Grangemouth’s Kersiebank Project says ‘thanks’ to star quality trustees

However while the Kersiebank Community Project’s social media page dutifully thanks each of the many people who donate food, cash and resources on an almost daily basis little is ever heard about the project’s trustees.

Amid what may be its most serious challenge yet one of the project’s team has taken to Facebook to thank the women who organise “the ideas, the funding, the resources, the organising, the communication, from having the first spark of an idea to carrying it out.”

Chairperson Bindi is a trained chef who has been preparing fresh meals along with her colleague Scott to go out to people in isolation – and they have made more than 1100 meals this week alone.

Board member Lorna is described as “probably the hardest working member of our team”, making up endless streams of food bags for those who need them most to “cleaning kitchens, getting up on ladders” – she “does it all”.

Treasurer Angela, meanwhile, first had the idea to start food provision in the area after a pregnant teenager approached her at Christmas and explained she had no food in the house to feed herself.

Now, around two years later, the project has fed literally thousands of people.

Also singled out for special praise are all of Kersiebank’s volunteer drivers – “especially Liam, who has become our unofficial driver” – and Councillor Robert Spears, who lends his active support practically every day.

Kersiebank currently has a shortage of food tins, and as ever relies on Grangemouth residents’ generosity to help it bring practical help of many different kinds to local people.

You can get up to the minute information on campaigns and appeals on the scheme’s Facebook site here