News
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 […]
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 […]