By Isle of Wight Observer
The Wessex League club is asking fans to take donations of food and essentials to home games it plays at Beatrice Avenue, East Cowes.
Steve Rackett, chairman of Newport FC Supporters Trust, said: “As a community-owned football club we felt it was important to help out Islanders in need in these difficult times and so at the start of the season we began the foodbank collections.
“We have been overwhelmed with the generous response of our supporters, who have clearly backed this initiative enthusiastically.”
The club has already made deliveries to Pyle Street Pantry in Newport and, last week, to Pan Together. Rachel Thomson, Pan Together’s community centre manager, said: “The Pan Community Larder is open from 12noon to 2pm each Tuesday and Friday at Downside Community Centre for residents of Pan, Pan Meadows, Barton and Fairlee. Membership is free and members pay £5 per weekly visit for two carrier bags of fresh, frozen, refrigerated, tinned and dried food and other household essentials which they choose for themselves. No one needs a referral. For further details phone 248170.”
The club continues its community approach this weekend, and is celebrating Isle of Wight Day by offering half-price entry for NHS workers at its home match tomorrow (Saturday).
