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18 Nov 21

3 day Tesco food collections start today

The waiting is over and we can’t wait to get going. The 3 day Tesco #EveryCanHelps food collections start today and we are super excited to start excepting donations from the always generous Shoppers in both the Tesco Superstore, Atherton and Tesco Extra, Leigh We know times are tough and people have a lot on […]

17 Nov 21

Rosa’s Beauty Boutique toy collection & raffle

Last year the wonderful Rosa’s Beauty Boutique,Astley, donated a huge pile of toys, for children in need in their local community, and this year they are doing it all again. They have been collecting for quite a while now but it’s not too late to donate if you have any brand new toys, gifts or […]

4 Nov 21

Volunteers needed on November 18th, 19th or 20th

Can you spare 2 hours or more on Thursday 18th, Friday 19th, Saturday 20th of November, to help people in food poverty in your community? It’s almost time for the Christmas planning to start and lots of people are beginning to get excited for the weeks ahead, but not everyone! For some people, in your […]

29 Oct 21

Solo cyclist Colin Harvey raises much needed funds

We were blown away this week, when we learned of the exploits of Colin Harvey, of Fresh Start Waste Services Ltd Colin, who is commercial director at the Astley based company, completed a gruelling 156.4-mile coast to coast solo bike ride to raise a much needed £2188 for Trussell Trust foodbanks, of which we received […]

11 Oct 21

Harvest Blessings

At a time when people are struggling, with all kinds of stresses and disruption in their daily lives, it has still not stopped them from donating huge amounts of food to their local harvest festival collection. We have thanked as many as possible on our social pages but we want to thank everyone that has […]

6 Oct 21

Exercise for food at Bodyfit Academy

Ben at Bodyfit Academy is holding one of his very popular exercise classes in aid of the foodbank and you are invited to join in, for a donation. Ben’s message – On Saturday 6th November 2021 at 9.30am we’re running a group circuit workout at our private studio in Leigh in exchange for donations to […]

21 Jul 21

Kind hearted community help Sean feed local people

When Sean was sadly knocked off his bike, in April, not only did he end up spending time in hospital and off school for a while, his bike was also damaged beyond repair. His friends at Atherton Collieries AFC and his family, who run, Atherton T-Shirt Printing, decided he needed a new one, so they […]

7 Jul 21

Supermarket collections are back!

It’s been a long time since our last instore collection so imagine how excited we are to tell you . . . Supermarket collections are back! We will be in both Tesco Atherton superstore and Tesco Leigh Extra , as part of Tesco’s 3 day #EveryCanHelps food collection event, On Thursday 15th, Friday 16th and Saturday […]

16 Jun 21

bags wanted

We are desperate for bags, to put our customers shopping in. It is getting harder and much more expensive to get the bags we need for our customers so would really appreciate it if you could have a root through your draws or raid your bag of bags and please collect/save any you have or […]

1 Jun 21

Asda Green Token Giving

We are delighted to have been chosen by the very lovely Gwen at Asda Leigh, in association with the Asda Foundation, to be in with a chance of winning £500, but we need your votes to win! Read more – Here or go straight to the vote – Asda Green Token Giving (it takes 2 seconds to […]

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