Metallica donates £20,000 to Cardiff foodbank

The legendary heavy metal band Metallica has donated 20,000 pounds to a foodbank in Cardiff, Wales, through its All Within My Hands Foundation. The contribution, announced on June 29, came ahead of the band's concert at Principality Stadium on Sunday, June 28, and is expected to fund approximately 9,000 meals.

Rachel Biggs, chief executive of Cardiff Foodbank, said the charity had been running an urgent public appeal as its warehouse shelves were dangerously low. She described initially thinking an email from the band's foundation was too good to be true. The donation is the largest from a celebrity the foodbank has ever received. Cardiff Foodbank supports around 20,000 people annually across eight centers and a mobile service, with one-third of those aided last year being children.

Biggs noted that while demand remains high, food donations to the charity have fallen by 27 percent compared to last year, a decline she attributes to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis affecting both donors and those in need. The funds will allow the organization to place a bulk order to replenish its stock. She also emphasized that the high-profile support helps raise awareness and mobilize the...