26 October 2020

In Pictures: Cafes and communities come together to feed children

26 October 2020

It was all hands on deck on Monday as communities across the UK offered free breakfasts, sandwiches and lunch bags to struggling school children.

On the first day of the half term holiday, cafes, councils and community centres threw their weight behind a campaign backed by England footballer Marcus Rashford to extend free school meal provisions.

Their support comes less than a week after the Commons rejected a bid to continue the scheme over the half term by 322 votes to 261.

Child collects packed lunch bags (PA Wire)
Sarah Marriott hands a lunch pack to a young person (PA Wire)
Helen Manning prepares sandwiches at The Watering Can, in Greenbank Park, Liverpool (PA Wire)
Sandwiches at The Watering Can café in Liverpool (PA Wire)
Louisa Ingleton puts out a menu offering free breakfasts for children at the Rumour Cafe in Sheerness, Kent (PA Wire)
Dawn Grain, manager of the Rumour Cafe, prepares bags containing free meals (PA Wire)
A free lunches sign outside London Fields Primary School in London (PA Wire)
A chef prepared food for free lunch bags at Pho in Bristol (PA Wire)
Staff member holds lunch bags at Pho (PA Wire)
A free breakfast sign outside the Sandon pub in Liverpool (PA Wire)
Leah Cain helps deliver packed lunches in Liverpool (PA Wire)

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