Tucked away in an affulent part of west London is a small church- once a week it opens, not for people to pray, but as a lifeline of a different sort.
For two hours on a Thursday afternoon it turns into a foodbank- where people in desperate need can visit with a voucher and be given three days' worth of emergency food.
On the day we visited, 36 people were given emergency rations, receiving basics such as pasta and sauces. Their stories of need were tragic.
One man was in his 60s and what's known as a 'kettle client' - he had no money to run his cooker, so was only given food that could be made with boiling water, such as cup-a-soup, or noodles.
Another woman was battling breast cancer and her benefits hadn't come through. Another was sobbing. Her mother had just died and she didn't have money to eat, let alone buy a wreath for her mum.
Nationwide there are more than 400 foodbanks. And figures from the Trussell Trust charity show that 1,084,604 people- including 396,997 children- are now using them- an increase of 19 per cent on last year.
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