Wakefield Trinity Community Foundation to continue 'The Big Feed' into 2021

After an overwhelming amount of success throughout December, the Foundation will revamp the project in a bid to reach even more of the district’s old and vulnerable people.

Working with Wakefield Council, preliminary plans have been put in place to restart the project from February 22.

The Foundation will act as the umbrella for local community hubs situated across the district.

“We had the opportunity to work in collaboration with community hubs and food aid providers across the district under the Big Feed umbrella and showcase the efforts of the Wakefield district to support the elderly, vulnerable residents,” said head of foundation, Craig Shepherd.

“Inevitably, the more people we can reach the greater the impact and it will help us build on the incredible achievements at Christmas.”

He added: “We took plenty of learning from The Big Feed in December and this time around it will be more about doorstep deliveries, fine-tuning the hotline service and cascading the marketing of that to the right organisations who support people at risk.”

Councillor for Crofton, Ryhill and Walton, Maureen Cummings, added: “When the funding became available to work with the Wakefield Trinity Community Foundation on ‘The Big Feed’ 2021, Wakefield Council had no hesitation but to get involved.

“After working on the project back in December, it showed how much of a difference this event made to the people of our district and how a meal/social interaction can go a long way.

“January’s Lockdown has been hard for many people, so, when the opportunity arose to assemble ‘The Big Feed’ on a much larger scale, we were eager to get involved.”

Over 120 volunteers joined in with the effort in December but with the Foundation stepping up their plans, they are on the lookout for more people to lend a hand. For anyone interested in volunteering, get in touch by emailing: [email protected].