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A HUGE community effort will bring cheer to families who really need it this Christmas. Volunteers, businesses, schools, churches and the council have joined together to deliver over 180 food parcels to Ilkley families. In a year that has been tough on many people, this community effort will make Christmas a little better. Led by the Ilkley Great Get Together, a number of separate initiatives came together to support the families in need. A baking competition at All Saints school, local cafes collected coffee vouchers, supermarket vouchers were donated and food was collected to be delivered to homes in time for Christmas. 200 Christmas cakes have been made or bought by Ilkley residents and have gone to families using free school meals and to young carers. The food parcels were packed and delivered by an army of 200 volunteers but it was an even bigger team effort than that, says Becky Malby, of Ilkley Great Get Together: “It has been heart-warning to see how the whole commu