Along with many other establishments, (shops, businesses etc)
Stoke on Trent foodbank will be closing.
We had a guy ring up our Stoke on Trent office today to call us ''Selfish, vile and disgusting''
For closing for just one day???
We have had The Independant news paper, local radio (BBC Stoke & others), BBC Midlands tv and other tv channels ringing up, all asking why we are closing Monday??
Local news social media has vile comments about our closure
(Which is for one day only, like any other bank holiday)
Why do people expect volunteers to work on the day of the Queens funeral, while paid staff
get a day off??
(I'm no Monarchist but bloody hell!)
Im one of a handful of 'paid' staff.
But we have a network of over 250 volunteers in Stoke alone who
help to feed people and give their time for free.
Why the need to DEMAND that they shoud commit their time and enegy