'We've saved 34 tonnes of food and a carpet'
Two community groups say they have welcomed "record attendances" and given away many 'random items".
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"It’s been a really random but great year. We've had disposable plates, cling film, toilet rolls and we even rescued a carpet and donated it to a family who hadn't any carpets upstairs."
— Katie Steele , Activist
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Two community groups say they have welcomed "record attendances" and given away many 'random items".
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