The Trussell Trust [SEP] inception
The Trussell Trust
The Trussell Trust is a NGO and charity, based in Salisbury, UK, that co-ordinates the only nationwide network of food banks in the country.
History.
The Trussell Trust was founded in 1997, by Paddy and Carol Henderson while working with street children in Bulgaria at Sofia Central Railway Station. Named for Carol's mother Betty Trussell from whom they had received a legacy, the couple's work spread to the United Kingdom after the couple were contacted by a British mother who was struggling
Secretary and emissary overseas
- William Trussell (died 1364), son of the above. Receiver of the Chamber in 1333
- William Trussell, MP for Leicestershire in 1421
- William Trussell, MP for Leicestershire in 1472 and 1477
See also.
- Acton Trussell, village in the English county of Staffordshire
- Acton Trussell and Bednall, civil parish in Staffordshire, England
- Marston Trussell, village and civil parish in Northamptonshire in England
- The Trussell Trust, co-ordinators of a network