News

31 Mar 20

COVID-19: Changes to food bank services 31st March 2020

To ensure the safety of our volunteers and food bank clients, until further notice we are NO LONGER running our usual public food bank sessions at the Wesley Centre and St Edmund’s. We will still be providing emergency food relief via the usual referral agencies. Please speak to your referral agency as usual and they […]

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17 Mar 20

COVID-19: Food bank service update 17th March 2020

Please note that our services across our centres are currently undergoing changes. As an organisation we have a duty of care to those that access our services, the wider community, our volunteers and staff members. Therefore, we are implementing social distancing measures to reduce interaction between people in order to assist in reducing the likelihood […]

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2 Mar 20

Join our team as a Project Manager

Do you want to help fight poverty in Manchester? Are you an outstanding problem solver with experience in project management? We’re currently recruiting a Project Manager to tackle a challenging and rewarding role as part of our team. The role will be based across the Hulme, Moss Side, Whalley Range and Old Trafford areas of the city. About […]

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27 Feb 20

Five 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? According to recent reports from the Trussell Trust, food bank use has increased at least 13% in the last year. Around 14 million people in the UK are living […]

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26 Feb 20

One-off volunteering opportunities: Summer food collection events

Are you looking for a one-off volunteering opportunity? Are you keen to help fight hunger in Manchester? We’re planning a number of food collections for the summer months and we need volunteers to help out. When do you need volunteers? Thursday 4 June (Asda, Hulme) Friday 5 June (Asda, Hulme) Saturday 6 June (Asda, Hulme) Friday […]

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21 Jan 20

Calling all Manchester businesses! Corporate volunteers needed in March

Are you and your colleagues looking for a way to help your local community? We are in need of corporate volunteers to help out with a number of tasks week commencing 23rd March. Volunteers will be assisting with our warehouse stock take, which will involve counting, weighing and sorting donations. We’ll also need volunteers to help […]

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13 Dec 19

Help to fight hunger in Manchester: Nominate our food bank in the Ecclesiastical funding competition

Please help our food bank today by nominating us in this competition to win £1000 of funding. Nominating us is easy and takes one minute. Here’s how: 1) Go to https://www.ecclesiastical.com/movement-for-good/12-days/ 2) Click ‘nominate a charity’ and enter the food bank’s details. The charity number is 1170952, the charity name is Bridging the Gap (Manchester) and […]

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9 Dec 19

Nominations open for our Christmas day meal

Do you know somebody who might like to attend our community Christmas meal? On Christmas day, we’ll be hosting our Christmas meal at St. Mary’s C.E Primary School, Adscombe Street (off Alexandra Road) Moss Side, Manchester, M16 7AQ. If you’d like to nominate somebody to attend, or you’d like to nominate yourself, please fill out our […]

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25 Oct 19

Autumn donation appeal

As the nights set in, our foodbank gets busier. In order to prepare for the cold months ahead, we’re asking you to donate the following items: Plastic bags/ bags for life Tinned potatoes Tinned meat Tinned carrots Tined chickpeas Tinned sweetcorn Tinned fruit Tinned rice pudding Sugar Coffee Noodle Tea bags Hot chocolate Pasta sauce […]

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4 Jan 19

Appeal for long life whole milk, tinned rice pudding & tinned potatoes

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