Shoppers at Morrisons in Brentford have shown massive generosity to the Hounslow Community FoodBox Christmas Appeal.

Over two weekends at Morrisons, shoppers and the supermarket itself donated £850 and a whopping 2,100 items.

The team of volunteers were overwhelmed by the generosity of shoppers including Karen Reader, who left a whole trolley full of groceries with Bees staff.

Brentford Football Club is assisting the Hounslow Community FoodBox with their Christmas Appeal again this year.

FoodBox has provided more than 100,000 meals since the start of the pandemic, a 300 per cent increase on the usual donations, with a third of those meals going to local children.

Brentford FC has developed a strong relationship with scheme over recent years and the players have made donations of both food and money.

The club teamed up with Morrisons supermarket in Brentford and set up a collection point for donations outside the store.

Club staff and directors have been working with fans to collect donations, with Chairman Cliff Crown and Bees mascots Buzz and Buzzette among those lending a hand at Morrisons.

First Team players helped to wrap presents and pack hampers at the club's Jersey Road training ground.

Brentford FC Lifeline Society donated £3,000 for turkeys and other provisions for the 150 Christmas hampers being prepared by Hounslow Community FoodBox.

Hounslow Community FoodBox is looking for more volunteers and donations, particularly of non-perishable items and money to help extend the service they can provide.

For further information, email [email protected].

More about Hounslow FoodBox here