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Braunstone Blues: First Aid Training

Braunstone Blues & b-inspired’s 1950’s Winter Warmer

Braunstone Gate’s Wes tival

Talk-Time Christmas Party

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The NMB update

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he latest meeting of the Neighbourhood Management Board (NMB) discussed the following items:

Residents Network update The annual toy sale is to take place on December 10th at United Reformed Church. All monies raised will go to put on events and to help the community in 2017. Lots of donations have been given by local residents and by the staff of Bradgate Bakeries.

Clean Up Campaign Plans are under way to bring back the campaign to help keep the streets and peoples gardens litter free.

Following a public survey which asked residents what they felt was important, people felt that litter, dog fouling, pavement parking and untidy gardens were problems that need addressing. 2017 will see the new campaign starting.

The Braunstone Blues and Street Warden Service A Winter Warmer event is being arranged for older residents. This day will have entertainment and a free lunch and will be focusing on a 1950’s theme. The street warden service is changing and they will now be covering greater areas. Fly tipping around Narborough Road, shop fronts on Wellinger Way, rubbish around Braunstone Grove, fly tipping on Avery Road and ASB around Raymond Road garages. All these areas are being tackled and an ongoing investment in change is happening.

Housing Update The housing office on Guthridge Crescent may close, there will be public consultations. Repairs and housing support will no longer be a joint partnership and housing officers will concentrate on supporting residents with needs, such as vulnerable adults. Online accounts, where you can book repairs and pay rent are coming soon. The bulk collection service may become a chargeable service with the possibility of charges being incurred for using the household tip and recycling centres.

Hockley Farm surgery Update Dr Knox has gone to Nottingham University. Dr Abdul is the new partner and took over 18 months ago.

Robert Butcher is now Chair of the patients group. Rob wants to involve younger people through social media.

Also wants the PPG to be the conduit between practice and patients. An Email group is set up and useful. The next meeting will be held on 24th January at St Peter’s.

It’s been a great year for the Residents Network and we would like to start with a massive THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us throughout the year! The Facebook group has proved successful in letting people know about the fund raising efforts and the events which are supported by the group. With more than 350 members to the group, call outs for much needed items have seen people generously giving!

We welcome residents to either, come and join us, donate to the group or give us your suggestions about future spending! Lastly we would like to wish you all a Happy New Year from the Braunstone Residents Network, Elves and supporters. P.S Find us on Facebook “Braunstone Residents Network” Garage news The Garage Sale has grown in strength and helps to bring affordable clothing and goods to local people as well as raising much needed funds. We had three trips in 2016, these being: Twycross Zoo, Twinlakes and Hunstanton. All the trips were subsidised by the garage fundraising.

We also helped to pay towards the carnival, a bake sale, and a picnic on the park, the Awards night, and a Christmas party for Talk Timers. On top of this we made small donations towards some other fund raising groups.

For the third year running Bradgate Bakeries have helped out with large donations of toys, The annual toy sale was held at United Reformed Church on Saturday 10th December and raised a great £690. This money will go into the pot for 2017.

Alert Distributors wanted Can you spare a hour or two every couple on months to help deliver copies of the Braunstone Alert to your neighbours, local shops and community businesses??

Then come and join the Alert Delivery team Contact Lucie at b-inspired on 0116 223 2256

Sunflowers Nursery

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unflowers are a large nursery that continually strives to provide quality care and stimulating activities for all ages. The Nursery has been successfully delivering affordable full time day care within the Braunstone area for over ten years to children aged 3 months to 5 years of age.

The nursery is located next door to Braunstone Leisure Centre. It delivers a range of sessions to accommodate the community and welcomes funded children too (aged between 2-4 years of age).

Parents can access funding for up to 15 hours a week for their child, for more information visit www.leic.gov.uk/earlyears

The nursery have recently completed renovations to their pre-school room adding a second floor which provides a separate space for focus activities such as mathematics and writing, supporting children to make a positive contribution to their learning and also boost their confidence.

