Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Portsmouth Food Bank Gig

This week me and my son went along to The Birdcage room above The Festing pub in Southsea, for a benefit gig which was raising money for the Portsmouth Food Bank. It was lovely to find such a fine amount of anarchists and other friendly people there, so we got our drinks, found a comfy sofa and bounced along to the acoustic mix of folk-punk songs that followed. It was good to see the pile of donated food for the Food Bank getting bigger .
Olive Anne
Ash Victim

Food donations for the Portsmouth Food Bank
Some Sort Of Threat
We were waiting for the guitar with the 'non sleeping side' label to wake up but its owner Dangle Manatee must have played after we had to leave. As well as enjoying the music for a good cause, I got to hang out for the evening with the excellent Donna and Daisy who along with my son, seemed to be practicing some interesting folk-punk photography. This is a pic my son took which clearly illustrates the sort of crazy fun that can be had when you make the effort to go out and enjoy yourself in Portsmouth!
 
  
The whole night was in aid of The Portsmouth Food Bank http://portsmouth.foodbank.org.uk/ an organisation which is sure to become more of a necessity given the Government's enthusiastic commitment to attacking the poor. 
 
The Food Bank is run by volunteers based at Kings Church on Elm Grove. They provide food for up to a family of four for 3 days in a crisis situation - local people in need of food and who can't afford it. Visit their website to find out more about how it works or call in and meet them and drop off donations (check their site for opening times).

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