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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Kelly-Ann Mills

Some foodbanks CLOSE warehouse and distribution centres on day of Queen's funeral

A small number of foodbank have announced they will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday as the nation marks the day of the Queen's funeral.

The Stoke-on-Trent branch of the vital service is closing its three distributions centres, warehouse and office across the city on Monday.

And now Keynsham in Bristol, Sefton in Liverpool, and Stockport food banks have all followed suit.

A spokesman for the Trussell Trust told the Mirror that food banks were given the option to close or stay open depending on the needs of their community.

He said: "Foodbanks are all independent, but we have emailed saying it is a bank holiday and they can decide what to do.

"It really depends on the local need on the ground, the volunteers will know if they are particularly quiet on a Monday, or if it is a busier day.

The food banks are all run by volunteers (@stokeontrentfoodbank/Facebook)

"Volunteers will know the people who come in and will help them."

He added that if foodbanks do close, they are likely to either open earlier on the Tuesday after the closure, or open longer on the Sunday so people are able to get the supplies they need.

People will be helped either before or after the bank holiday (@stokeontrentfoodbank/Facebook)

The food bank in Wimbledon originally said it would close on Monday but thanks to "overwhelming support" from volunteers it will now remain open.

Volunteers man more than 1,300 foodbanks across the UK, with more popping up all the time to help with local need.

Monday will also see most big supermarkets closed as a mark of respect for the Queen's funeral.

The funeral will take place at 11am on Monday, September 19 at Westminster Abbey.

The public will be able to pay their respects 24 hours a day for four days until 6.30am on Monday, while the Queen lies in state in the Palace of Westminster.

More than 200,000 people queued to see the Queen Mother lying in state in 2002. Millions are expected to see the Queen with queues taking hours to get to the front.

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