TO celebrate the Sikh New Year festival, Vaisakhi (April 13), nine Metro Bank stores are appealing for food to be donated in store in aid of the Gurseva foodbank.

They include the Ealing, Southall and Uxbridge stores.

Gurseva is a volunteer-led organisation which helps vulnerable people in the community by providing hot food, clothing, sanitary products and a friendly ear to those who are homeless or in shelters.

Metro Bank’s Ealing store at is located at The Townhouse, The Broadway. The Southall store is at Bridge Retail Park and Uxbridge at The Pavilions shopping centre.