Littlehampton care home donates to town food bank

 

A care home in Littlehampton has gathered dozens of items to help local families in need as the weather gets colder. 

To celebrate this year’s Harvest Festival, residents and team members at Care UK’s Darlington Court, on The Leas off Station Road, encouraged the local community to donate their extra, unused or unwanted non-perishable food items to the home’s very own foodbank drop-off-point.

Each year, Harvest Festival celebrates the time when crops have been gathered from fields and people can reflect and show gratitude for the food that they have. It dates back to when people relied on local crops for food, and farmers would give thanks for a good harvest.

The foodbank drop-off point was located at Darlington Court in the care home’s reception area for a number of weeks, where it gathered dozens of items to be donated to The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul Rustington. The home presented Rev’d Natalie Loveless with the donations at a special handover, and the items will now be distributed to families in need in the community. 

Diane Tapp, Customer Relations Manager at Darlington Court, added: “At Darlington Court, we are always looking for ways to give back and support our community and local charities, which is why we were delighted to partner with The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul Rustington and launch our first ever foodbank drop-off point. 

“In these challenging times, we know many people may be struggling to make ends meet, and with Christmas fast approaching, it’s more important than ever to support foodbanks, which provide a vital lifeline for many members of our local community.

“We hope the donations will help families in need of support across Littlehampton during the colder months.”

To find out more about Care UK’s Harvest Festival, please visit www.careuk.com/harvest-festival 

Darlington Court has been designed to deliver the very best standards of care and to enable residents to live active and fulfilled lives. The home provides full-time residential, nursing and dementia care, as well as short-term respite and palliative care.