Sunflowers nursery is successfully engaging with families to be more pro-active in their child’s learning. They are actively fund raising to enable them to continue to fund summer trips that are affordable with activities such as Big Cook Little Cook courses to encourage a healthy lifestyle. To kick start this campaign in December, the nursery successfully held a Christmas fund raising dinner at Braunstone Leisure Centre with more than 140 families attending. All the children had fun and enjoyed a festive stay and play activities and even got a visit from Santa himself!

Sunflowers currently have spaces available, for more information contact them on 0116 255 9258 or visit the website.

Police news

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here have been a few new changes to the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields Police Neighborhood Policing Team.

I am Wayne Chapman the new Police Sergeant responsible PS Wayne for the beat. I have 16 Years’ Chapman experience of front line Policing. I am really keen to continue the great work that has already been done in the area working, closely with other agencies in order to improve things even further. To see the new beat time line up, visit the leics.police.uk. With the darker nights now at the longest and the weather becoming colder, I would like to remind residents of a few simple ways to stay safe this winter: Never leave your vehicle unattended with the engine running. ‘Lock it or lose it’. It is far too tempting for car thieves. If you go out, “Lock Up and Light Up” a simple light can act as a deterrent to an opportunist thief. So if you ‘Leave it on show expect it to go!

I would like to encourage our residents to be vigilant, and to report anything suspicious to us by calling 101, or 999 in an emergency.

Thank you.

PS 1272 Wayne Chapman

Casie’s Adventures

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very year, students from across the country are given the opportunity to go on life changing expeditions where they can volunteer in poorer communities to help in a variety of projects. One such expedition to Northern India is being run by Winstanley Community College and local young people are busy planning a year full of fundraising to help them pay to go. The Alert Team have been talking to Casie Hathaway whom at 14 years old has decided that she wants to make a difference and to join others in spending a month building a school for a small community in India. Casie needs to raise in excess of £3000 to pay for her flight and other expenses. Casie told us that the parents of those going are not supposed to raise the money, it has to come from the young person’s efforts. Casie has already started to use her initiative and has planned several events such as bake sales and bazaars. She has also set up a just giving fund raising page for when she does sponsored events. Casie will be having a fund raising day at St Peters Church in February and asks the community to support this expedition which will be taking place in 2018!

Watch this space! The Alert would like to wish Casie luck with her fund raising efforts.

Braunstone History Group

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ell our Exhibition at the Brite Centre Library featuring local Schools was not the great success I had hoped it would be. We held the exhibition on a Saturday as people had said they couldn't make it Tuesdays. I expect it was probably the cold weather and Christmas shopping that didn’t help. However, we did have around 40 visitors who thoroughly enjoyed looking through the exhibition.

We had a lovely DVD of three films made by Caldecote School in the early 1960's with 2 of the featured films “The Gun” and “Play the game” winning an award at the National Film Theatre in London in 1962 and 1963. Those who did come were very enthusiastic. We were also fortunate enough to be donated various other short films of local events and photographs. Some people even saw either themselves or people they knew on the photographs that were displayed. We also did an interview of about 40 minutes with a local gentleman recalling his early years on the Braunstone Estate.

A big thank you to the lady that runs the "Community Cafe" and her daughter that came in especially to open the Cafe and kept us all fed and watered with hot soup, bacon and egg cobs and hot coffee etc.

Written by Geraldine Syrett

Local couple share their secrets for a slimmer 2017

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an and Paul Cox-Stone joined their local Slimming World in January 2016 and have since gone on to lose 10 stone between them, with Dan recently being told that he is now diabetes free after 8 years on medication. Dan and Paul both said that Slimming World has changed the way that they look at food. They said “We can’t believe how much we are able to eat and still lose weight. We couldn’t have done this without Karen our consultant and our fellow group members”. Slimming World consultant Karen says “I couldn’t be prouder of what they have achieved this year, they are an inspirational couple within the group with Dan inspiring us all with his planning of meals and different recipes tried each week. At Slimming World we encourage people to have lots of healthy food their families can enjoy too and it is a plan where no food is off limit. The group has recently moved from Folville Rise and Braunstone Civic Centre into a new venue at the Blessed Sacrament Church on Gooding Avenue where they are looking forward to welcoming members in 2017.

