - Regular drinker
If you can prove your trying to stop smoking or reducing your alcohol intake then that's acceptable.
For me it's mortgage/rent, then bills & food. After this, and only after this you bulk out into other non essential areas such as electronic devices, habits, subscriptions, memberships etc. For some it's the opposite, they want to smoke 20 a day, have the latest iPhone and SkyTV, then moan at the government to feed them/their children. Totally wrong.
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Post by Valerioch on May 18, 2022 10:21:17 GMT 1
Before I go on a rant about "the cost of living crisis", I do want to say that obviously I understand a lot of people are struggling. On the flip side, I think there's also a large number who's priorities are totally wrong. An elderly couple of Sky News yesterday, said they barely eat now, sometimes get a chippy once a week. For me, there's no chance you're getting change out of £10 for 2x fish & a portion of chips. Is there not value in the couple buying 4x frozen fish, some oven chips and a loaf of bread and making at least 2x meals? Sounds simplistic, but a takeaway isn't a given right. Again a lady complaining about the cost of living and showing pictures on her new iPhone. I'm not saying somebody can't have a smart phone, but you can get a basic smartphone for £10-£15 a month rather than a flagship iPhone for £50+. She was also smoking, again completely unnecessary and costing a fortune. I'm not stupid enough to think nobody is struggling, I'm sure there's plenty being as prudent as possible and struggling and for those people I feel really sorry for. I feel like food banks should be means tested, I know people who use them that shouldn't based on their habits/lifestyle. If you have any of the below, you shouldn't be eligible for food banks: - Latest flagship smart phone on contract - Satellite TV package - Smoker - Regular drinker If you can prove your trying to stop smoking or reducing your alcohol intake then that's acceptable. For me it's mortgage/rent, then bills & food. After this, and only after this you bulk out into other non essential areas such as electronic devices, habits, subscriptions, memberships etc. For some it's the opposite, they want to smoke 20 a day, have the latest iPhone and SkyTV, then moan at the government to feed them/their children. Totally wrong. Couldn't agree more - superb post
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Post by block12massive on May 18, 2022 10:24:05 GMT 1
Before I go on a rant about "the cost of living crisis", I do want to say that obviously I understand a lot of people are struggling. On the flip side, I think there's also a large number who's priorities are totally wrong. An elderly couple of Sky News yesterday, said they barely eat now, sometimes get a chippy once a week. For me, there's no chance you're getting change out of £10 for 2x fish & a portion of chips. Is there not value in the couple buying 4x frozen fish, some oven chips and a loaf of bread and making at least 2x meals? Sounds simplistic, but a takeaway isn't a given right. Again a lady complaining about the cost of living and showing pictures on her new iPhone. I'm not saying somebody can't have a smart phone, but you can get a basic smartphone for £10-£15 a month rather than a flagship iPhone for £50+. She was also smoking, again completely unnecessary and costing a fortune. I'm not stupid enough to think nobody is struggling, I'm sure there's plenty being as prudent as possible and struggling and for those people I feel really sorry for. I feel like food banks should be means tested, I know people who use them that shouldn't based on their habits/lifestyle. If you have any of the below, you shouldn't be eligible for food banks: - Latest flagship smart phone on contract - Satellite TV package - Smoker - Regular drinker If you can prove your trying to stop smoking or reducing your alcohol intake then that's acceptable. For me it's mortgage/rent, then bills & food. After this, and only after this you bulk out into other non essential areas such as electronic devices, habits, subscriptions, memberships etc. For some it's the opposite, they want to smoke 20 a day, have the latest iPhone and SkyTV, then moan at the government to feed them/their children. Totally wrong. Your second best post of the day. Bravo.
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Post by staffordshrew on May 18, 2022 10:37:53 GMT 1
Inflation, 9% and rising. Energy costs sky high. Flat/house rental sky high.
Child care costs sky high. It's a sudden pincer operation of everything getting so much more expensive that has hit, particularly, the low paid - many being those people we thought so much of during the pandemic. But the government don't seem to have any inclination to help.
Then you have kids who want to be like their friends and have the odd Dominoes pizza, KFC, the latest trainers, etc. Kids who won't "eat their greens". Plus kids using a smart phone or laptop as essential to do their homework.
Incidently, the Jack Monroe books are around £11.71 paperback, £5.99 on kindle on Amazon, or you might even find a library still open.
But who goes out, does a days work and comes home ready to cook more than something out of the freezer?
