Times are tough at the moment, and you don't need a news website to tell you that. With Welsh foodbanks in a state of 'emergency,' the cost of living crisis continuing into 2023 and the systems for supporting refugees reaching a 'dire' state, everybody is feeling the pressure.
One church in Cardiff has found a way to do things differently. Putting their religious beliefs into real-life action, volunteers at St Mark's Evangelical Anglican Church in Gabalfa collect food that's still in-date but past the point supermarkets would put it on sale, and pass it on to anyone that needs it - for free.
Through what the church calls the "Free Market," every Tuesday and Saturday (and on Sundays at the sister congregation of St Philip's), dozens of people queue up outside to browse through the food. The atmosphere is friendly and non-judgemental and there's always a cup of tea on offer.
