News
17 Jul 14
Anna and Kate Raise A Staggering £270!
[Image: Anna Davies (left) and Kate Duerden (right), presenting their donation to Mike Meynell, Foodbank Trustee.] A 13 year old from Chester, Anna Davies from Guilden Sutton, listened to a presentation from West Cheshire Foodbank at her local church in October 2013 and was so challenged and inspired by what she heard that she decided to do something about it. […]
16 Jul 14
Welcome to David, our New Trustee
We’re delighted that David Stone has recently joined the Board of Trustees at West Cheshire Foodbank with oversight of our finances. David lives in Great Sutton with his wife, Lesley, and was employed as Group Accountant by Wirral Borough Council until his retirement 12 months ago. As a qualified accountant he brings valuable skills to […]
14 Jul 14
Inspirational Generousity!
A couple of weeks ago we had an email from Rex, a student at the University of Chester, He asked if we could collect a donation of food he had purchased for us. Rex donated over 100 kilos of food to Foodbank and repeated this the following week with 150 kilos more – with an inspirational […]
4 Jul 14
Supermarket Collections
Thank you so much to everyone who generously donated food at yesterday’s supermarket collections and to each of the volunteers who made it possible. It was fun and there are two more days to go… starting very soon at a supermarket near you!
3 Jul 14
Luke’s Story
“I am 62 years old; I spent the last 2 years in Spain, but the Spanish economy went into reverse and I had no choice but to return to the UK. This government passed a law on 01.01.2014 to make themselves look good by clamping down hard on immigration. I have been told I am […]
29 Jun 14
Can You Help Beat 5 Million Donated Meals Next Week?
Our local supermarket collections take place on July 3rd -5th July – Twice a year Tesco stores offer you the chance to donate food to us at West Cheshire Foodbank. Tesco generously top up all donations by 30% – Last November thanks to your help people across the UK gave enough for 4.3 million meals. This […]
24 Jun 14
Foodbank Operations Co-ordinator Wanted
We’re looking for a part-time member of staff to work with us to help consolidate our operations. Interested? Click Here For More Details.
19 Jun 14
Allan’s Story
“I have been sanctioned for four weeks by JCP because I was unable to attend a course because I was ill. I had a stomach upset and I went to the pharmacist for advice and medication not the doctor (I have not needed a doctor for 35 years). This meant I did not have a […]