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Post by Feedo Gnasher on May 18, 2022 10:44:25 GMT 1
Before I go on a rant about "the cost of living crisis", I do want to say that obviously I understand a lot of people are struggling. On the flip side, I think there's also a large number who's priorities are totally wrong. An elderly couple of Sky News yesterday, said they barely eat now, sometimes get a chippy once a week. For me, there's no chance you're getting change out of £10 for 2x fish & a portion of chips. Is there not value in the couple buying 4x frozen fish, some oven chips and a loaf of bread and making at least 2x meals? Sounds simplistic, but a takeaway isn't a given right. Again a lady complaining about the cost of living and showing pictures on her new iPhone. I'm not saying somebody can't have a smart phone, but you can get a basic smartphone for £10-£15 a month rather than a flagship iPhone for £50+. She was also smoking, again completely unnecessary and costing a fortune. I'm not stupid enough to think nobody is struggling, I'm sure there's plenty being as prudent as possible and struggling and for those people I feel really sorry for. I feel like food banks should be means tested, I know people who use them that shouldn't based on their habits/lifestyle. If you have any of the below, you shouldn't be eligible for food banks: - Latest flagship smart phone on contract - Satellite TV package - Smoker - Regular drinker If you can prove your trying to stop smoking or reducing your alcohol intake then that's acceptable. For me it's mortgage/rent, then bills & food. After this, and only after this you bulk out into other non essential areas such as electronic devices, habits, subscriptions, memberships etc. For some it's the opposite, they want to smoke 20 a day, have the latest iPhone and SkyTV, then moan at the government to feed them/their children. Totally wrong. I do agree with the sentiment, but what would you do? Say ‘sorry there’s a sky dish attached to the side of your flat so go and find your own food’? The government or local authorities need some sort of mammoth department that basically organises the most hard-up’s finances for them and has the ability to make or at the very least advise on some tough decisions that may save money. Although there will be plenty of people who do genuinely need more help and blaming the poor for being too stupid or selfish to manage their limited money doesn’t solve anything. In summary, some people probably can do more, but the government also needs to as well
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Post by staffordshrew on May 18, 2022 10:57:40 GMT 1
Lack of Government help goes right back to austerity. When I worked part-time as a youth leader, I used to do "social education", such as cooking simple cheap meals - the sort of things that they could do if they went off to college and had to fend for themselves. Lack of government money led to the council closing all the youth clubs. Turns out things like this matter, now we have got to the sticking plaster stage of the problem, but still nothing from our government.
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Post by martinshrew on May 18, 2022 10:57:53 GMT 1
Before I go on a rant about "the cost of living crisis", I do want to say that obviously I understand a lot of people are struggling. On the flip side, I think there's also a large number who's priorities are totally wrong. An elderly couple of Sky News yesterday, said they barely eat now, sometimes get a chippy once a week. For me, there's no chance you're getting change out of £10 for 2x fish & a portion of chips. Is there not value in the couple buying 4x frozen fish, some oven chips and a loaf of bread and making at least 2x meals? Sounds simplistic, but a takeaway isn't a given right. Again a lady complaining about the cost of living and showing pictures on her new iPhone. I'm not saying somebody can't have a smart phone, but you can get a basic smartphone for £10-£15 a month rather than a flagship iPhone for £50+. She was also smoking, again completely unnecessary and costing a fortune. I'm not stupid enough to think nobody is struggling, I'm sure there's plenty being as prudent as possible and struggling and for those people I feel really sorry for. I feel like food banks should be means tested, I know people who use them that shouldn't based on their habits/lifestyle. If you have any of the below, you shouldn't be eligible for food banks: - Latest flagship smart phone on contract - Satellite TV package - Smoker - Regular drinker If you can prove your trying to stop smoking or reducing your alcohol intake then that's acceptable. For me it's mortgage/rent, then bills & food. After this, and only after this you bulk out into other non essential areas such as electronic devices, habits, subscriptions, memberships etc. For some it's the opposite, they want to smoke 20 a day, have the latest iPhone and SkyTV, then moan at the government to feed them/their children. Totally wrong. I do agree with the sentiment, but what would you do? Say ‘sorry there’s a sky dish attached to the side of your flat so go and find your own food’? The government or local authorities need some sort of mammoth department that basically organises the most hard-up’s finances for them and has the ability to make or at the very least advise on some tough decisions that may save money. Although there will be plenty of people who do genuinely need more help and blaming the poor for being too stupid or selfish to manage their limited money doesn’t solve anything. In summary, some people probably can do more, but the government also needs to as well I think if adults decide they want the lastest iPhone and smoke 20 a day, then think about food as an afterthought, that's up to them. Where there's children involved, I feel as though "someone" should use their wages + benefit/UC payments etc to pay the rent, pay the bills, provide a certain amount of vouchers for food then provide the excess cash to the parents to do as they wish. If there's no excess cash or a deficit, that highlights the problem for that particular household where they'd need government assistance. I don't know who the someone is whether government, local authority etc but something needs to happen where children are involved. It's all well and good crying out for breakfast club for your kids but if you're sat smoking 20 a day, that could pay for your child's breakfast, school dinner and evening meal combined based on the average pack of cigarettes being £11. That goes for the same parents spending £50+ a month each on an iPhone 13 or £100 a month on Sky, BT, Netflix & Disney+. It's about priorities, some people's are all wrong. Some people are genuinely struggling, the government needs to do more for these people, but it needs means testing.
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Post by staffordshrew on May 18, 2022 11:57:37 GMT 1
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Post by ssshrew on May 18, 2022 12:22:06 GMT 1
Some of it will also go back to the lack of proper food education in schools going back years. Food Technology was never the same as good old Cookery classes. Far too much theory and not enough practical I’m afraid. People were not educated on how to provide meals as part of their education.
Another brilliant education idea that seemed a good one at the time.
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