Written by Karen O’Brien.

Hockley Farm PPG

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he Patient Participation Group at Hockley Farm Medical Practice has voted for their new committee, which supports the Practice to provide a better and a fairer service to its patients.

The PPG Committee is made up of Patients who are over 16 years old and applied to be a member of the Group. The meetings start at 1.30pm and we discuss various topics on the agenda with a medical professional and the Practice manager, in this way we have been able bring about changes for the benefit of the Patients.

The Group also have an email membership, so if you would like to be involved with the Group but cannot spare the time to attend our meetings, then the email membership allows you to be involved by asking questions or giving your opinion to the Committee. We would also like to open a facebook account to share our events and news to the community this year and secure grant funding to be more visible in the community. We also want to try other funds to arrange medical seminars to explain to our patients the treatments and outcomes for some of the more common ailments in our community. Look out for updates on the notice board and at the surgery. Membership application forms can be obtained from Hockley Farm Practice reception, alternatively you can email us: hfmp.ppg@gmail.com Robert Butcher, Hockley Farm Medical Practice PPG Chair.

Sad farewell to Chris

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Chris Burch, who sadly passed away in November was Vicar of St Peter’s Church in Braunstone for thirteen years, before retiring in 2015. Leicester cathedral was the venue for Chris’s funeral and it was completely full with family, friends and colleagues. The service was very personal and many of Chris’s friends had great stories of such a humble yet personable man.

Chris and Roz moved to Braunstone to help shape how St Peter’s should be supporting Braunstone’s regeneration. Because of his faith and his previous experience, Chris immediately understood what there was about and ensured that St Peter's was somewhere everyone could find some good hospitality and a warm welcome.

Citizens Advice Leicestershire is reminding residents to go back to retailers if they were sold faulty electrical goods this Christmas.

Chris passionately felt that the church was not about the building, he believed that all lives should flourish.

Getting a repair, replacement or refund:

He was involved activities and long term initiatives, especially educational and learning projects and was an active governor of Queensmead Infants School. Chris' encouraged many to take part in projects, including Clean Ups, Health projects and economic initiatives (such as the Credit Union).

Chris was able to also ensure St Peter's, Braunstone Park was able to play a full role in wider Church life and raised the profile, shared our experiences in both Leicestershire and Nationally.

As well as ensuring St Peter's was a place to celebrate Braunstone culture with the many festivals and activities, but he also confirmed that St Peter's was somewhere people could celebrate, cry, express anger and frustration and grieve.

We are all thinking of Chris and offering our prayers and goodwill for Roz, Martin and Rebecca.

Chris Florance (Community Worker, St Peters)

What to do when an item is faulty: Don’t attempt to fix it yourself - this could stop you getting redress because it will make it harder to prove you did not cause the fault. You may also risk injuring yourself.

Return it to the retailer - It’s the responsibility of the retailer to help you resolve the problem, not the manufacturer.

They should cover the costs of returning the item.

Bought within the last 30 days - you can get a refund on a faulty product.

Bought within the last 6 months - you are entitled to have it repaired or replaced once.

If the item still doesn’t work you should get a full refund.

Repair doesn’t work? If you have one repair and it doesn’t succeed, you can ask for a full or partial refunding, depending on when the purchase was made.

What to do when an item is unsafe: Stop using it - and unplug it if applicable Inform Trading Standards - report it via the Citizens Advice consumer service on 03454 04 05 06.

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Competition time Your community needs you !

