Our church collects all sorts of food in tins and packets, which is taken away for a Food Bank. Yesterday a gentleman from this depot came to our Women's Friendly Hour and gave us a most interesting talk. I was saddened and shocked in equal measure. They have passed on ten tons of food since January. The needy comprise all sorts of people, rough sleepers, people whose Benefits have taken too long to process, people made redundant with hefty bills to pay, elderly folk who can't buy oil unless they cut back on food. Many of their customers have several children. He stressed that all these unfortunate folk have absolutely NO food in the house, not even a biscuit. They are actually HUNGRY. It's unbelievable. And this depot has five branches all over Norfolk, each run by a team of about 40 volunteers. No-one pays them they receive no Government funding and rely totally on donations from churches like ours. Some of his stories would make you weep. I was pleased to hear that Tesco helps with vouchers and 'donation days', offering a third again in credit for all the food bought by contributors at their store. The chap said that in the USA there are many of these Food Banks, and also in Canada. Isn't it absolutely dreadful that folk find themselves in this situation?