COMMITTED community champions have delivered food parcels to vulnerable village residents in need. The Jaywick Sands Community Forum partnered with the Community Resource Centre, Baby Bank Tendring, and Asda’s Amy Openshaw for the charitable effort. Together they collected and an impressive 100 food parcels which were able to be obtained thanks to a grant from the Essex Association of Local Councils. Following the mass pick-up the hard-working teams then delivered the packages to residents living in Jaywick and West Clacton. Brad Thompson, who is an Independent candidate for West Clacton and Jaywick Sands in the upcoming Tendring Council elections, helped with the initiative. He said: “This is the biggest food parcel delivery to go out in one day in the area, so thank you to everyone involved.”
COMMITTED community champions have delivered food parcels to vulnerable village residents in need. The Jaywick Sands Community Forum partnered with the Community Resource Centre, Baby Bank Tendring, and Asda’s Amy Openshaw for the charitable effort. Together they collected and an impressive 100 food parcels which were able to be obtained thanks to a grant from the Essex Association of Local Councils. Following the mass pick-up the hard-working teams then delivered the packages to residents living in Jaywick and West Clacton. Brad Thompson, who is an Independent candidate for West Clacton and Jaywick Sands in the upcoming Tendring Council elections, helped with the initiative. He said: “This is the biggest food parcel delivery to go out in one day in the area, so thank you to everyone involved.”
Fury at meagre free school meals parcels in north Essex A DESPERATE mum was left distraught after receiving a manky free school meal package to feed her daughter during the lockdown. Downing Street has admitted the contents of some are “completely unacceptable” and the Government is looking into the issue. It came as it faced calls to urgently roll out its national free school meal voucher scheme after images shared on social media showed poor quality and low value packages sent to families during the lockdown. Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford – who has been behind a drive to get free school meals to children who need them – called for the system to be fixed “quickly”.
Fury at meagre free school meals parcels in north Essex A DESPERATE mum was left distraught after receiving a manky free school meal package to feed her daughter during the lockdown. Downing Street has admitted the contents of some are “completely unacceptable” and the Government is looking into the issue. It came as it faced calls to urgently roll out its national free school meal voucher scheme after images shared on social media showed poor quality and low value packages sent to families during the lockdown. Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford – who has been behind a drive to get free school meals to children who need them – called for the system to be fixed “quickly”.