Shropshire's Trussell Trust food banks have announced a 27% increase in the number of food parcels distributed. Between April 2018 and March 2019 food banks in Oswestry, Market Drayton and Whitchurch distributed 6000 food parcels, 38% of which were to children.
See the Shropshire Star for more details: https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2019/04/30/demand-soars-for-food-banks-in-shropshire/