The trust, which ran one of England’s first food banks from a shed in Salisbury, distributed 3m food parcels last year

A long serving volunteer at one of England’s first food banks has said they had no idea the service would change society and become “part of the culture”.

Graham Herbert, 54, started volunteering at Salisbury food bank more than 20 years ago when it was a pioneering service and – unbeknown to him and his fellow volunteers – set to change the welfare landscape.

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