Boston-area foodbank remains in ‘desperate’ need of support due to coronavirus – although energy project has lent a hand

Two months ago, the Boston and Sutterton Foodbank launched an online appeal in response to these factors.

Now, following a donation from the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm – the renewable energy project from innogy being built off the coast of Lincolnshire – an update on the situation has been provided.

It paints a similar picture of a service under strain.

Coordinator Adam Kelk said: “We’ve found there are a lot more people coming to us, many for the first time as a result of furloughing and local businesses going into administration, while there is a considerable strain on the benefit system. When you couple that with the fact that people’s shopping habits have had to change, we are beginning to see some gaps forming. We are very grateful for donations like this which are so welcome in helping plug those gaps.

“Boston is a generous community, but there’s been a considerable dip in donations as a result of the coronavirus, and so we are now having to look at new ways of getting food donations in. We are still open, we desperately need donations to the foodbank, so we would urge people to please get in touch if you think you can help.”

The Triton Knoll Offshire Wind Farm has been backing charities which work with the area’s most vulnerable people during these challenging times. Its teams of staff and contractors are making regular collections of food items, have made donations to charities which tackle homelessness, domestic abuse and loneliness, and the project’s Community Fund is looking at how it can best help address the most pressing needs of the local area.

Project director for Triton Knoll and innogy Julian Garnsey said: “We’ve all seen in the media that fighting food poverty is hard enough without the added challenges that these uncertain times have brought, and we feel that the foodbank charities that work so hard to help local people deserve all the help we can give them.”

For Information and advice on how you can make donations to the foodbank, visit www.parish-of-boston.org.uk/our-projects/boston-sutterton-foodbank/