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Feb 2021
'Nobody need go hungry' in lockdown, say Nidderdale churches
A helping hand is being extended to people struggling to make ends meet in Nidderdale.
The cumulative financial impact of the Covid-19 lockdowns is taking its toll on families and individuals.
The Vicar of St Cuthbert's, the Rev Darryl Hall, is involved with the informal foodbank service based in Pateley Bridge.
He told the Stray Ferret:
He added:
Rev Hall has charge of six parishes in a 100-square mile area stretching from Low Laithe to Middlesmoor.
He pointed out:
The service is confidential, discreet and available to anybody - believers and non-believers alike.
The foodbank service has been extended to the neighbouring parish of Dacre with Hartwith and Darley with Thornthwaite.
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Alastair Ferneley, the vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Dacre Banks, told his parishioners:
Anybody requiring assistance can call Rev Hall on 01423 711414, Rev Ferneley on 01423 780262, or Nidderdale Plus on 01423 714953.
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