tamesidesouthlongdendale | Tameside South & Longdendale

27 Mar 19

ASDA “give a tin collection”

Thank-you to all the staff and customers at ASDA Hyde. They gave enough food for 1,970 meals at our collection last weekend (22nd and 23rd March). Thanks also to Rosscare who provided a van to transport to our warehouse – and shifted over 800kg of tins […]

28 Feb 19

Generous Customers at Tesco Extra Hattersley

Thank-you to everyone who helped at our collection at Tesco Extra Hattersley on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd February. Shoppers gave food to make over 2,000 meals. – Fantastic. So many people contribute to making these collections work: Tesco who not only let us collect but also give us cash back on the food Tesco […]

10 Jan 19

Co-Operative Grant

Good news from the Co-operative. We have been selected as a Community Fund charity. Every time a member shops at the Co-op, 1% of what they spend on Co-op branded products and services helps fund a charity. You can choose to support us through your on-line membership account or phoning 0800 023 4708. You can […]

7 Jan 19

Busy Christmas

Thank-you to everyone who gave and volunteered over the Christmas period. Tesco shoppers gave 1.5 tonnes of food to our Christmas collection and we gave out 1.8 tonnes of food in December. We provided 81 parcels in December – 47 of which were for families of primary age children who often struggle during the holidays […]

5 Dec 18

A generous Christmas

Over 3,500 meals donated A BIG thank-you to: All the shoppers at Tesco- who gave so freely Staff at Tesco – who help with boxes (and mugs of tea) British Gas who sent a whole team to help on Thursday Our volunteers – over 20 of them who asked for “an extra tin for the foodbank […]

29 Nov 18

Thank-you to Ashton Christadelphians

Mr D Leech brought a donation from Ashton Christadelphians into our foodbank at Hattersley. We estimate that it was enough food to provide 160 meals to local families in crisis. Thank-you for your generosity and organisation – buying food that we particularly need. To see what we need at the moment click HERE

11 Oct 18

St James’ School Harvest Festival

9th October 2018 Pupils from St James’ Catholic Primary School in Hattersley brought their harvest gift into the foodbank. Pupils and staff gave 98.4kg of tins and packets to help feed local people in crisis. We estimate that this will provide over 230 meals – a big contribution to stopping hunger in Hattersely. Thank-you to everyone […]

10 Oct 18

1 week IT course at the Hub. Complete the course and keep the laptop

A fantastic opportunity at The Hub. Digital Inclusion Level 1 Award in Understanding Enterprise Key topics include Grants, free money and loans Tax and expenses Business planning Creating your offer Selling Formalities of setting up Level 1 Award in Social Media for Business Use Key topics covered: Setting up Social Media Platforms Creating a Facebook […]

3 Oct 18

Filling up the gaps

Thank-you to shoppers at Tesco Extra Hattersley who gave an extra can to the foodbank. They gave us 850kg of food which is over 1,800 meals. Our shelves were looking a bit thin after the summer holidays. Many families struggle when the kids do not get a school lunch. We provided 64 parcels to local families […]

21 Aug 18

Helping Hand from DWP Service Centre

Thank-you to all the staff at the DWP Hyde Service Centre for a really generous gift. They gave 240kg of food – the boxes just kept coming! We estimate that it will provide 570 meals to local families in crisis. We have just given out over 50 parcels as part of our school holiday meals programme […]

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