Everyone at the football club wants to act to help the #ENDCHILDFOODPOVERTY campaign spearheaded by Marcus Rashford, to ensure that nobody in the local area goes hungry in the coming weeks and months.

We recognise this isn't a short-term problem, too. While methods were put in place to help those in need over the October half-term holidays, families and children will again be in need of food come the Christmas holidays - which can be a difficult time for many.

And with that in mind, we're kick-starting a fundraising drive - which will form a part of our overall response to this issue, as we plan to use our role as a beacon in the local community to tackle this head-on in the months and years to come.

Across the coming weeks, we'll be looking at different ways to raise funds for this vital cause - with our players, staff and officials all contributing their time, effort and money to addressing this vital issue.

And we recognise there will be plenty of supporters who wish to help, too.

So we're encouraging anyone who watches our live streams to donate whatever they feel they can to help the cause.

Maybe you could donate the equivalent cost of a match ticket? Or what you would have spent on a coffee and bacon sandwich at the ground?

Any donation, large or small, will be gratefully received and every last penny will go to ensuring that those in need in County Durham don't go without this winter.