'It angered us and we wanted to do something to help.'
A number of businesses in Glasgow opened their doors yesterday to gather donations for the local community asUpon learning of the closures, Robbie Morrow, owner of Haylynn Canteen on Dumbarton Road, took to social media to announce his plan of action.
Over on London Road, Steven Turner, of Outlier Coffee House and Bakery, had also had a busy morning of collecting donations of non-perishable food items and warm clothing. He said: “We've had many people message us to ask how they can support, and we're seeing local businesses pulling together. “In the future as Outlier develops, we'd like to see how we can support single parents and the elderly along with those most vulnerable in our community with free breads.”
On Sunday evening, charity bosses said that they were “disappointed and shocked in the extreme” to learn that other food banks would not be running during the bank holiday.