Trussell Trust

A five-star Devon hotel has unveiled its plans to give back to the community this Christmas by supporting a pair of charity initiatives with essentials and gifts.

Bovey Castle, in Dartmoor National Park, is donating gift parcels to the Trussell Trust which supports people in food poverty – every time a room is booked on its Christmas and New Year packages.

The award-winning hotel is also donating a wide range of gifts to Mission Christmas, which supports children in the community over the festive period, for every child who stays at the venue...

Tesco to support children facing hunger during summer holidays

With almost a third [31%] of families in South West England worried about feeding their children during the school holidays*, shoppers in the area are being urged to support a campaign ensuring youngsters get nutritional food this summer.

As part of its Stronger Starts programme, Tesco stores in Devon are inviting customers to round up their bill to the nearest pound at the checkout...

Shoppers help towards donating two million meals to support charities at Winter Food Collection

Generous Plymouth customers donated thousands of meals to this year’s Tesco Winter Food Collection - providing much-needed support for FareShare and the Trussell Trust.

In Plymouth the collection saw customers donate 3,039 meals to make a difference in their community.

Donations to the Trussell Trust help food banks provide emergency food parcels to people who cannot afford...

Volunteers needed in Devon for Christmas food collection

Two charities providing vital food to people hit by the Covid-19 pandemic are appealing for people in Devon to help support the UK’s biggest food collection this Christmas.

From November 19-21, charities FareShare and the Trussell Trust will be collecting food in Tesco stores during the annual pre-Christmas Tesco Food Collection.

The need for food to help Devon food banks...

Charities call for urgent Parliamentary Inquiry, as more than half a million people in the UK turning to food aid

Britain faces a hidden scandal where thousands of people cannot feed themselves or their families, according to a hard hitting report from Church Action Poverty and Oxfam.

The two charities, with the backing of the Trussell Trust, are calling for an urgent Parliamentary Inquiry into the relationship between benefit delay, error or sanctions, welfare reform changes and the growth of...