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Chris McHugh<\/span><\/p>\n BBC News, Oxfordshire<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n BBC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n A charity that redistributes food to community larders delivered about 15,000 more meals to people in July compared to the same period last year. <\/p>\n Sofea, which has a hub in Didcot, Oxfordshire, is part of national food network FareShare, which aims to reduce food waste. <\/p>\n Since the start of the summer holidays, the network said it had delivered 2,500 tonnes of food to charities and families nationally, equivalent to six million meals. <\/p>\n In December Sofea lost thousands of pounds worth of food after flooding damaged its warehouse. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Anthony Leonard, Sofea’s director of operations, said deliveries to local community larders were making a big difference. <\/p>\n “Food from the larders is going directly to people in need,” he said. “When you meet them, the change it gives to their lives is immense.” <\/p>\n Abingdon Community Larder is one of several across the county that Sofea delivers to. <\/p>\n Victoria Henstridge, a single parent who works at a nearby special school, said the larder saved her significant amounts of money and was a huge help to her family. <\/p>\n “I’ve got two boys and they’re adventurous – [it’s difficult] to find time to go shopping and take them to all their activities,” she said. <\/p>\n “On a Friday it helps us with meals for the weekend and sometimes into the next week.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n FareShare said a recent survey found 51% of charities in their network were expecting an increase in demand over the summer holidays. <\/p>\n Volunteer Nigel Northcott said the larder was also a meeting point for local families, with charities such as Age UK on hand to offer advice. <\/p>\n “If [parents] have children home at the holidays, they can bring them here, have a cup of tea and mingle with others,” he said. <\/p>\n “Friendships are built by people who come to our service regularly – we feel that hospitality is an important part of it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rise in food charity school holiday meal deliveries Chris McHugh BBC News, Oxfordshire BBC Food network FareShare, which supplies Sofea, said demand for their services increased during school holidays A charity that redistributes food to community larders delivered about 15,000 more meals to people in July compared to the same period last year. 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