News | Atherton & Leigh Foodbank

17 Dec 24

Christmas opening times

We are open as normal over the Christmas period, except Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th December and 1st January 2025, when we are closed. If you have a voucher please be as early as possible on the day you are coming to see us, as we expect to be busy. You can find our times and […]

19 Nov 24

Tesco Winter Food Collection 2024

The Tesco winter food 2024 Thursday 28th Nov till Saturday 30th November from 9am – 5pm We are back in Tesco Superstore Atherton and Tesco Leigh Extra from 9 am – 5 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, where our amazing volunteers will be ready and waiting to accept donations of food, toiletries and cash from the […]

4 Nov 24

Our Facebook page has been reinstated

It’s been an odd few weeks, with no Facebook page to thank donors and all the organisations, schools and churches that donated over the time it was suspended, but thanks to the Trussells brilliant social media team we are back up and running again. A huge thankyou to Alissa at Trussell and Cheryl at Meta […]

5 Oct 24

Facebook page suspended

Unfortunately our Facebook page has been suspended, so we are unable to post anything, and you won’t be able to see anything we have already posted. We don’t know why this has happened but we are working to get the page reinstated, and should have more news soon. We apologise for any inconvenience this may […]

25 Sep 24

Harvest appeal 2024

Harvest is approaching Its the time of year when we start to appreciate the food we have, and how hard the people that produce it work. Traditionally it’s about giving thanks for a successful crop yield over the year as winter starts to approach and giving thanks for all the good and positive things in […]

19 Sep 24

Brand refresh

We have a new look. You may have noticed that Trussell (formerly The Trussell Trust) has got a new look, and as an affiliate we will be transitioning to the new look over the next few months, in order to align ourselves and make sure we are projecting the unity and strength of being an […]

8 Jun 24

AGM 2024

It’s been a year, that is for sure. We’ve had an up and down 12 months, with lots of things happening, including the addition of new trustees, to freshen things up a bit. To find out just how 23/24 has been for the foodbank, please do join us on Monday at our AGM 2024. […]

3 Jun 24

Thank-you volunteers’

Its volunteers’ week Where would we be without our amazing volunteers? The simple answer is, we wouldn’t be at all as volunteers are the beating heart of the foodbank, and everything we do. Dedicated, passionate and hard working doesn’t even begin to describe the amazing people that give up their free time to help people […]

13 May 24

Asda fight hunger, create change, food drive

The Asda Fight Hunger, Creat Change, food collection will be here before we know it, in the Atherleigh way store, and all other superstores nationwide. It’s happening from Friday 17 to Sunday 19 May, and our amazing volunteers will be in store from 9am – 5pm on Friday and Saturday and 10 – 4 on […]

30 Apr 24

Work for the foodbank

Strategic Support Officer Could you commit to the success of Atherton & Leigh foodbank? ARE YOU AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR, able to speak with the various agencies, as well as our customers? ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A FULFILLING ROLE AS PART OF A TEAM DELIVERING AND IMPROVING SERVICES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY? If you answered yes […]

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