THE townspeople of Ross responded to a recent appeal by the directors of the town’s Foodbank for more donated goods and funds.

Annie Fisher, a director of the Community Larder, its official title, said that they were running particularly low on stock after a very busy first two months of the year.

Ms Fisher added: “After a very successful appeal via the printed press and social media, the generous townspeople came to our rescue with donated goods and funds to enable us to continue to support those in need in Ross and surrounding villages.

Among those responding to the appeal were Ross on Wye Lions Club who held a collection at Morrisons Supermarket last weekend in aid of The Ross Food Bank.

Aside from the goods store customer’s donated to the collection, the total cash raised at the event was around £ 300, half of which has been used to refill The Food Bank shelves at the present time, the remainder is there for future use.

The Lions would like to thank Morrisons for allowing the club to hold the collection for its kind additional donation to funds and the general public for supporting the event.

However, Ms Fishers said that families struggling to survive and added: “The need for people to use the food bank unfortunately isn’t going away, or decreasing.

And with the latest rise in heating oil and petrol prices, more people than ever are finding themselves in hardship. It isn’t easy to ask for help, but it is sometimes a necessity. You can ask for a referral to the Community Larder from the following places: health visitor; midwife; family support worker; primary school or nursery or John Kyrle High School or and Early Help.

A number of other bodies and organisations can also help with a referral.