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The Diocese of Blackburn works closely with \u2018Together Lancashire\u2019, a church-linked social action network run by Church Urban Fund. According to \u2018together Lancashire\u2019 there are currently around 36 food banks in the diocese of Blackburn, of which 6 are Trussell Trust foodbanks (Blacburn, Fylde, Ribble Valley, Morecombe Bay, Skelmserdale and Ormskirk). These food banks handed out an estimated 35,000 food parcels in 2014.<\/p>


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Nearly all these initiatives are church-led (though not necessarily Church of England) projects. A directory and map of food banks in Lancashire (including the unitary authorities of Blackpool and Blackburn & Darwen) is available at: http://www.cuf.org.uk/node/618257<\/a><\/p>


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Separately, a Church in Action survey of Church of England clergy, which was published in January 2015, included a series of questions about church support for food banks. 1,812 church leaders took part in the survey. Of the 39 responses from Blackburn diocese:<\/p>


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