Grantham foodbank sees demand for its services continue to grow
It will be opening this week to try and cope with the numbers needing food parcels
A Grantham foodbank has seen a rise in the number of people in need this winter and has opened its doors this week to meet demand.
The charity says in the month of November alone they saw a 24 percent increase in the number of meals they were giving out.
Dorothy Gaughan is the Co Ordinator there and we've been speaking to her about the situation.
She asked her what the festive period has been like so far.
They're just on their own sometimes and it's just so sad
"Very worrying for some of them."
"I've had people come in in tears because they haven't got anything at all."
"They've not got any food - they've not got any presents - they can't visit anybody."
"They're just on their own sometimes and it's just so sad."
She told us about how people are ending up in need of the service.
"Mainly it's loss of income - they just haven't got enough money."
"Benefits aren't enough - benefits take such a long time to get through therefore they struggle to put food on the table."
It's mainly men - single men but also some families
"There's a lot of pressure on parents at this time of year."
She told us about the people they've been seeing recently.
"We obviously get quite a lot of single people - people who are living on the street and are homeless."
"People who've been housed in hotels and have no means of cooking."
"Generally speaking it's mainly men - single men."
"But also families - various sizes."
"We're very lucky to be able to provide them with some fresh stuff - fresh vegetables - fresh potatoes - fresh milk - eggs - bread."
"Sometimes we have cheese in as well so we're very very lucky to have that support from our local community and from our local businesses."