Foodbank is forced to cut back parcels

Drop in donations affecting Wishaw

- MICHAEL PRINGLE

Wishaw Community Foodbank is feeling the pinch and being forced to cut back on the size of food parcels it is handing out due to a drop in the amount of donations it's receiving.

The foodbank which operates from South Wishaw Parish Church on East Academy Street provides food packages to around 80 individuals, many of them with families, each week.

It has been running for two years and receives donations from local supermarkets and schools, as well as the general public but there's been a reduction recently.

Wishaw Community Foodbank’s Mari Lindsay, said: “At the moment we're finding our donations are falling, we do get donations of fresh items twice a week from Tesco and we've been getting donations of loaves from Warburtons weekly.