Oldham children urged to write poems to help tackle food bank stigma Date published: 21 May 2021
The Trussell Trust, which supports Oldham food bank to run three food bank centres, distributed some 7,177 emergency food parcels for children facing crisis in the area between April, 2020 and March, 2021
School children across Oldham are being urged to pen a short poem about hunger and what it means to them, as part of a national competition run by anti-poverty charity the Trussell Trust, which supports a network of food banks across the UK.
The charity is calling on youngsters, aged nine and under, to create and draw a hungry character and tell its story in the form of a short poem – as part of its Bye Bye Hunger competition.
Thursday, 13th May 2021 at 10:46 am
The team behind I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! are no doubt planning what their stellar 2021 line-up will look like.
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While we don’t know yet who will be entering the jungle, in the run up to the new series (pencilled to start towards the end of 2021), the rumour-mill has gone into overdrive already.
From Good Morning Britain favourites to soap icons to even a BRIT Award-winning popstar, the I’m A Celebrity 2021 line-up could be the biggest yet.
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