Help us create posters to launch our “2017 Pride in Braunstone Campaign�

Our themes are: Pride in your street Pride in your property Pride in your public spaces All ages are free to enter and prizes will be awarded to the winners! Closing date 19 February 2017.

To submit your entry or for more information contact the Neighbourhood Support team on 0116 2232256 or email ali.gamble@b-inspired.org.uk.

Alternatively you can pop into the neighbourhood support base, 45 Wellinger Way.

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Five years of Braunstone Foodshare

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e hoped that we wouldn’t be going this long, but Foodshare has now been in existence for 5 years and the need for this service is still here. We currently give out about 75 bags per week across 3 locations, these being St Peters Church, United Reformed Church and Brite Centre. In 2016 we made the difficult decision to stop taking new sign ups from out of the area, so now we only cover LE3 1, LE3 2, LE3 3 and some of LE3 6. We do however provide emergency bags to anyone in desperate need. We can also offer a referral service for benefits advice and can help in other ways too.

Carrier bags have always been an issue for us, we get through anything from 75 to 200 per week.

Last year we experimented with making material bags and asking people to return them, our stock of 200 handmade bags is now down to a handful.

We would dearly love to stop using carrier bags and have encouraged people to bring them back to us but we are still having to source around 50 bags every week. For 2017 the committee have decided to introduce a 10p charge for every carrier given out, unless members bring their own bag, in which case they will not have to pay.

Thank you for to everyone, every group, organisation and churches who have donated in 2016. We are very grateful for all the support!

Growing Communities Together Enrolling for spring 2017

● Do you want to learn how to grow vegetables? ● Want to share what you know with others? ● Got spare time on your hands? ● Want to grow food for our local foodshare? ● Do you want to learn how to cook with fresh produce? ● Want to improve your CV? ● Want to meet new friends? ● Be part of something meaningful and worthwhile!

How to contact us We are based in Braunstone at B-inspired’s Neighbourhood Support Base, 45 Wellinger Way, Braunstone LE3 1RG. For more information ring: 0116 2232256 or 2232245 Mobile: 07921408972 or 07736638557 Email: tracey.spears@b-inspired.org.uk or anne.short@b-inspired.org.uk

Braunstone Blues Emergency Services Partnership of the year

Excellence in Fire & Emergency Winners 2016 The Braunstone Blues team are very proud of this award and would like to thank the community for making us feel welcome. We hope that we can continue our work in Braunstone and help make the community more healthy, safe and secure.

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Test your knowledge on all things 2016 with our Big quiz of 2016 -For all answers turn to Traders Corner1. According to the WWF, which endangered species saw its population increase by 22%?

6. What was the name of the first British astronaut to serve on board the International Space Station?

2. Which football team won the 2015/16 Premier League title?

7. In 2016, which viral video craze featured people freezing in a pose for the camera whilst being recorded?

3. The queen celebrated which milestone birthday?

4. In which month was the new fiver released?

5. Which game got everyone walking around outside looking for “pocket monsters”??

8. In which month did Britain vote to leave the EU? 9. Leonardo Dicaprio finally won a Oscar for his performance in which movie?

10. Which celebrity won “I’m a celebrity, get me out of here” 2016?

Shakespeare Inn Restoration in progress

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uch admired local funeral director Paul Pender gave the Alert team a guided tour around his new premises and told us of his impressive plans for the Grade I listed building. Paul has recently taken over the building known as Shakespeare Inn on Braunstone Lane and has started to sympathetically bring the former farm house back to life. Originally built in 1655 the building was left in a terrible state following years of frequently changing pub tenants. The extensive site will host a permanent home for the Braunstone Heritage group and a Buds florist. He hopes that in the future it may have a small tea room. Paul told us the site will offer some new services I have always wanted to give, this includes a chapel and a dressing room, some people would prefer not to go to the crematorium and we will be able to have services here, be they multi faith or no religion at all. We will also be able to hold wakes in the renovated former rooms and have given the garden a beautiful makeover so people can sit outside. Years ago, it was traditional for families to dress and prepare their loved ones bodies and this is still a big thing for some religious groups, so we are introducing a new facility for this to take place.

