News | Cheadle and District Foodbank

2 Nov 22

Bank the Food

The need for food banks in the UK is higher than for ever before. Bank the Food is on a mission to make sure food banks get exactly what they need, when they need. Find out more here and download the app so you can help every time you go shopping.

31 Oct 22

Reminder of Donation Points

A reminder for donors, if you can’t get to either of our opening sessions then donations can be left at Morrisons or at the Leek Building Society on High St.

24 Oct 22

Donations from local schools

In the last couple of weeks we have had visits from Sarah Yates from Dilhorne Endowed Primary School with Head Boy Oliver and Head Girl Milly who came to the foodbank to deliver their school’s harvest festival donation and received a wonderful donation of 58.5 kg of food and £57 of cash from Greatwood Primary School […]

15 Oct 22

New Trustees join our volunteer team

Welcome to Andrew Carter (on the right) our new Treasurer. He’s lived within a 10 miles radius of Cheadle for nearly 40 years. Having owned and managed companies, and now approaching retirement, he wanted to help a local charity. Cheadle Foodbank had always been on his radar so he was delighted to find that we […]

3 Oct 22

Generous donor helps to build our food stocks this autumn

On a very wet day last Friday, volunteers brought a large donation of vital food items, bought with the generosity of a very kind donor associated with Marchington Community Shop. Tins and jars of the top items on our shopping list were warmly received.

21 Sep 22

New research: the impact of cost of living rises on people on the lowest incomes

New research from The Trussell Trust highlights the devastating impact the cost of living crisis is having on people forced to survive on the lowest incomes, alongside action that the UK Government should take to support households on the lowest incomes this winter and beyond. This research found more than two million people (40% of people […]

3 Apr 22

We have a new Volunteer Trustee!

We are delighted to welcome Dorothy Sherratt who is joining us as a Volunteer Trustee and taking over the role of Volunteer Coordinator from Barbara Hill who has been fulfilling the role for 8 years. Dorothy has recently retired from a busy role at the Donna Louise Hospice and is no stranger to the challenges […]

30 Mar 22

New “BankTheFood” App could be a massive help to Foodbanks and their supporters!

Sometimes a Foodbank can find itself swamped with some items but lacking in others essential to providing a balanced diet for a family. Hopefully that is all about to change! BanktheFood is an innovative free app that has been designed to help Foodbanks get what they need when they need it. It links Foodbanks to […]

16 Feb 22

A big thank you to Six Towns Rotary Club

A big THANK YOU to Six Towns Rotary Club for their generous donation of 47.45kg last week – you are our heroes!

15 Feb 22

Our AGM will be held on 19th April 2022

After two years of not being able to hold our AGM we are delighted to announce that we will be holding our 2022 meeting at 7.30pm on 19th April at Cheadle Methodist Church. Anyone who supports or is interested in the work of the foodbank is invited to attend. It will be an opportunity to […]

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