Stepping up to the plate! Sidcup care home launches food bank drop-off point

A care home in Sidcup has partnered with a local food bank to launch a new drop-off point for unwanted items.

To celebrate this year’s Harvest Festival, residents and team members at Care UK’s Smyth Lodge, on Frognal Avenue, are encouraging the local community to donate their extra, unused or unwanted non-perishable food items to Sidcup’s new foodbank drop-off-point – located in the care home’s entrance.

Each year, Harvest Festival celebrates the time when crops have been gathered from fields and people can reflect and show gratitude for the food that they have.It dates back to when people relied on crops for food and farmers would give thanks for a good harvest.

Smyth Lodge has teamed up with St John’s Church to collect donations for Bexley Food Bank and is currently taking donations until Thursday 6th October with the drop-off point located in the home’s reception.

Tracey Cheeseman, Home Manager at Smyth Lodge, said: “At Smyth Lodge, we are always looking for ways to give back and support our community and local charities, which is why we’re delighted to be partnering with St John’s Church and launching our first ever foodbank drop-off point.

“In these challenging times, we know many people may be struggling, and with Christmas fast approaching, it’s more important than ever to support foodbanks which provide a vital lifeline for many members of our local community.

“We’d encourage those who have unwanted or unused items to come and visit Smyth Lodge and support us to help those in need.”

To find out more about Care UK’s Harvest Festival, please visit: careuk.com/harvest-festival

For more information on Smyth Lodge, contact Customer Relations Manager, Rebecca Wheeler, on 0333 3053 474 or email [email protected]

Smyth Lodge has been designed to deliver the very best standards of care and to enable residents to live active and fulfilled lives. The home provides full-time residential dementia and nursing care, as well as respite care.