News | Atherton & Leigh Foodbank

6 Mar 26

Our advice clinic renewed, thanks to National Lottery players

Financial hardship drop-in advice clinic Over the last 12 months we have held a drop-in advice clinic, in partnership with Citizens Advice Wigan Borough, every Friday at Atherton St. John parish church. This was funded by Trussell, who oversee a large number of independent food banks, of which we are one. We weren’t sure how […]

3 Feb 26

Could you be our next Project Manager?

With the news of Warren leaving comes the opportunity for a new person to lead the food bank in to its next phase. If you have a passion for helping people facing hardship, are enthusiastic and hard working, why not take a look at the full job description and what kind of person we are […]

3 Feb 26

Warren to leave his role as project manager

Warren, our long term project manager, has decided the time is right to step away from the food bank, in order to seek new adventures. Since the food bank started in 2012, Warren has been there as a driving force to get the project started, then became a trustee when it attained charity status in […]

9 Jan 26

Hello Instagram, we’re here

Yes, it’s true, we now have an Instagram account We’ve been using social media for a while now, with our effort focussed on Facebook, X and occasionally LinkedIn, but now we’re hitting Insta, in the hope we can spread our message to even more people, and hopefully attract even more support. Instagram traditionally has a […]

4 Jan 26

We have a new home for one of our distribution centres

We’re moving 1 of our food bank centres From Tuesday 6th January 2026 we will have a new distribution centre location in Platt Bridge. We have had a good run at our last location, in Olympic House, but we hope our new centre will be even better, make it a bit easier to find us […]

22 Dec 25

Christmas opening

We are open as usual over Christmas, apart from Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. We would recommend, if you need to apply for a voucher, you should do so as soon as possible and please get to the food bank, ready for when we open. you can find our opening times and […]

17 Sep 25

Supermarket collection, this Saturday

We’re back in Tesco Extra Leigh this Saturday 20th September, from 9am – 5pm, collecting donations from the always generous shoppers in The Loom store. If you can, please add an item or two from our list to yours and hand to our volunteers, or maybe drop a few pence in our tubs and buckets. […]

13 Sep 25

Volunteers required for 2 hours

Tesco Extra Leigh, Saturday 20th September 9am – 5pm What are you doing next Saturday, do you fancy helping people facing hardship in your community? We know you love to buy a donation or 3 and we absolutely love you for it, but have you ever considered giving 2 hours of your time too? Well, […]

31 Jul 25

Drop in advice service starts Friday

Are you struggling to make ends meet and not sure where to turn for help? We are proud to be able to offer a completely free drop in service for the people of Atherton and surrounding areas, that are struggling to make ends meet and afford the essentials. Thanks to the efforts of our supporters […]

25 Jul 25

Donate for free with easyfundraising

Donate to the food bank at no extra cost to yourself We know it’s not always easy to balance your own shopping needs and donating money, so we can help people facing hardships, but now thanks to easyfundraising you can earn donations when you buy online and it won’t cost you a penny. You will […]

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