Residents at a Poole Care home have prepared and hand delivered 30 packed lunches to a local food bank.

Three residents from Colten Care’s Canford Chase care home – Molly Thatcher, Barbara Rivett and Pamela Kateley – took a minibus trip to hand the packs over personally to foodbank project manager Ian Stoney and his team at the St James’ Church Centre in Church Street.

Companionship team leader Vicky Day said: “At Canford Chase we enjoy supporting local projects and the community links these build. Many families or individuals may experience food poverty at some point in their life.

“School holidays can be an especially hard time for families who are experiencing difficulties with the rising cost of living, and so we wanted to help ease this over the Easter break.

“The food bank team are compassionate, and it was clear to see while we were there that visitors are welcomed with warmth and an ear to listen.

“The team outlined the process when someone arrives at the centre including the extra services and provisions they can offer such as recipe kits and money advice.

“Our visit helped us learn so much. On returning to the home, we discussed it with other residents.

“We now plan to provide further support in the coming weeks and months to help the food bank’s wonderful work in the community.”

Ian Stoney said: “A very big thank you to the ladies from Colten Care for visiting the food bank with those amazing lunch bags. Your generosity is truly heartwarming. We really appreciate your support, your smiles and your compassion. Your lunch bags made a very real difference to a number of families, thank you.”