News | Tameside South & Longdendale

23 Sep 19

Twin collections

Thank-you to Tesco shoppers and foodbank volunteers who have supported two supermarket collections in only two weeks. Shoppers : at Glossop gave 2460 meals on the 6/7th September at Hattersley gave 2200 meals on 13/14th September It’s a big ask to get volunteers on 2 successive weekends but we were able to collect for the […]

10 Sep 19

Generous Glossop

Thanks to all the staff and customers at Tesco Extra Glossop. They gave a a magnificent 1030kg of food, which we estimate will provide over 2,400 meals for hungry local families. RossCare – our long-time partner- again provided a van to pick up the food, bring it to the warehouse and carry it all in. […]

22 Jul 19

Successful collection at ASDA Hyde

Thanks to everyone who helped with our collection at ASDA Hyde on 11th and 12th July. We are now ready provide parcels to help families through the summer holidays, when they do not receive a school lunch. Generous customers at the store gave over 700 kg of food which we estimate will provide 1,785 meals . […]

3 Jun 19

Michael at Buckingham Palace

Michael Forman and his wife Elizabeth attended the Royal Garden Party on Tuesday 21st May It was a lovely sunny day. There were two military bands playing at different times throughout the afternoon. The was a group of Yeomen of the Guard who led the way out of the Royal Tea Tent after the Queen […]

20 May 19

New foodbank chair

Susan Ayers has been appointed as the new foodbank chair by the Trustees (subject to our members meeting later in the year). She is currently project co-ordinator and has helped out at foodbank for over four years.

29 Apr 19

Prince’s Trust help out

Thanks to a team from the Prince’s Trust and Manchester Fire. They helped us prepare and give out parcels for our School Holidays Meals project…..and then bought us 117kg of food for the warehouse. The team were just finishing a training scheme preparing them for work. Good luck with your job search from everyone at […]

27 Mar 19

Michael Forman retires

Michael Forman – who set up the foodbank over 5 years ago is retiring. Over the years he has enabled 63.5 tonnes of food to be given to local families in crisis. That’s 160,000 meals. If each meal was a tin of beans and they were laid end to end they would stretch to central […]

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 […]

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