Newport Football Club has made its first deliveries of match day food bank collections to local food pantries. The Wessex League club is asking fans to bring along donations of food and essentials to the home games it plays at Beatrice Avenue, East Cowes.
Steve Rackett, Chairman of Newport FC Supporters Trust said,
“As a community owned football club we felt it was important to help out Islanders in need in these difficult times and so at the start of the season we began the food bank collections. We have been overwhelmed with the generous response of our supporters, who have clearly backed this initiative enthusiastically. “
The club have already made deliveries to Pyle Street Pantry in Newport and last week it was the turn of Pan Together to receive donations from the club’s supporters.
Thomson: Donations make a vital and direct difference to the charity’s work
Rachel Thomson, Pan Together’s Community Centre Manager, said,
“We are absolutely delighted to receive such generous support for our community larder from our local football club, Newport (IW) FC, and their fans. Donations such as these are really welcome and make a vital and direct difference to the charity’s work in our local area when the cost of living crisis is biting so very hard for so many people.
“The Pan Community Larder is open from 12 noon to 2pm each Tuesday and Friday at Downside Community Centre for residents of Pan, Pan Meadows, Barton and Fairlee. Membership is free and members pay £5 per weekly visit for two carrier bags of fresh, frozen, refrigerated, tinned and dried food and other household essentials which they chose for themselves. No one needs a referral. For further details phone 01983 248170.”
Half-price entry for NHS workers
The club continues its community approach this weekend and is participating in Isle of Wight Day by offering half-price entry for NHS workers its home match on Saturday (16th September at 3pm) Mr Rackett added,
“The Island’s NHS workers make a tremendous difference to all our lives and as a way of saying thank you on Isle of Wight Day we are offering a 50 per cent discount to our game against league leaders Hamworthy.”
News shared by Steve on behalf of Newport FC. Ed
