July’s 3,735 meals for 415 hard-pressed clients and family members was the sixth highest monthly total since the Food Hub started in 2013. Though less than in the previous four months of the pandemic, it took the overall total for the first seven months of 2020 to close to 30,000 meals, just under 600 less than for the whole of 2019.

Once again we warmly thank each and every one of our friends and supporters from the churches, local community, shops and businesses (such as Yodel in Mitcham) and very many individuals and families for your continued donations of food and money during this time.

Just this week the head teacher of Reedham Park School brought a donation of £200 in coins and notes from the children who had generously voted for their most recent fund raising to come to the Food Hub. (Sadly for the children and staff the school has now closed because of falling pupil numbers and the uncertainties caused by coronavirus.)

our August Food List with the items we need most this month, including:l small 500g bags of sugar l tinned & packet custard l tinned carrots & sweetcorn    l tinned & packet potatoes l tins of chicken l jars of peanut butter & meat/fish paste l bottles of squash & cartons of long life fruit juice l tinned fruit l chickpeas & kidney beans l long life whole milk l shampoo l unisex deodorant.

We ask again that you consider sending the food list on to family, friends and anyone else who might be able, safely, to bring donations on Wednesday and Saturday mornings, 10.00am-12.00noon, to Purley United Reformed Church next to Purley Hospital - to the door at the end of the roadway that runs along the left side of the church building.

We usually update the food list during each month as new needs arise and then re-post it on the Food Hub’s website at www.purleyfoodhub.net, together with other news and information. In addition, regular updates are posted on Facebook and Twitter, and it is always appreciated if you can re-post/re-tweet these to others.

And finally, speaking of the website, we are currently looking for someone with the skills to make the site more modern and more user friendly, perhaps using Wordpress (at present it is in Joomla). If you or someone you know may be able to help, please do contact me on steve.purleyfoodhub@gmail.com. Thank you! With our best wishes and sincere thanks for keeping the Food Hub and clients in your thoughts and prayers and praising God for His mighty provision and blessings.

Steve Hunt