ORGANISERS behind Blackburn’s foodbank have launched an appeal for storage containers before their move to a bigger base.

The Brunswick Street life-line is on the verge of signing the lease of a new property four times the size of its current venue.

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The founder of the charity hopes the move to the new centre, which its location is yet to be revealed, will offer ‘so much more’ for it’s users with the creation of a community kitchen, internet cafe, financial advice and a bigger than ever foodbank.

Ros Deurden, founder said: “Things for the move are going really well.

“We are on the verge of signing a lease on the new venue so we don’t want to jinx things but we hope to make an announcement about the new location soon.

“The venue will help us expand the services we offer and be able to offer a more full experience to our clients.

“We have recently launched a debt advice service and at the new premises we want to have a community kitchen.”

However, ahead of the move staff need to be able to pack up the food donations and equipment hey have already had .

Ros said: “We need all sorts of things to get us ready for the move especially boxes to pack up the food donations. If anyone has any spare we would love to hear from them.

“The boxes need to be fairly robust to cope with the weight of the food but can be made of anything really.

“We are also appealing for donations for our community kitchen.

“Here at the foodbank we are quite famous for our cheese toasties. We offer everyone who comes along food.

“We are looking for a catering size toaster to help ease the load of the two regular toasters we currently have that are on the go all day.”

Demand for the Foodbank’s service has grown dramatically since it opened 18 months ago.

Staff hope they will become a one stop shop for residents looking for support in finding work, needing financial advice, internet help and general a hand up.

Ros, a Christian, who says she founded the Foodbank after receiving a calling from god, said the success of the venture was it’s ‘holistic and multi-pronged approach’ with other agencies.

Anyone who can help is urged to contact Ros at the Brunswick street venue.