The Mall's Autumn Harvest Festival encourages shoppers to support Luton Foodbank

Shoppers can support Luton Foodbank this month with The Mall's Autumn Harvest Festival.

The word ‘harvest’ comes from the Old English word hærfest meaning ‘autumn’, aptly the season for gathering the food of the land.

To coincide with the traditional harvest festival, The Mall Luton will be hosting their very own Autumn Harvest Festival this October.

Items can be dropped off between 11am and 5pm at The Mall's Ask Me Point in Central Square on October 16 and 17, and October 23 and 24.

All items will be donated to Luton Foodbank, The Mall’s Charity of The Year.

The demand for food within the Luton has seen a dramatic increase following on from the COVID-19 outbreak, meaning it’s more important now than ever to help those who are facing increased hardship and food poverty.

The Mall’s Autumn Harvest Festival will see the centre host a total four one-day events, asking shoppers to kindly donate food to Luton Foodbank. In return for donations, The Mall will be gifting shoppers with a free canvas bag for life.

Lavinia Douglass, Marketing Manager at The Mall Luton, said: “The sustained need for food within the local community has seen a dramatic increase following the Coronavirus outbreak, it’s therefore more important than ever we do as much as we can to support our Charity of The Year – Luton Foodbank.

"To help raise food donations for Luton Foodbank, we’ll be hosting our very own Autumn Harvest Festival, asking shoppers to donate food to the charity and local community who desperately need their help – especially as we head into the colder months.

"Our shoppers already generously donate to our Foodbank point year round, but now they will receive something in return.

"The Autumn Harvest Festival will take place over four days and shoppers can simply donate food at the stand located in Central Square and will receive a canvas bag for life in return for their kindness.”

Luton Foodbank shopping list:

- Rice pudding (Tinned)

- Instant noodles

- Meat (Tinned)

- Custard (Tinned)

- Vegetables (Tinned)

- Fruit (Tinned)

- Fruit Juice (Carton)

- Dried rice (500g)

- Soup

- Milk (UHT)

- Baked beans (Tinned)

- Tomatoes (Tinned)

- Fish (Tinned)

- Tinned pasta in sauce

- Sauce for pasta

- Breakfast cereal

- Tea bags

- Biscuits (single packs)

- Sugar (500g)

For more information about Luton Foodbank visit: lutonfoodbank.org.uk.