St Ives holds a special place in my heart. It is somewhere that I have visited with my daughters since they were very young and a place that I feel relaxed, and at home. Over the many years that I have spent staying in St Ives, I have made some dear friends and got to know so many people in the local community along the way – they have become one of the reasons I choose to spend my time there.
St Ives is a town in South West England that relies heavily on tourism throughout the summer. In 2010, St Ives food bank served four families a week in summer and twelve in the winter. In 2024, the food bank’s founder shared that this number had jumped to an average of thirty families a week in the summer and sixty in the winter. With poverty rising across the country and in particular a third of children now living in deprivation, I have continued to do what I can to help those in need. I have supported a safe space in St Ives for families to enjoy a warm cup of coffee, and activity days for families to enjoy throughout the year.
