Teachers reveal scale of pupils’ hunger as 100,000 frozen out of free school meals November 11, 2022Malcolm Peirce Children not eligible for free school meals are coming to school with mouldy bread, empty wraps and in some cases nothing at all, [...]
COST OF LIVING: I AVOID MEALS SO MY DAUGHTER CAN EAT-BBC NEWS July 29, 2022Malcolm Peirce ‘ I normally have a packet of crisps, trying to save for my daughter’ [...]
Some shoppers asking cashiers to stop at £30 June 29, 2022June 29, 2022Malcolm Peirce “What we’re seeing is a massive change in behaviour,” he told the BBC. It comes after food and fuel costs soar, with UK inflation, the rate at which prices rise, hitting 9.1% in May. [...]
Citizen’s Advice Guidance Regarding Energy April 14, 2022April 14, 2022Malcolm Peirce Energy for Consumers [...]
IFAN’S LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER April 14, 2022April 14, 2022Malcolm Peirce The Independent Food Network recently wrote a letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding the concerns of rising need [...]
Shop and give – Give as you live November 25, 2021March 15, 2022Malcolm Peirce Have you started thinking about the Christmas treats you’ll be choosing this year? You can now support FAITH (ReadiFood) by shopping online [...]
Food Parcels over COVID November 3, 2021November 3, 2021Malcolm Peirce 2020 and 2021 have been challenging for us as you can imagine. 202 was particularly hard. Demand for food parcels rocketed whilst we [...]
TEN THOUSAND PARCELS DELIVERED! January 11, 2021January 11, 2021Malcolm Peirce As we enter a new year and review it is amazing to see that last year we broke through the 10,000 parcel ceiling! [...]
Parcel Requests 2020 June 6, 2020November 30, 2020Malcolm Peirce In 2019 we delivered 8,500 food parcels to residents in the Greater Reading area. That equates to around 7,000 individual adults and children [...]
Volunteering during the Coronavirus pandemic April 2, 2020April 23, 2020Malcolm Peirce Please note that we are currently not actively recruiting new volunteers due to social distancing requirements We have changed how we do things [...]