Asda Newark announced that Bilsthorpe Emergency Team have received a £1,000 grant from the Asda Foundation

An emergency team has received part of a £250,000 grant that has been awarded to 270 different foodbanks across the country.

Asda Newark has announced that Bilsthorpe Emergency Team have received a £1,000 grant from the Asda Foundation.

Grants awarded are between £500 and £1000 and are aimed at supporting foodbanks with their essential needs.

Bilsthorpe Emergency Team will use the funding to top up their weekly food parcels.

Asda Newark's Community champion Sinead Hinch said “I’m delighted to have worked with Bilsthorpe Emergency Team to secure them a grant of £1,000.00 from the Asda Foundation.

“I know this money will make a massive difference to them over the coming months – especially as we go into the colder winter months when demand is much higher.”

Karl Doyle, Chair of the Asda Foundation, says: “Foodbanks are local food organisations that provide support to some of the most vulnerable people in our communities when they are facing hard times.

“We know that they are a lifeline service to many, often facing high demand with the added pressure of shortages in donations and volunteers. We hope this Asda Foundation funding can support their needs in the final months of the year”

Julie Frances of the Bilsthorpe Emergency Team said that the grant will make a huge difference to them.