I went along to my first Friday shift at Birmingham Central Foodbank. This made a change in comparison to the Monday evening sorting shift and it was interesting to see the more client focussed side of the operations. I also discovered new storage rooms which I did not know existed.

I initially helped to stock the shelves, before making up a mixture of single person, large family and vegetarian bags for collection. I then helped to restock the shelves as there was a high turnover rate from making up the bags.

There was a nice 'Christmassy' atmosphere, with songs being played, and it was lovely to meet some of the other volunteers who I had not met, in addition to interacting with those dependant on the generous donations. It was also nice to be able to include some Christmas treats, including some Cadbury Secret Santa chocolates, to the bags.