Charity needs new warehouse due to food demand

A CHARITY that redistributes food to people in need has made an urgent appeal for a larger warehouse.

- by STAFF REPORTER

FareShare South West has outgrown its current facility in the county and can no longer accommodate additional cold storage, packing lines or the expanding volunteer teams that are critical to the charity's mission, and needs larger premises by the autumn to sustain its much needed expanding operations.

Lucy Bearn, FareShare South West chief executive, said: "Our current warehouse is simply bursting at the seams. Securing a new, larger facility is essential, not just for space, but to ensure that all surplus food we rescue can reach those who need it most.

"There are very specific challenges in Devon and Cornwall. Nineteen per cent of children in Devon are currently living in poverty. Twenty-three per cent of children in Cornwall are living in poverty. This rises to 35% in parts of Torbay and 42% in some parts of North Devon and Bodmin.