FOOTBALLER Marcus Rashford has inspired a fundraising campaign to prevent children in Southwick from going hungry this winter. Inspired by the Manchester United star’s free meals campaign, Southwick resident, Michael Butler opened a GoFundMe page with the goal of raising £1,000 to support children and families in the Southwick area. […]
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Vive Le Revolution! NE tapas bar owner joins feed-the-kids campaign
NORTH EAST entrepreneur Jamie Eastlake has been trying to ensure children in his area haven’t gone hungry this half-term. The Northumberland business owner joined the national campaign to feed children from poverty-stricken families. He did so after it failed to persuade Conservative MPs to provide free school meals during […]
Wearside shows ‘generosity of strangers’ in free school meals campaign
Premier League star Marcus Rashford’s demand for more free school meals for children in struggling families is threatening to turn into a serious own-goal for MPs who voted against it. The reaction to the Manchester United striker’s stance on behalf of youngsters in poverty – such as he himself experienced […]
UoS academic: ‘I remember what it was like growing up hungry in a cold house’
FOOTBALLER Marcus Rashford’s ongoing campaign to end child food poverty has been making headlines, as the Covid-driven poverty crisis deepens. The Manchester United and England striker is calling for an extension of free school meals to 1.4million more UK children, an increase in the value of Healthy Start fresh fruit […]
Shock NE child poverty figures highlight case for free school meals
ONE-in-three children in the Sunderland city area are now living in poverty, according to figures published by the North East Poverty Commission (NEPC) – yet the city has the lowest child poverty rate in the North East. The news came as the Government refused to provide more free school […]