{"id":36560,"date":"2026-03-21T22:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T02:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2026\/03\/21\/without-food-charity-we-might-not-eat-says-skegness-mum\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T22:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T02:23:10","slug":"without-food-charity-we-might-not-eat-says-skegness-mum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2026\/03\/21\/without-food-charity-we-might-not-eat-says-skegness-mum\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Without food charity, we might not eat,’ says Skegness mum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sarah-May Buccieri<\/span>in Old Leake, near Boston<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tiegan Parry, 19, has been using the Bread and Butter Thing for more than three years<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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People who rely on a cut-price food service say they would struggle to feed themselves without it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Bread and Butter Thing has 111 hubs around the country and aims to make everyday essentials affordable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The branch at Old Leake Community Centre, near Boston, supports about 70 households a week, with members paying \u00a38.50 for roughly \u00a335-worth of food.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tiegan Parry, 19, who regularly uses the service with her family, said: “If we didn’t have it, we probably wouldn’t be able to eat.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Old Leake hub has supported almost 850 members since it opened in February 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It has also distributed about 9,400 sets of shopping, equating to more than 291,000 meals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to the charity, each bag of food includes fresh fruit and vegetables, chilled items for the fridge, and cupboard supplies such as pasta and cereal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Bread and Butter Thing is partly funded by Comic Relief.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tiegan, from Skegness, has been using the hub for three and a half years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We found it when we really needed it the most,” she said. “We would really struggle without it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Volunteers preparing bags of food, from cupboard staples to fresh fruit and vegetables. <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Tiegan, who has a three-year-old daughter, said the contents of the bags were varied and included goods she would usually avoid buying because of the price.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It eased the financial pressure on the family and meant they got to try things “we would never ever try before”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We worry a lot less because it means that I can feed the little one and not have to worry about it,” she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tiegan’s father Craig Parry, 50, said he enjoyed the social aspect of the hub, where the volunteers were “brilliant” and “very helpful”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“It certainly helps financially to be able to do things with my children and grandchildren that I wouldn’t be able to without having the bags.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gail Seamark says people visit the hub to socialise<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Gail Seamark, community development delivery officer for the Bread and Butter Thing, said the charity helped families to “top up” their shopping. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I think sometimes people come down even when they may not need to financially and it is a social thing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“They get to chat to people in the queue and we do as well.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gail, 60, said the charity received help from food production factories and supermarkets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She hoped this meant it was “making a dent” in the amount of food that ended up in landfill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Volunteer Cheryl Wray says the hub has a great atmosphere<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Cheryl Wray, 77, has volunteered at the hub for about three years and said it was good to know food was not going to waste.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The “community spirit” at the centre kept her coming through the doors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Everybody knows everybody and it’s lovely,” she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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