Scots pensioner who volunteered at town food bank didn't think they'd be needed 10 years on

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A pensioner who has clocked up a decade of volunteering has made it his mission to help people facing food poverty.Thoughtful Stan Esson, 81, signed up to help out at East Renfrewshire Foodbank when it opened in 2013.

The Barrhead man was inspired to start volunteering following his retirement.However, he admits he did not think he would still be helping to provide emergency food aid 10 years later – with the need for food banks rising dramatically in recent years.Stan – who spent 30 years as an electrical inspector and working for the Ministry of Defence – says he fears the food bank will be vital for more and more people as the cost-of-living-crisis takes its toll.Speaking to the Paisley Daily Express, Stan said: “When I worked in my full-time job there wasn’t anything such as a food bank, and it is only really in the last 15 to 20 years that you have started to hear more about them.“When we started we had no idea that we would still be working ten years down the line and be getting busier.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.Available on both Android and Apple.

Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial“We thought at the time it would only be like this for X amount of time