Prince and Princess of Wales to visit St Thomas' Church

The Prince and Princess of Wales will visit St Thomas' Church today, to see the work it is doing in its local community.

Over the last two years the church has been transformed into a thriving community hub and is home to a vast array of services including:

• A foodbank that supports over 200 people per week
• Swansea Baby Basics which distribute essential items for vulnerable mothers across the city such as toiletries and clothes
• Facilities for the homeless including food, showers and toilets
• A not-for-profit café and community training kitchen
• A surplus food distribution network which collects food from supermarkets at the end of each day and distributes it from the church to prevent food waste and to help end food poverty.

As part of their visit, the Prince and Princess will meet those volunteering at the church across different initiatives including Baby Basics and the foodbank. They will also spend some time meeting members of the public gathered outside the church.

The Princess of Wales has previously worked with Baby Banks and in the summer of 2020 brought together nineteen British brands and retailers to donate over 10,000 new items to more than 40 baby banks nationwide, operated by Baby Basics, Little Village, and AberNecessities. Her Royal Highness has visited a number of baby banks across the UK, including in London, Sheffield and West Norfolk where she has spent time speaking with families about their experiences of using their local baby bank services as well as helping unload donations.