How the Trussell Trust grew from a garden shed to 1,300 food banks

Carol and Paddy Henderson, who founded the Trussell Trust in 1997. Photograph: Richard Haydon

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.