A CHARITY that provides those in need with vital food supplies has received a Christmas boost from the Blackmore Vale Lions Club.

The Vale Pantry helps hundreds of families each year, providing food packages and running a cut-price shop in Sturminster Newton, has been handed a donation by the club.

A spokesperson said it was a charity “close to Blackmore Vale Lions Club’s heart”.

“The Vale Pantry is about helping local people through difficult times,” they said. “It’s part of the fabric of the Blackmore Vale, avowedly local, helping local people.”

A cheque of £400 was handed over from the Lions to boost the pantry’s Christmas appeal providing “those little extras most take for granted at Christmas”.

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“Blackmore Vale Lions were delighted to make a grant towards this project and a group from the club went along to present a cheque for £400,” the spokesperson went on.

“Money raised in the Blackmore Vale going to a Blackmore Vale charity for Blackmore Vale people.”

For more on the Blackmore Vale Lions Club, visit bvlions.yolasite.com, and for more on the Vale Pantry, see www.valepantry.co.uk.