News | Nantwich Foodbank

8 Dec 16

Christmas opening

Please note that over the festive period we will be closed on the 26th December and the 2nd of January. We will be open on the 23rd and 30th December, and the 6th January (as usual). We would like to wish you all the very best for Christmas and the New Year.

8 Nov 16

Brine Leas School show their support

A massive thank you and well done to the Student Ambassadors at Brine Leas School who have kindly been organising donations for us in school and all of the students who have donated items. Check out this hamper from a student in year 8 who purchased food with her pocket money – truly touched.

8 Nov 16

Harvest Donations

Wow what a lot of generous people we have locally! We have been super blessed with Harvest donations this year – check out this lot from Pear Tree Primary School! It was great to attend their Harvest assembly. Thank you to every school, church and group who have supported us this Harvest time.

27 Oct 16

We need YOU!

Every year Tesco in Crewe kindly let us collect food in their store in the lead up to Christmas. We always get a really great response and the collections provide much needed food which goes directly to local people in need. We are looking for volunteers to help out at this years collection. Could you […]

27 Oct 16

Absolute recruitment are absolutely amazing!

A massive thank you to Absolute Recruitment in Crewe who have kindly donated £500 towards the running of our foodbank. The local company wanted to give something back to the local community as part of it’s 30th birthday celebrations. This support is very much appreciated and will directly help those who are struggling to feed […]

11 Oct 16

Give a little to make a big difference this Christmas

This year we are continuing to help the isolated elderly and supporting the Christmas day lunch at Hospital Street Methodist Church. As in previous years we will be giving a Christmas parcel to every person who attends the lunch who is on their own this Christmas. We like to make the parcels as identical as possible and […]

5 Oct 16

Reaseheath show their support

We’re delighted to be working with Reaseheath College. They have been busy collecting food for us as part of their freshers fair and students will be helping us throughout the year at our supermarket collections and in our warehouse. Young people don’t always get the best press, from our experience they are wonderful and we […]

20 Apr 16

1343 Helped by Nantwich foodbank in the last year

Over 1343 food parcels were provided to local people by Nantwich Foodbank in the 2015/16 financial year, compared to 1224 in 2014/15, an increase of 9.7%. The top three reasons people were referred to us were low income, benefit delays and supporting vulnerable children over school holidays (children who usually get free school meals during term […]

19 Apr 16

We’re snapping up sponsors!

We’re delighted to have gained the support of a number of local businesses over the past few weeks. Hall Smith Wittingham Solicitors have made us their charity of the year and we have had a number of new organisations sponsoring a shelf in our store room including Beswicks Legal and Arriba Wellness. Carol […]

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.

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