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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

2 May 17

Co-operative support our foodbank

If you are a Co-op member you can contribute 1% of the money you spend on Co-op brand items to Tameside South and Longdendale Foodbank. Simply log into your Co-op account and then click on the “You’re backing” box. You can select which charity will receive your 1% contribution – we are listed along with […]

27 Apr 17

Start of building on the new extension

Work has started on the new extension to Hattersley Baptist Church. The church has worked hard to raise the money for the extension which will be used by the foodbank and the church. It will add a foodbank warehouse room so that we can store all our food on-site. At the moment food is stored […]

24 Feb 17

Tesco Hattersley Food Collection 17th March

We are having another collection food at Tesco Extra Hattersley from 9am to 5pm on Friday 17th March. This collection comes quite soon after our previous one, but its just how the dates allocated by Tesco have fallen. We will not have another collection until the summer These collections keep the foodbank afloat – over 50% of […]

24 Feb 17

Work on new warehouse to start in spring

Hattersley Baptist Church are hoping that work on the extension to their building will begin in spring and that it should be ready to use in autumn. The foodbank is looking forward to the new building. It will include 55sqm of warehouse space and a community room which we will be able to use for […]

8 Dec 16

Over 3,600 meals collected at Tesco

Thanks to all the shoppers at Tesco last weekend who generoursly donated over 1.6 tonnes of food to help local people in crisis. This will provide over 3,600 meals. Also thanks to the businesses that helped. Tesco let us made the collection and also top-up with cash which helps with petrol and other costs […]

9 Nov 16

Our new warehouse is on the way thanks to Trusthouse

Trusthouse have kindly donated £30,000 to help build an extension for Hattersley Baptist Church. This gift takes us to our target of £80,000 and will provide a A community room for confidential discussions with clients A warehouse for the foodbank – so we no longer have to move food between Broadbottom, Ashton and Trafford Park […]

31 Oct 16

St Anne’s School Harvest Collection

St. Anne’s School collected enough food for 313 meals for local people in crisis at their Harvest Collection. Thank-you

30 Oct 16

Record Breaking £1,596 raised at Manchester Piccadilly Station

We raised around half the cash we need to run the foodbank for a year in one day at Manchester Piccadilly St. It was a record breaking £1,596 the best ever since Trussell Trust has run Foodbank Friday collections at stations across the country. More proof of Manchester’s generosity. Local people are very generous and […]

17 Oct 16

Eden Springs give the perfect cup of coffee

Eden Springs have given us the perfect cup of coffee with a gift of 200 Gold Blend sachets and 460 teabags.

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