Peterborough based BGL group pledges support to local foodbank

BGL Group has donated £9,000 to Peterborough Foodbank as part of their campaign to support those communities hit hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic.
By Ben Jones
Published 9th Oct 2020, 13:49 BST
Volunteers at Peterborough FoodbankVolunteers at Peterborough Foodbank
Volunteers at Peterborough Foodbank

The digital distributors of insurance and household financial services is giving £9,000 to each of the five foodbanks near its offices in Peterborough, Sunderland, Wakefield, London and Paris.

Demand for foodbanks is expected to rocket this winter with research form the Trussell Trust predicting an additional 670,000 people will be destitute by the end of 2020, unable to afford essentials such as food and energy. Families with children are expected to be the worst worst affected.

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This comes on top of year-on-year rises in the number of people unable to afford food and forced to use food banks across the UK.

Peterborough Foodbank operates Monday to Saturday, 11am-1pm, from one of three locations in Peterborough – Dogsthorpe Methodist Church, Holy Spirit Church, Bretton, or the Salvation Army in Bourges Boulevard. The money will help towards its service costs.

Foodbank manager Juliet Welch said: ““We are amazed and delighted at the very kind donation from BGL of £9,000 to help support the work of Peterborough Foodbank.

“We have seen a big increase in families in need during the coronavirus pandemic and this donation will help ensure that we can continue to provide food parcels to ensure they do not go hungry.”

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Claire Virge, CSR and Sponsorship Manager at BGL Group, said: “In 2020 no-one should be going hungry. Sadly, we know from speaking to charities that many people are facing exceptional hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and are unable to afford the most basic essentials.

“BGL has committed £1.5 million in emergency funding to help those impacted by the pandemic but, in making this donation, we wanted to pay particular attention to those struggling to make ends meet.

“We recognise the vital role played by foodbanks in supporting people in poverty and want to help them meet the increasing need for their services.”

BGL is a leading digital distributor of insurance and household financial services, with over 10 million customers.

They have an office in Orton Southgate and a contact centre in Bretton, home to brands including comparethemarket.com, LesFurets.com, Beagle Street, Budget and Dial Direct.

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