News
3 Feb 22
Applying for a voucher is easy
In times of unprecedented strains on our household budgets it is almost inevitable that any one of us could hit on a large unexpected bill, fall in to financial crisis, or have to choose between putting food on the table or keeping ourselves and our families warm. Whilst the foodbank is not a long term […]
27 Dec 21
A message from Warren & the trustees
Warren, the foodbank project manager, and the trustees would like to thank all our amazing volunteers for their hard work this year, especially under some difficult circumstances. You have stepped up time and again for people in your community and we really can’t do what we do without your dedication. We would also like to […]
18 Dec 21
Christmas opening times
We are open as normal over Christmas, except bank holidays. Monday 25th & Tuesday 26th – CLOSED Wed 27th – Friday 29th – open as normal Monday 1st January 2024 – CLOSED Tuesday 2nd – back to normal opening. Over the Christmas period there may be a delay in getting a voucher via your usual […]
13 Dec 21
Rosa’s Beauty Boutique come through for the kids
Last month we told you about the wonderful Rosa’s Beauty Boutique and their plan to raffle off treatments and accept donations of toys from customers and people in their community. Well, we have now collected the toys and wow, have they smashed it! For weeks, the team of Lesley, Lauren, Louise and Amanda have been selling […]
23 Nov 21
Huge amount donated at Tesco 3 day food collections
We had an absolutely amazing 3 days at both Tesco Superstore Atherton and Tesco Leigh Extra as part of the grocery giants annual #EveryCanHelps food collection event, in aid of Trussell Trust foodbanks and fareshare, and as you will see from the totals, you have really outdone yourselves this year. With everything going on at the moment we were really […]
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 […]