THE Glasgow Times will be spreading Christmas cheer across the city as part of our vital Bank on Us campaign.

For the fourth consecutive year of running the festive campaign, we are encouraging our readers to get involved in a food drive.

We have partnered with dozens of food banks across Glasgow and beyond, to ensure no-one goes hungry this Christmas.

Glasgow Times:

Paper bags will be inserted into every copy of the Glasgow Times on Wednesday, November 30 - one week today.

Readers who are able to donate are being asked to fill the bags and hand them into one of our partner food banks or at our print centre at Glasgow East Investment Park.

The bags handed into our print centre will be distributed to our food bank partners, who will hand the items out to those in need this festive season, along with the items donated directly to them.

This year, our Christmas campaign is more important than ever due to the current cost-of-living crisis.

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Thousands of families are struggling to heat their homes and put food on the table. As well as the food drive, the Glasgow Times will also be raising funds for our Bank on Us toy drive.

Last year, our toy bank brought in around £15,000 in donations which delivered around 100,000 gifts to the city’s most vulnerable children.

This year we are back to support families at Christmas by aiming for every child in Glasgow to open a present on December 25.

We are hoping for our readers, nurseries, schools, and businesses to get behind the campaign by donating.

Glasgow Times:

All proceeds raised will be used to purchase toys, which will be distributed to charities around the city.

They will then be handed out to parents and put under the tree for children to wake up to on Christmas morning.

Stacey Mullen, the assistant editor of the Glasgow Times, said: “The Glasgow Times is proud to continue our Bank on Us campaign and support city food banks during the cost-of-living crisis.

“We know through serving our communities how hard food banks work to help some of the city’s most vulnerable.

“We hope through this campaign, our readers can ensure that their stock levels are boosted in time for Christmas.

“It is also a privilege to run a separate Christmas toy appeal to help struggling families over the festive period.”

Glasgow Times:

The Bank on Us 2022 campaign is kindly sponsored by Arnold Clark, Storage Vault, and Step Change.

We will be speaking with our sponsors over the next couple of weeks, as well as those in charge of running the food banks.

To donate towards our toy bank, please click HERE.

Meanwhile, our food bank partners are listed below:

  • Rutherglen and Cambuslang Food Bank - Unit 37, Rutherglen Exchange, Main Street, Rutherglen, G73 2LS - opening hours Mon, Wed and Fri 10am -12pm
  • Glasgow SE Foodbank – Trussell Trust, Glasgow Elim Church, 42 Inglefield Street, Glasgow, G42 7AT - opening hours: Mon 12.30-2pm, Wed 12.30-2pm and Fri 12.30-2pm
  • Destiny Church Foodbank, 1120, Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 3QP, opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am-4pm
  • Kilsyth Community Food Bank, Unit 1, Parkfoot Street, Kilsyth, G65 0SW
  • Everlasting Foodbank - 12, Whitehill Street, G31 2LJ, opening days: Sat 17th Dec only however any earlier donations are appreciated but must call to arrange drop off
  • The Marie Trust- Wayside Club Centre - 32, Midland Street, Glasgow, G1 4PR
  • Bridging the Gap, 270, Ballater Street, Glasgow, G5 0YT
  • Loaves and Fishes East Kilbride - 40 Singer Road, East Kilbride, G750CXS
  • Storehouse Foodbank - 4, Linden Street, Glasgow, G13 1DG
  • Drumchapel Food Bank - 9, Lady loan Place, Glasgow, G15 8LB
  • St. Augustine Foodbank - Saint Augustine RC Church, 393 Ashgill Road, Glasgow, G22 7HN - opening hours: Tuesday 10:30am -12:00pm
  • Crookston Community Group - 56, Beltrees Road, Glasgow, G53 5TF - opening hours: Monday – Thursday from 10am – 3pm
  • West Dunbartonshire Foodbank - Unit 21, Leven Valley Enterprise Centre, Castlehill Road, Dumbarton, G82 5BN - opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am-4pm
  • Garnethill Multicultural Food Hub - opening hours: Thurs and Fri from 1.30pm
  • Glasgow City Mission Foodbank - opening hours: Mondays 10am-12pm
  • Queen's Park Govanhill Foodbank -  Queen's Park Govanhill Parish Church, 170 Queen's Drive, Glasgow G42 8QZ - office hours: Thursdays: 10am–12pm

Glasgow NE Foodbank

  • Calton Parkhead Parish Church, 142 Helenvale Street, Parkhead, Glasgow, G31 4NA - opening hours:
  • Monday 1pm - 3pm, Wednesday 10.30am - 12.30pm, Friday 1pm- 3pm
  • Bridgeton, St Francis in the East - Queen Mary Street, Glasgow G40 3BB - opening hours: Thurs 10.45-12.45pm
  • Shettleston - 20 South Vesalius Street, Glasgow, G32 7XP - opening hours: Thurs 1.30-3.30pm
  • St Enoch's Hogganfield Parish Church, Cumbernauld Road, Glasgow, G33 2QW, opening hours: Wed 1.30-3.30pm
  • Blairtummock Community Hall, 45 Boyndie St, Easterhouse, Glasgow, G34 9JL -opening hours: Thurs 2-4pm

East Dunbartonshire Foodbank - The Trussell Trust

  • Kirkintilloch Baptist Church, 52 Townhead, Kirkintilloch, G66 1NL - opening hours: Mon 2-4pm, Wed 2-4pm and Fri 2-4pm
  • St Joseph's Church, Milngavie, Buchanan Street, Milngavie, G62 8DZ - opening hours: Fri 2-3.30pm and Sun 12.45pm-1.30pm
  • Colston Wellpark Church, 1378 Springburn Road, G21 1UX - opening hours: Mon 10-12pm and Fri 2-4pm
  • Lennoxtown Free Church, Main Street, Lennoxtown, G66 7DD - opening hours Fri 11-1pm

East Renfrewshire Foodbank

  • Barrhead, Corner of Bank Street & Lowndes Street, Barrhead - opening hours: Tues 12-2pm and Fri 2-4pm
  • Thornliebank Resource Centre, Robslee Drive, Giffnock, G46 7BA - opening hours: Thurs 12.30-2.30pm

Glasgow SW Foodbank

  •  Ibrox Parish Church, 67 Clifford Street, Glasgow, G51 1QH - opening hours: Mon 9.30am-3pm
  • Cardonald - Hillington Park Church, 24 Berryknowes Road, G52 2UD - opening hours: Fri 9am-1pm

 Glasgow NW Foodbank - Trussell Trust

  • Blawarthill Church, 36 Millbrix Avenue, Scotstoun, Glasgow, G14 0EP - opening hours: Tues 12-2pm and Fri 12-2pm
  • Ruchill Church Hall - 15-17 Shakespeare Street, Maryhill, Glasgow, G20 8TH - opening hours: Thurs 12-2pm
  • Victory Family Centre - 404 Hawthorn Street, Possilpark, Glasgow, G22 6RU - opening hours: Wed 12-2pm

Hamilton District Foodbank

  • 13-15 Cadzow Street, Hamilton, ML3 6EE - opening hours: Tues 11-2pm, Thurs 11-2pm, Sat 11-2pm
  • Nazarene Hall - Blantyre Distribution Centre, St Andrew's Parish Church, Elm Street, Blantyre, G72 0PZ - opening hours: Tues 11-2pm, Thurs 11-2pm
  • Salvation Army Hamilton - Distribution Centre - Burnblea Street, Hamilton, ML3 6RF - opening hours: Mon 11-2pm