News
10 Feb 24
Food banks in our UK-wide network gave 1.5 million food parcels to people facing hardship between April and September 2023 – an increase of 16% compared to 2022
More than half a million emergency parcels were distributed for children – an 11% increase compared to the previous year. In the last six months April to Sept 2023, 320,000 people have had to turn to food banks in the Trussell Trust network for the first time. And sixty-five percent of all the parcels provided […]
22 Dec 23
Christmas opening times
We are open as normal over the Christmas period for distribution of food parcels, that is Wed 27th 09.30 to 11.00am and Friday 29th 1.30 to 3.00pm But there will be no Citizens Advice support, sorry, until the Wednesday 3rd January session
12 Oct 23
The cost of living crisis is getting worse
The cost of living crisis is deepening for some of those on the lowest incomes. We see this across our network of Trussell Trust food banks and in new research from YouGov which found that half of those on Universal Credit ran out of food in the last month and couldn’t afford to buy more. […]
22 Jul 23
One in SEVEN people in the UK face hunger
According to the Trussell Trust’s latest research, one in seven people in the UK face hunger because they simply can’t afford to buy enough food. Please help by donating today.
2 Jun 23
Volunteers Week
Volunteers are the lifeblood of food banks in our network. We could not do what we do without them, nor would we want to do what we do without them. That’s why, this Volunteers’ Week this year, Thursday 1 – Wednesday 7 June, we are going to be recognising and celebrating the incredible and immense difference […]
26 Apr 23
Bank Holiday weekend: open as usual on Friday 28th and Friday 5th May
We will be open as usual from 1pm to 3pm on both the Friday’s before the Bank Holiday weekend.
6 Apr 23
Our Annual General Meeting
Our AGM will be 25th April and will be an opportunity to share some facts and figures with you, review some of the latest developments and discuss the challenges we face. It would be great to see you there!
13 Jan 23
Thank you, Cheadle Primary School
Each year, staff have the chance to donate to a local charity rather than sending Christmas cards. This year, the Cheadle Food Bank was chosen and we received a cheque to go towards getting much needed supplies. Thank you for your generous donation!
24 Dec 22
Wonderful effort for Christmas Lunches, by Security Plus Ltd, including a sponsored cycle ride
Four friends/colleagues (spearheaded by the ‘Buckled Wheelers’ – a charitable fundraising organisation ‘Dave Shields & Tony Gee’ of Security Plus Ltd.) undertook a sponsored cycle ride along the canal towpaths and streets of South Staffordshire on Sunday 4th Dec 2022. The journey of approx 50 miles took 7 hours to complete, on a frosty and […]
21 Dec 22
Thank you EffecTech Uttoxeter!
A huge Foodbank THANK YOU to the lovely people at EffecTech in Uttoxeter who brought in a whopping 106.8kg donation this week! We are getting busier every week and we are so grateful to them for thinking of us.