Paul plans to live on the premises with his son Jack who is partner in the business and he is looking at having the restorations finished by April 2017.

Film review: Inside Out

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anuary can be bleak. The darkest part of the year, when many of us hunker down to focus on our new year’s resolutions and wait patiently for spring. With this in mind, we here at the Alert bring you a special one off feature, a review of a film we hope will brighten a dark January evening: Disney-Pixar’s instant classic Inside Out. At its most basic, the film tells the story of Reilly, an 11 year old girl who suddenly finds herself uprooted from her home in Minnesota and moved across the United States with her parents to San Francisco, where she initially struggles to cope with her new surroundings. What sets the film apart from others of its kind, is the way in which this story is told.

From the film’s opening we are introduced to the idea that Reilly, and everyone else for that matter, has her emotional states governed by five tiny people living inside her brain. These people are the personifications of the five most basic emotions: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust. Older viewers may recognise this concept as being similar to the Beano comic The Numbskulls but, what makes these characters special is their personalities. As Reilly experiences life, they experience it, helping her to interpret new things and keep her safe.

As the above paragraph suggests, things start to unravel for Reilly once she arrives in San Francisco.

Confronted with the stress of a new house and a new school, Reilly and, by extension, her emotions start to feel increasingly anxious. This anxiety leads Joy, the leader of Reilly’s emotional group, to micro-manage, which does not go well.

Without giving away too much of the plot, what follows is a spectacular adventure through the corridors of Reilly’s mind, realised by the Pixar team in stunning Computer animation and underpinned by a wonderfully moving score. I cannot recommend the film highly enough if you find yourself in need of a pick me up this January.

Written by Eric Humphreys.

Get a Clearer View

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ocal man David Clarkson, plans to start the New Year with a new challenge.

After 27 years of working for other people in the window cleaning industry, he plans to go it alone and has invested in his own “Reach and Wash” system which gives the best shine possible.

David’s new business will also offer other services, such as solar panel cleaning, which is recommended to keep them working well. David offers soffit and facia cleaning too and is looking at charging from only £6 per home.

Since the changes to the law which restricts the use of ladders for window cleaning, the new water fed pole system has replaced this and David assures us that the new system is high tech and much more efficient, it also cleans your frames and sills too!

If you would like a free quote from David, please call him on 07821 435952

Success for the friends

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s always the friends of the Highway Spinney have been as busy as bees. Their annual fungi walk was held on the 30th September and despite the dry the conditions they managed to find 16 specimens, most of which they had not come across before. There were some great names among the ones they found including Yellow stainer, Leopard Earthball and Shaggy Bracket.

Their success continued with them being awarded a Level 5 certificate for their entry to the Britain in Bloom – it’s your Neighbourhood awards on the 27th Oct. This was the highest Level achieved with only 5 given out at the ceremony. They were also honoured to receive a glass vase for being the volunteering project of the year which was presented by Parks and Open Spaces.

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Finally the Friends of the Highway spinney would like to wish Adrian Lane the best of luck in his retirement and the start of his new venture. They have also asked us to remind you of their Annual General Meeting, see Busy Braunstone for details for more details.

Whats on…

In the Spotlight Luke West is a b- inspired employee and current role is as a project activator for Active Leicester in Braunstone and Rowley Fields. Luke is a lovely cheeky chappie, who is a firm favourite with our talk tTme members. He also works with the people of all different ages in the area to get them engaged in sports. We have shone the spotlight on our Luke and he is what he has to tell us.

A good night out?

Going somewhere I've never been before doing something unexpected A good night in?

Watching a film or playing board games with the family What animal would you be?

An eagle so I could fly anywhere I want What is your pet hate?

Somebody not saying “Please or Thank you” What was the last book you read?

Lord of the Flies What is your favourite film?

