Episode Eight - Foodbank realities, Langar Seva from the Sikh community and the power of apple and blackberry crumble.

" I think it's important that we know about the darker side of life that far too many people have to deal with ", says Dawn Smith who volunteers for the Weston Favell Centre Foodbank. Part of The Trussell Trust , the foodbank performs an irreplaceable function and is pivotal in many lives being improved, acting as it does as a signpost for other related services.

Amarjit Singh Atwal is with us too and he sets out where the spirit of selflessness come from that sees him and fellow Sikhs feed the hungry and the destitute on a weekly basis. Their remarkable work also meant they fed many of hundreds of people who had to leave their flooded homes at the tail end of 2020.

You'll also hear about the Third Friday Lunch Club, an integral part of the Kingsthorpe Methodist Church and how they create culinary miracles in the church kitchen !