News
3 May 19
Thankyou Datatek Ltd.
It’s always nice to get an email out of the blue asking if we are in need of anything in particular and even more so when it is a local business looking to give a little back to people in crisis in their local area. This time it was the wonderful Greg Irvers of Datatek […]
25 Mar 19
A big thankyou to Leigh Constituency Labour Party
It is the kind of habit we love people to have and Leigh Constituency Labour party are definitely in the habit of donating food to us at their meetings. Geoff, the Leigh Baptist Church distribution centre manager, usually leaves the meeting laden with bags that have very kindly been donated by the members and we […]
17 Mar 19
Laltex Group help us with fantastic donation
We never get fed up of saying this – Our community is amazing! We are so blessed to operate in a place where people are kind, thoughtful and very generous. We could not feed close to the number of people in crisis that we do without the generosity of the public and businesses that donate […]
26 Feb 19
Asda agree to pay for warehouse
We are delighted to announce that Asda have very generously awarded us £29808 to help us pay for our warehouse for the next 3 years. Gwen, Asda Leigh’s community champion, has volunteered with us from the very start of our journey and has been side by side with us every step of the way. She […]
17 Dec 18
Christmas Opening Times
We are open as usual over the Christmas period except for Christmas day, Boxing day and New Years day. Click here for opening times If you are in crisis and require some emergency food over Christmas please do not hesitate to apply for a voucher and come see us! We work with hundreds of agencies […]
19 Sep 16
New Platt Bridge distribution centre
We are excited to announce that we will be joining forces with the team at Olympic House in Platt Bridge to open our 4th Atherton & Leigh foodbank distribution centre. Truth be known we were only ever meant to be a short term ‘stop gap’ project with a plan to help people get through tough […]
15 Sep 16
QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSESSMENT 2016
We have just had our latest Trussell Trust quality assurance audit and we have a lot to feel very proud of. The assessors were very impressed with every aspect of the operation but were particularly impressed with our focus on ‘More than food’ and our determination to try and signpost clients to other agencies that […]
4 Aug 16
Supermarket collections
Supermarket Collections are a vital part of our work and we rely on the amazing generosity of the general public who never let us down when it comes to feeding people in crisis in our towns. Time and again you help us to restock our storeroom so we can make sure the people who need […]
23 Dec 15
6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need
A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.
8 Dec 15
Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?
With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she’s helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. “For the past few days I haven’t been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…” This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]