Pearl Harbour, mainly because it is the first “war” film I remember watching Describe Braunstone in 3 words?

Large Community Spirit What words would people use to describe you?

I'm not sure, id like to think friendly and easy going What would you do if you won the lottery?

I’d buy myself a very nice car, a big yacht and a house in every continent. After that id build non profitable housing.

What is your ideal holiday?

Somewhere it is always hot What could you not live without?

Pork pie and Football -I cant decide which I like more Have you a claim to fame?

I appeared in a BBC One programme called “One life” when I was around 8 In a movie of your life who would play you?

Liam Neeson Who would you like to invite for tea?

James Corden, Seth Rogan and Russel Howard

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Mondays Talktime @ Sandyhurst Call b-inspired on 0116 223 2256 50+ Aqua fit @ the Leisure Centre Lets Walk Braunstone @ the Stable Block, Braunstone Park Golden Years Group (Bingo!) @ Blessed Sacrament Church Taragh Twirlers @ the Oak Centre Tuesdays Every 4th Tuesday of each month Memory Cafe @ the BRITE Centre call 0116 299 5476 Braunstone History Group @ the BRITE Manor House Lunch Club call 0116 222 1021 Knit Wits @ the BRITE Girls Only: Golden Gloves Boxing Club @ the Oak Wednesdays Coffee and Chat @ St Peters Church VONS Art Classes @ St Peters Church Garage Sale @ 45 Wellinger Way Taragh Twirlers @ the Oak Thursdays Talktime @ St Peter’s Church call b-inspired on 0116 223 2256 Film Matinee 1st Thursday of each month @ Sandyhurst £1.00 per ticket Lunch Club @ the Trinity Church 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month, £4.50 Women of Wisdom co-operative Call Eileen on 07881 284498 Knit and Natter @ the BRITE Friendship Group @ Trinity Church The Hub @ the Oak Centre Fridays Friday Pop-in @ Blessed Sacrament Church Sew ‘n’ So’s Needlecraft @ the Oak Golden Gloves Boxing Club @ the Oak Sundays Mixed Group: Golden Gloves Boxing Club @ the Oak

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COUNCILLOR’S SURGERIES

Dear Alert I would like to say thank you for inviting me to the harvest festival. I Really enjoyed it especially as the weather was so good. Amazing what's been achieved in such a short time. Really impressed with the project and the site is a gem with an amazing view over the fields.

Cllr Stephen Corrall 07966629285

Cllr Cllr Elaine Halford Kulwinder Singh Johal 07736194824 07736194813

Nearly forgot to say the food was lovely I hadn't realised that pumpkin pie could be so tasty.

Thanks again, Julie Selvidge.

Thank you to…

Hi All, We are the Occupational Therapy students from Coventry University, which have been on placement with B-inspired since September. We have been here for 12 weeks and it is now time for us to leave and return to university for the remainder of our final year and we would just like to say goodbye. While on placement with have met many residents from the Braunstone community which we have worked alongside each week.

It has been a great pleasure to spend time getting to know you all and to see you grow and all the hard work you take part in to keep Braunstone such a lovely and close knit community. We have learnt a lot about communities and the importance of keeping them healthy. You have done some great work around group work and engagement in communities. Keep up the good work!!

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Bradgate Bakeries for supplying heaps of sandwiches for different celebrations in 2016 especially the Winter Warmer event in November.

Hi readers Just a quick note to say thank you for your donations to the garage sales on Wellinger Way. Could we please remind you to ONLY bring donations in when the building is OPEN! If they are left outside they are either thrown around the street causing a mess or the cats like to use them as a toilet. This means the garage sale can no longer use the items and your kind donations are wasted. The building is open Mon – Fri from 9am – 4pm to receive any kind donations.

Thanks b-inspired team & The Residents’ Network

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Bring your own bags to Braunstone Foodshare.

Increased costs have meant that there will be a 10p charge for every carrier given out.