Leading Lancashire homebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes have donated £200 to Ribble Valley Foodbank for their official reopening following the pandemic.
Based in Clitheroe, close to the housebuilder’s Waddow Heights developments, the foodbank has been running since 2013 and has two foodbank centres in Clitheroe and Longridge with its main warehouse in Clitheroe.
Jane Chitnis, Ribble Valley Foodbank Manager, said: “At the start of the pandemic, we had to switch immediately to a delivery model. In the financial year 20/21 we served twice as many clients as in the previous year, and our volunteers have worked incredibly hard – packing in an unheated warehouse and delivering in all weathers.”
“We receive no government funding and rely on the generosity of our donors and volunteers so I would like to thank Barratt and David Wilson Homes, and all of our kind donors, for their generosity and support.
In March 2020, at the start of the lockdown, the foodbank switched to a delivery service in order to keep clients and volunteers safe, but they are delighted that they are now able to welcome clients back to their two Foodbank centres in Clitheroe and Longrige.
Jane said: “We are hugely grateful for any donations – food or financial – and we cannot help our clients without the support of local people, organisations and businesses.”
Ribble Valley Foodbank is part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. Barratt and David Wilson Homes had previously made a contribution during the pandemic to assist with running costs
Philippa Stewart, Sales Director at Barratt and David Wilson Homes North West, said: “As a five star housebuilder, we like to lead the way, not only in the homes that we build but in the support and contributions to the local communities in which we build.
“Ribble Valley Foodbank did a fantastic job throughout the pandemic and we’re delighted that we can continue to help them.”
