A WINDERMERE primary school has collected more than 100 kilogrammes of food to help support local families in need after the town’s foodbank helped them answer the question: “Is there enough food in the world?”

Windermere and District Foodbank project manager Magda Khan’s visit to the 70-pupil school last year triggered St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School’s commitment for each family to contribute one item of food to the foodbank each week for a whole year.

Magda, who was invited into a school assembly when she collected the latest batch of food, said: “It was wonderful to see how enthusiastic the children were to hear how their efforts were helping local people. We’re also grateful to their parents for vital support.”

Headteacher Peter Harrison said: “It’s all too easy to pay lip service to a social cause. Children need more than an assembly message to be part of helping those less fortunate than themselves when they live in an area where they often see only a veneer of wealth in the community.

The Windermere Foodbank is located in the basement of The Methodist Church, Main Street, Windermere L23 1DY, and is open between 1pm and 3pm every Wednesday and Friday. Telephone 015394 22569 or 07789 728 811.