Wolverhampton Council leader delivers 10,000th food parcel
A total of 10,000 emergency food parcels have been delivered to vulnerable residents across Wolverhampton through a support scheme.
Council leader Ian Brookfield hand-delivered the milestone food package – with more than 3,000 now delivered each week.
It was prepared at Aldersley Stadium which was transformed into the city's the emergency food hub to help the most vulnerable.
Councillor Brookfield, who is a former nurse and has been doing a weekly shift as a delivery driver throughout the crisis, said: "I deliver parcels every week and you can see how much it means to people when we turn up not just with a box full of supplies, but also a friendly face.
"Of course the food is important, but being able to talk with someone for a few minutes and see another human being, chat and have a bit of banter when you are isolated at home is often just as important.
"It means a lot, that is why we are doing it in Wolverhampton. We are trying to look after our own as best we can."
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Hundreds of staff have been deployed to the food hub from their normal rules – with everyone pulling together to deliver to those in need.
It saw Wolverhampton become one of the first places in the country to start delivering packages of free essential food supplies, with it being started up just after lockdown.
Only people who are vulnerable with no other support network are eligible for a parcel.
The 10,000th parcel was handed to a resident on The Scotlands estate who has underlying health conditions and lives alone.
