News | Tameside South & Longdendale

25 Jul 24

Hollingworth Hub to close – but support still available

We have taken the difficult decision to close our Hollingworth Hub operation. We have worked hard to keep the foodbank operating by partnering with Healthy Hyde and Citizens Advice to provide a range of support services to clients. Sadly, this was not taken advantage of as we had hoped and it is no longer viable […]

3 Feb 22

Balfour Beatty lend a hand

Balfour Beatty have started preparatory work for the new by-pass at Mottram. They rang to ask how they could help foodbank. Richard and Josh came down and helped us move stock to our warehouse in their minibus. They made quick work of shifting the crates – it takes 2 of our volunteers to lift a […]

23 Nov 21

Fantastic generosity at Tesco Hattersley

Thanks to everyone who gave at our collection at Tesco Extra Hattersley last week. You gave an amazing 1.2 tonnes of food – or over 2,800 meals. Some parts of our cupboard were looking a bit bare – but your contributions will mean that local people can continue to get food over Christmas

29 Mar 20

Thank you to all those who have helped during the COVID-19 Crisis

After our busiest day. Most people who came to collect food parcels had lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 crisis. During these unprecedented times of constant change, we want to say thank you to all the people who have helped! This page will continue to be updated so everyone can see how much […]

22 Mar 20

COVID-19 Update

We are still open! The guidance is changing every day, but at the moment we are still open. We will keep this page updated regularly with information about what’s happening at Tameside South & Longdendale Foodbank. As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds in the UK, our main priority is ensuring the safety of everyone who comes to […]

11 Jan 20

A massive Christmas thank you!

Christmas is a time when local people in crisis can feel more isolated than ever. However, people all over the community came out in force to try and make a small but meaningful difference to this. We want to say a massive thank you to everyone who lent a hand, donated a pound or brought […]

18 Nov 19

Generous commuters support our foodbank

Commuters at Manchester Piccadilly Station gave us a fantastic £1687.44 to run the foodbank. This will help to pay for all the things that beans do not buy – like insurance, rent and internet. We are all volunteers but we still need about £8,500 a year to run the foodbank and give out the £30,000 […]

31 Oct 19

Another fantastic collection at ASDA Hyde

Last week, on Thursday 24th and Friday 24th October, we had yet another fantastic collection at ASDA Hyde. We collected a whopping 880kg of food. That is 2,095 meals that will help people in crisis. Once again, we want to say a massive thank you to everyone who lent a hand and donated. Thank you […]

20 Oct 19

It’s time to get in to the festive spirit!

We know it is only October, but we’re already in the festive spirit. Christmas is a time for giving and you can change someone’s Christmas by completing our Reverse Advent Calendar 2019 Simply add an item to a bag for 24 days, then bring the bag to our foodbank during opening hours, or put it in […]

26 Sep 19

Harvest at Hattersley Baptist Church

Hattersley Baptist Church had their Harvest Festival last week and gave the donations to the foodbank. We estimate that the food will provide over 200 meals for local families in crisis. Thank-you so much to everyone at the church

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