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18 Dec 24

Christmas Opening 2024

If you need emergency food, you’ll need to get a voucher before coming. You can get a voucher from a number of local community organisations but please be aware they may also have changes to their opening times over Christmas. Citizens Advice Manchester, Free Advice Line 0808 278 7800 Manchester Cost of Living Free Advice […]

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20 Nov 24

Run your own REVERSE ADVENT CALENDAR this winter!

We are running our Reverse Advent Calendar again this year – urging households to donate our most-needed items for people in crisis this winter. Ideally, we’d love to receive donations by Monday December 16th to give us time to include them in our emergency food parcels. The calendar below includes our most-needed items but we’d […]

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8 Mar 24

Support the Free School Meals For All campaign

Do you believe that all children deserve a hot meal at school? Despite the fact that England is one of the world’s wealthiest countries, school children are missing out on nutritious, hot food, and it is impact pupils as young as seven. Children in many other countries across the globe are given a school dinner, […]

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3 Mar 24

Signposting volunteer opportunity

At our foodbank sessions we want to sure that every client can speak to a volunteer about any further support needs they might have. As a Signposting Volunteer, you’ll work with our food bank clients, exploring any issues they might have and supporting them in the right way. You might give them information, signposting to […]

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22 Feb 24

UK children facing poverty: new research highlights need for drastic action

New research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) shows that the severity of poverty in the UK is getting worse. More people are experiencing poverty, and those people are facing a more extreme level of poverty than in previous years. It’s not simply a case of having to skip the odd meal in response to […]

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16 Feb 24

Six facts about food bank use in the UK

Aside from accepting donations such as baked beans and soup, what else is there to know about the organisations that provide emergency relief to people in crisis? 1) Food banks provide more than just food Many food banks are able to provide essentials such as toiletries, sanitary products, nappies and pet food. Although they are always […]

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8 Jan 24

Our newsletter: 2023 round up

Sadly, for many people in our communities, 2023 was an incredibly tough year. Energy bills and food costs have been at an all time high and households on the lowest incomes simply do not have enough money to cover the essentials. As a result, families are being forced to make impossible decisions about what they […]

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10 Dec 23

Christmas opening times

Our food bank will be closed on the following dates over Christmas time: Monday 25th December 2023 (Christmas Day) – Closed Monday 1st January 2024 (New Year’s Day) – Closed We will be open on our usual days during December.

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9 Oct 23

Join our board of trustees

Join our team of volunteer Trustees and support the management of our food bank. As a Trustee, you’ll play a strategic role, supporting important decision-making and devoting the time and effort to running our organisation. To find out more or apply, see the Trussell Trust volunteering page.

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25 Sep 23

Ensure everyone can afford essentials: sign our petition

Poster that say 'when people are going without, it's time to guarantee our essentials'

Despite living in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, around 90% of low-income households receiving Universal Credit are going without essentials, driving more and more people into hardship and through the doors of food banks. Sign our petition calling on UK political party leaders to take action. Losing your job, needing to care […]

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