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| Bournemouth woman turns garden into Christmas Eve food bank | Bournemouth woman turns garden into Christmas Eve food bank |
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| Husband and wife Sharon and Phil Valler will be running the Christmas food bank for the third year | Husband and wife Sharon and Phil Valler will be running the Christmas food bank for the third year |
| A woman says she is expecting "obscene amounts" of surplus supermarket food to be on offer as she turns her garden into a food bank on Christmas Eve. | A woman says she is expecting "obscene amounts" of surplus supermarket food to be on offer as she turns her garden into a food bank on Christmas Eve. |
| It will be the third year Sharon Valler has offered free festive offerings from her Bournemouth home. | It will be the third year Sharon Valler has offered free festive offerings from her Bournemouth home. |
| The 48-year-old, who runs Bournemouth Recycle, said she wanted to "put an end to waste" and help people struggling with the cost of living crisis. | The 48-year-old, who runs Bournemouth Recycle, said she wanted to "put an end to waste" and help people struggling with the cost of living crisis. |
| She operates the informal food bank on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. | She operates the informal food bank on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. |
| Mrs Valler, who usually collects surplus food at the end of the day, said she was expecting deliveries from up to seven supermarkets on Saturday evening. | Mrs Valler, who usually collects surplus food at the end of the day, said she was expecting deliveries from up to seven supermarkets on Saturday evening. |
| "It's a well-oiled machine after two years. I say food's on the way on social media and I distribute it from my house," she said. | "It's a well-oiled machine after two years. I say food's on the way on social media and I distribute it from my house," she said. |
| Crates of fruit and veg arrived at Mrs Valler's home from supermarkets last year | Crates of fruit and veg arrived at Mrs Valler's home from supermarkets last year |
| "Last year we received 100 turkeys from one supermarket alone, it's an obscene amount of food." | "Last year we received 100 turkeys from one supermarket alone, it's an obscene amount of food." |
| But she stressed there was no predicting what she would receive this time. | But she stressed there was no predicting what she would receive this time. |
| Any tins or packets of food are pulled aside and made up into hampers for NHS staff. | Any tins or packets of food are pulled aside and made up into hampers for NHS staff. |
| "I had one lady, an NHS worker, on my doorstep in tears. She said her wages come in and over half goes out in rent. | "I had one lady, an NHS worker, on my doorstep in tears. She said her wages come in and over half goes out in rent. |
| "There's a massive, massive pool of working people who aren't earning enough to get by," Mrs Valler said. | "There's a massive, massive pool of working people who aren't earning enough to get by," Mrs Valler said. |
| On a normal night she says she may get about 50 people queuing for food, but on Christmas Eve she is expecting closer to 100. | On a normal night she says she may get about 50 people queuing for food, but on Christmas Eve she is expecting closer to 100. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Food banks | Food banks |
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| Bournemouth | Bournemouth |