News
21 May 18
Big event of the weekend? Tesco Tin Collection
Thanks to everyone who helped out at the tin collection at Tesco Extra Hattersley this weekend. I think we booked it before the wedding but we had a steady flow of donations through Friday and Saturday and collected 4.5 cages of food. Tesco staff (as always) were helpful keeping us supplied with boxes. The customers […]
17 Oct 17
Grand Opening
The Mayor cut the ribbon to the new extension to Hattersley Baptist Church and officially opened the new community room and foodbank warehouse. It was a great day of celebration with over 50 people attended the opening and tea. The extension has been built by Hattersley Baptist Church and there were representatives from all […]
13 Oct 17
New warehouse ………..its wonderful
The new warehouse is now up and running. We have built and installed new shelves – a bit like Ikea but bigger and heavier. We have transferred stock from our 3 warehouses and sorted it so that we are sure nothing goes to waste. We have been amazed at how much time it has saved […]
13 Oct 17
Bumper Harvest at St James’ School
Thank-you to all the pupils and staff at St James’ School in Hattersley. They donated 90Kg of food that will make over 200 meals for local families in crisis Thank-you to the staff for encouraging the pupils to think about other people and how we can help each other through life.
30 Sep 17
Collection at Manchester Piccadilly Station
THANK-YOU Manchester – travellers at Manchester Piccadilly Station gave over £1000 and lots of encouragement to Tameside South and Longdendale Foodbank. One lady said the foodbank had helped her when she was low – she’s now back on her feet and pleased have the chance to give back to others. THANK-YOU volunteers who turned out […]
30 Sep 17
Extension completed
The new extension to Hattersley Baptist Church is now complete. We have begun moving shelving into the warehouse sections and transferring food from the old warehouses. The community room is completed and looks very smart with blue carpet. Some volunteers have completed training on benefits advice so we are hoping to start helping clients when new […]
4 Aug 17
Extension nears completion
We will soon have a new warehouse and community room for the foodbank. The roof and doors are on; the electrics are almost done; it has been plastered and painted; and we are waiting for the carpet to go down. Thank-you to Michael Forman who made all the grant applications to all the donors and […]
1 Aug 17
Holiday Hunger Halted
This week we are busy providing school holiday meal packages for primary school children. Many families struggle when school dinners stop over the holidays. We work with local primary schools to provide a food parcel for the families most in need. We’d encourage anyone worried they won’t be able to afford food during this school […]
21 Jun 17
Thank-you – every little helps
Thanks to everyone who volunteered and gave at our food collection at Tesco Extra Hattersley on 2nd and 3rd June. We collected over 1.2 tonnes of food which we estimate will provide over 2,800 meals. RossCare used one of their vans to take the food to the warehouse in Trafford Park where TBD Warehouse Training […]
22 May 17
Hollingworth Opening Times changed for Bank Holiday
Hollingworth Distribution Centre will be closed on Monday 29th May 2017. Instead we will be open Wednesday 31st May from 10.00am to 11.00am. If you need help at Hollingworth outside these hours ring 07709 098068 between 9am and 6pm