News
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 […]
2 Feb 22
January goes out like a lion.
January went out like a lion at the Foodbank. We had a very busy finish last week after a relatively steady start to the month. Overall in January we have provided 28 food parcels, 12 of these in the last week. Thanks to your generosity we have been able to help 36 adults & 18 […]
21 Nov 21
Christmas & New Year Opening Hours
Cheadle Foodbank will not open on Friday 24th and Friday 31st December. Instead clients who visit foodbank on either Wednesday 22nd or Wednesday 29th December will automatically receive a 7 day parcel. We will contact all our referral agencies to make them aware.
8 Nov 21
Over 50 Tonnes of Food Distributed
This week we passed a milestone, 50,000kgs of food distributed since the start of our Foodbank in 2014. This means that across Cheadle and surrounding districts we have provided in the region of 1,550 food parcels to feed 2,192 adults and 1,482 children. Some astonishing numbers and not something to celebrate but it does highlight […]
26 Mar 21
When the going got tough our Volunteers Kept Us Going!
Today marks the anniversary of the first lockdown and we owe a huge THANK YOU to our project manager, the committee members and the volunteers who have kept the Foodbank open. A year ago the situation was extremely uncertain. What measures would be necessary to keep clients & volunteers Covid safe? We knew demand for […]
26 Mar 21
What a year and what fantastic support!
A year this week since the lockdowns began and what a year it has been! Foodbanks across the country have been busier than ever before and we have been no exception. BUT we would not have been able give help to those in need without the tremendous support of our donors. This week we are […]
15 Feb 21
How to get our help during lockdown
To get help from our foodbank you will need to be referred with a voucher. Cheadle & District Foodbank works with different frontline organisations such as advice charities, housing associations and wellbeing professionals which issue these vouchers. This allows us to gather basic information so we can prepare a suitable emergency package. Once you have […]
16 Dec 20
2020 has been a busy year!
As many of you are aware 2020 has been a busy year for Foodbanks and the data in the graphic below shows that at Cheadle and District we have been no exception. A huge THANK YOU for all your donations without which none of this would have been possible. We wish you all a peaceful […]