News
18 Dec 13
MPs Debate Rising Food Bank Use
A debate on rising Foodbank use has never been so important. 60 000 people will need emergency food this Christmas. In order to debate Food Banks, MPs need to attend! West Cheshire Foodbank asked Cheshire West MPs what their plans are. Please get in touch with your MP and […]
12 Dec 13
West Cheshire Foodbank urges MPs to attend Commons Food Poverty debate on 18th via Dee 106.3
9 Dec 13
Karen
Karen visited West Cheshire Foodbank after having been referred by the Citizens Advice Bureau. She had been moved to the local Refuge from another area following an assault that had resulted in serious and long term injuries. She was given help with food and was also welcomed by several members of the church who offered help […]
6 Dec 13
Thanks to the Toddlers at St Johns!
A massive thanks to the Toddler group at St Johns Church in Ellesmere Port for their generous donation of food! They collected 46.6kgs of food!
6 Dec 13
Thank you to Kingsley Primary!
A big THANK YOU to all the pupils and staff at Kingsley Primary School who donated 88kgs of food last Monday!
5 Dec 13
Foodbanks feed 500,000 since April: New Figures Released by the Trussell Trust
Labour has just announced an Opposition Day debate on foodbanks and UK hunger on 18th December – we’re sure that much of this is down to the fantastic petition launched by a former Foodbank visitor and blogger/journalist, Jack Munroe which has got almost 100,000 signatures since it launched earlier this week. As today’s Autumn Statement speaks of recovery, The […]
5 Dec 13
Update on the Tesco Collection Last Weekend.
Our volunteers & our Tesco colleagues were out last weekend at the 2 Tesco stores in Chester. Just under 4 tonne of food was collected so a big thank you to all who donated. We also received a gift card from Tesco topped up with 30% of the value of the food collected which can […]
4 Dec 13
Neston Information Evening
Local community leaders in Neston, working collaboratively with Neston and District Churches Together, have become increasingly concerned with the lack of provision for those struggling in crisis situations in the Neston area. Currently, the nearest Foodbank for Neston residents is based in Ellesmere Port. The story of a pensioner walking to Ellesmere Port from Neston and back to get […]