howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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decided to start a new thread on the subject as the other one was fairly generalised.
have been in discussions with the organiser who will be sending in full details on monday morning but a few important points can be made now as there is so much disinformation doing the rounds.
a) a voucher will be needed to enable a client to access the food bank.
b) although there are various agencies involved the best starting point is the gateway centre in castle street.
c) only enough food for 3 days will be given to anyone with a voucher.
d) vouchers will only be valid for 3 days.
e) in addition to the items asked for on the list from the food bank, baby food and dog/cat grub is required.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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http://dover.foodbank.org.uk/#sthash.LltUBlOG.dpuf
A little odd that the amount donated so far has dropped by a 1/4 of a tonne in the past week, but nearly there.
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Thank you for that I will pass that news on to others that might need it.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Well done Howard and thank you for setting out the facts.Lets hope the ignorant,indignant
comments cease.Not holding breath.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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you're right there reg, so much disinformation going around on the subject.
volunteers are still required, just use the "contact us" bit on this website.
http://dover.foodbank.org.uk/howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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important information just received.
the service is up and running .
the places to apply for a voucher are as follows:-
The Gateway centre in castle street, sanctuary supported living, the citizen's advice bureau and n.h.s. health trainers are all based there.
the discovery centre when n.h.s health trainers are there.
age uk at the riverside centre.
once an applicant receives a voucher it can be redeemed at::-
footprints, the beacon, london road. dover.
or
the old park community centre, gordon road, whitfield.
each voucher will clearly state the opening hours of the centres.
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Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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slight amendment for people who may want to volunteer.
the email address is
doverfoodbank@yahoo.co.ukhoward mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Courtesy of alex goodier at the dover foodbank.
Top 10 Food List of Items Needed:
Milk (long life pkt/carton)
Fruit Juice
TInned Fruit
Tinned Veg
Tinned Potatoes
Tinned Sponge Pudding
Tinned Fish
Tinned Meat
Sugar (500g)
Coffee
Top 5 Baby Items List of Items Needed:
Nappies - Any size
Baby Wipes
Baby Food
Baby Bath Soap
Top 5 Toiletry Items List of Items Needed:
Toilet Paper (Any size package)
Ladies Santary Items
Soap
Tooth Paste
Tooth Brush
Top 2 Pet Food Items List of Items Needed:
Cat Food
Dog Food
The current drop off points are the town council offices and the "weighin" cafe/bookshop in worthington street.
more may be added later.
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There is still a problem as I have found out members of the public that need them feel they are going to be looked down on by the rest of us and do not want to be seen going in and out geting it.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the organisers have pre-empted that problem for the most part as only the voucher holder knows when the centres will be open for business.
both centres host other activities so there is no reason to suppose that anyone going in is visiting the food bank.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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website now updated and donations reaching 2 and a half tons/tonnes.
http://dover.foodbank.org.uk/howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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just had a thought (life changing moment for me) but when supermarkets do their buy one get one free offers, how about we donate the free part to the food bank?
now that it is up and running stocks will start to run down they will need donations urgently.
Brian Dixon
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that's a good idea howard,but how would you deside which bit was the free bit.
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I witnesses two women in the supermarket "tandem" shopping. They were armed with calculators and sharing the cost of their shopping by working out the relative savings on BOGOF offers which they then share between them. I asked if their scheme worked and they said that they can save up to £20 a week and by using this method they were less likely to put impulse buys in their trolley.
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Thats very good might try that myself +it must be fun to try and work it all out,we look into that great savings can be made at Xmas.think of the saving two familys could make with toys etc.
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Yes, well done they Lesley.
There is a far more important lesson to be learned here. Having insufficient of the 'needful' is a mere fact of life these days, and must be boldly faced up to and dealt with. There is no shame in attending the Food-Bank. Such is not pauperism, but the basic state of things in this, our cowardly-capitalist, system.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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you're not wrong there tom, this is copied and pasted from the local food bank website and the last sentence is the most telling in my opinion .
Trussell Trust foodbanks have seen the biggest rise in numbers given emergency food since the charity began in 2000. Almost 350,000 people have received at least three days emergency food from Trussell Trust foodbanks during the last 12 months, nearly 100,000 more than anticipated and close to triple the number helped in 2011-12. Rising cost of living, static incomes, changes to benefits, underemployment and unemployment have meant increasing numbers of people in the UK have hit a crisis that forces them to go hungry. This dramatic rise in foodbank usage predates April's welfare reforms, which could see numbers increase further in 2013-14.
Guest 938- Registered: 13 May 2013
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My I ask a silly question while everyone is patting everyone on the back just who is eligible for the food banks and how have we come back to this again not since the war have we seen these times.
most people are not so well off these days i live on £124 a week and have to pay gas elec food & phone for two,I would rather starve to death than ask for hand outs. So please tell me who will benefit pensioners are the most well off in society so we are told so i'm sure they wont want it what groups of people will benefit.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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welcome alan your name seems familiar.
most have what you have asked is answered in post 18, i would stress the underemployment aspect where working people already struggling have had their hours cut. benefit changes have also hit many badly off families that have always lived week to week.
we all share your view about not looking for handouts but people have to swallow their pride when they are unable to feed their offspring.
having done a bit of research on the subject the "richest" countries seem to need them the most, food for thought(no pun intended}.
