Boost the Bank

Southampton City Mission food banks were hit with their busiest week on record int he run up to Christmas

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Food bank hit with busiest week on record before Christmas as thousands fed

Southampton City Mission food banks have fed thousands of people in the lead up to Christmas as demand soars . Pictured: Volunteers and Basics Bank manager Vicky McKillen, far right

Southampton City Mission food banks have fed thousands of people in the lead up to Christmas as demand soars . Pictured: Volunteers and Basics Bank manager Vicky McKillen, far right

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Food bank feeds thousands as people feel the crunch at Christmas

Volunteer Teri Palmer, 62, helps shopper Adam Drapcsik

Volunteer Teri Palmer, 62, helps shopper Adam Drapcsik

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The Southampton shop selling a week's worth of food for just £5

Satvir Kaur and Royston Smith have backed our Boost the Bank campaign

Satvir Kaur and Royston Smith have backed our Boost the Bank campaign

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Council leader and MP back our Boost the Bank campaign

Food bank supplies

Food bank supplies

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'We've seen the best of humanity': Food banks 'inundated' with Christmas donations

Items are urgently needed by food banks in Southampton this Christmas

Items are urgently needed by food banks in Southampton this Christmas

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All the items our food banks desperately need this Christmas

Southampton City Mission has five basics banks across the city

Southampton City Mission has five basics banks across the city

Food aid census to reveal numbers of needy across the city

Vicky McKillen (third left) with volunteers at Southampton City Mission's Shirley Basics Bank

Vicky McKillen (third left) with volunteers at Southampton City Mission's Shirley Basics Bank

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'We've seen a huge increase in demand' - Echo Christmas food bank campaign launch

Left: The Right Reverend Debbie Sellin, Bishop of Southampton (Image: Chris Law). Right: Duncan House and Vicky McKillen from Southampton City Mission.

Left: The Right Reverend Debbie Sellin, Bishop of Southampton (Image: Chris Law). Right: Duncan House and Vicky McKillen from Southampton City Mission.

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'We are called to help those who are less fortunate', says Bishop Debbie

Volunteers at the clothing bank (L-R) Clarie McCann, Ashton Blake, Louise Evans, Mary Thomas, Jane Lister.

Volunteers at the clothing bank (L-R) Clarie McCann, Ashton Blake, Louise Evans, Mary Thomas, Jane Lister.

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Cost of living crisis: A look inside Southampton clothes banks

We volunteered with a Southampton food bank– this is what happened

We volunteered with a Southampton food bank– this is what happened

This is what happened when we spent the morning volunteering at a city foodbank

Reverend Claire Robinson, 55, distinctive deacon, who organises the Marketplace at All Saints Church (right), with volunteer Sharon Appleby, 51

Reverend Claire Robinson, 55, distinctive deacon, who organises the Marketplace at All Saints Church (right), with volunteer Sharon Appleby, 51

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'It's not just people on benefits who are struggling' says food bank user

Volunteers work to feed Sotonians at Southampton City Missions' Basics Bank.

Volunteers work to feed Sotonians at Southampton City Missions' Basics Bank.

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Inside one of the city's food banks helping people to get by

Satvir Kaur is urging the city to help those

Satvir Kaur is urging the city to help those

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'For too many individuals' wages don't cover the basics'

MPs Royston Smith (left) and Alan Whitehead

MPs Royston Smith (left) and Alan Whitehead

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'Generosity of people has been remarkable' - MP backs Echo's food bank campaign

Duncan House and Vicky McKillen from Southampton City Mission.

Duncan House and Vicky McKillen from Southampton City Mission.

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'Donations always drop in the summer, but this time it's worse than ever' - Echo's new food bank campaign