The Groups Keeping East Lothian Fed During the COVID-19 Pandemic

That the Parliament commends everyone who has helped ensure that people in East Lothian, especially the most vulnerable and those who are shielding, have continued to be fed during the COVID-19 pandemic; believes that this has involved a wide range of public bodies, businesses, third sector groups and volunteers, including East Lothian Council and its area partnerships, farmers and agricultural sector workers, food producers, processers and distributors, supermarkets, convenience stores and other food retailers and takeaway outlets, and numerous charities and community groups including East Lothian Foodbank, Dunbar Basics Bank, Our Community Kitchen in Haddington, Fundamental Foods, which is run by the Pennypit Community Development Trust, East Lothian Roots and Fruits, Fresh Chicken Dinner Boxes, Heavy Sound in Tranent, Fareshare Hub at Port Seton Centre, Community Carrot in Dunbar, Home-Start East Lothian, Dirleton Good Neighbours Community Larder, and the county’s day centres, community councils, churches, rotary clubs and local resilience groups, and thanks all of the staff and volunteers who have been engaged in this huge effort to help keep food on people’s tables during the emergency.