There With You: Belsize Budgens looking to boost staff and volunteers to help coronavirus delivery service

Thornton’s Budgens in Belsize Park is appealing for help staffing its emergency delivery service during the coronavirus crisis.

After launching the shop-by-phone service at the outset of the pandemic, the local supermarket is now looking to recruit volunteers to bolster the service.

The shop is also looking to hire paid shelf-fillers to help alleviate the pressure on its existing team-members.

Manager Andrew Thornton said: “We are in ever more need for volunteers to keep our operation going. As more and more of our team go down with illnesses and are being asked to self-isolate, keeping our basic operation going is becoming more and more challenging.”

The shop is also looking for someone who can manage the volunteers.

Volunteers who would like a shelf-filling role will also be considered –with their wages being donated to the shop’s food bank fund.

If you’re interested in volunteering contact shanthy@thorntonsbudgens.com, and if you’d like to apply for a shelf filler role send a cv to kate@thorntonsbudgens.com.