News | Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank

30 May 14

Upcoming Food drive dates

TESCO National Dates – We are covering both Tesco Longton and Hanley Thursday 3rd July 2014 Friday 4th July 2014 Saturday 5th July 2014 To sign up for Longton: http://doodle.com/w4nuuxha9t4dyrsr To sign up for Hanley: http://doodle.com/mmh8x4dy2uapadyq ASDA – Small one on Scotia Road Saturday 19th July 2014 Thursday 21st August 2014 – Morrisons Festival Park If you would […]

10 May 14

End of year statistics 2013-2014 – Anna Wilcocks Project Manager

10875 HELPED BY STOKE-ON-TRENT FOODBANK IN LAST YEAR: LIFE HAS GOT WORSE NOT BETTER FOR POOREST IN 2013/14 10875 people received three days’ emergency food from Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank in 2013-14, compared to 6709 in 2012-13 Over 900,000 people received three days’ emergency food from Trussell Trust foodbanks nationwide in 2013-14, compared to 346,992 in 2012-13. Foodbank figures […]

6 Dec 13

Thank you !!! Tesco National Food Drive December 2013 – UPDATE

Between the 2 local Tesco’s – Longton and Hanley that 2924.7kg of food has been donated. The people of Stoke-on-Trent are so generous – a big THANK YOU Well done to everyone who helped by Volunteering and to all those that donated. Your support stops local people going hungry.

3 Dec 13

Email from Foodbank guest

Last night at 5.30pm I was faced with having to use the foodbank that your wonderful ministry and parishioners supply to people like myself that have fallen upon hard times. To any proud person this is a hard thing to have to do and for several hours prior to me arriving at the food bank I […]

1 Nov 13

Food drive volunteers wanted

Once again, Tesco is working with Trussell Trust Foodbanks to run Supermarket Food Drives at the end of this month. Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank will be working with the Tesco Extra stores at Longton and Hanley. (A food drive is where we invite customers to add an item or two to their shopping and donate it to Foodbank.) The details: Friday 29th and Saturday […]

30 Sep 13

Community Fund to join forces with Tesco Extra

Stoke City FC Community Fund is joining forces with Tesco Extra at Hanley to collect food for Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank. Volunteers are required If you’re available please sign up via Doodle (click here) The details: Friday 18th October … from 9.30am til 6.30pm … Tesco Extra at Hanley … 7 Foodbank volunteers at a time please As always, thank you […]

20 Sep 13

The Sentinel’s Our Heroes Award

The volunteers for Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank were runners up at the 8th annual Our Heroes Awards on Thursday 19th September. A big thank you to all those that volunteer and to everyone for your donations and support; we hope this will continue so we can continue to offer a lifeline to so many people. http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Celebrities-VIPs-gather-Sentinel-s-Heroes-Awards/story-19819281-detail/story.html

1 Aug 13

Please do not confuse…

URGENT NEWS Please do not confuse “Staffordshire Food Bank” with Newcastle or Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank “Staffordshire Foodbank” is a business and will be selling any donated food from a shop on Church Street, Newcastle. If you receive a flyer through your letterbox, please don’t confuse us with them. Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle Foodbanks do not distribute flyers. […]

1 Jul 13

New Distribution Centre opening

A new distribution centre will be opening in Biddulph from Thursday 25th July at the English Martyrs R C Church, St Johns Road.

20 Apr 13

Quiz Night

A Quiz Night will be held at Wesley Hall Church, Noblett Road, Sneyd Green on Saturday 20th April at 6:30pm. Teams of up to 5 welcome. Donate an item of long-life food plus £1 per person. All are welcome to come along and enjoy.

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