A NORTH Yorkshire sausage company has made 100,000 frozen sausages to give away free to charities, care homes and communities struggling to source essential food.

Bedale banger company Heck has produced the sausages to help those stuggling as a result of coronavirus.

Ruby Parkyn, from Heck, said: "We know there has been a big decrease in the amount of donations to food banks and also local care homes are struggling with deliveries, so we thought we’d get on board and help.

"We decided to over produce our frozen range because it can be a freezer stable and reducing the need to shop regularly.”

Already on board are the Harrogate Homeless and Ripon Homeless charities and Heck are already supplying the convenience store in Bedale.

Any charity, care home or community group who would like to find out more or get help can get in touch with ruby@heckfood.co.uk.

The company is urging customers to do their best to help vulnerable and isolated people around them by using the #howcanihelp.