“Warm coats available” during Storm Agnes says Salford charity

A charity that helps families living in poverty in Salford has warm children’s coats available as the UK is battered by Storm Agnes.

Storm Agnes which struck the North-West earlier on Wednesday has been the first named storm of the season with wind speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.

Wood Street Mission is a children’s charity helping children and families living on a low income in Salford and Manchester.

It shared updates to its X, formerly Twitter, page on Wednesday evening informing families they had stock of warm children’s coats during the current weather conditions, and as the temperatures drop heading into winter.

Well it’s a good job we have lovely warm coats in stock isn’t it? Brand new too #FamilyBasics #StormAgnes #Manchester #Salford #Poverty pic.twitter.com/hNtgnnEmPt

— Wood Street Mission (@WoodSt_Mission) September 27, 2023

Almost 18,000 or 35 per cent of children are believed to be living in poverty in Salford, according to figures from End Child Poverty.

Wood Street Mission is an independent charity run entirely on donations and support from volunteers.