News
12 Jun 20
Centre Opening update June 2020
Wythenshawe Foodbank will be planning to gradually open our centres in the next few weeks and will start the reopening with St Lukes and Dandelion Centres with a reduced service initially from Saturday 20th June. Food parcels can be collected by clients with a food voucher but this collection must be pre booked by the […]
24 Mar 20
Covid 19 Opening update 24/3/20
Our main priority is ensuring the safety of everyone who comes to a food bank – whether it’s someone needing help, someone volunteering their time, or someone making a donation and so we have had to make changes to our foodbank operations with effect from midnight tonight: – We regret to inform but all centres […]
19 Mar 20
COVID-19 Opening
We will be keeping our centres open for the foreseeable future, the only change to opening times are that Bideford Centre will now be open from 09:00 to 12:00 Monday to Friday, the other centres will all remain the same however this may change as we continue to monitor the situation. Bideford Centre – Monday […]
5 Mar 20
Gatley Festival 2020
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a fundraising event at Gatley Festival for the second year running on the weekend of Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July 2020. Last year we had lots of fun with a teddy tombola on the Saturday where all were welcome to come and win a […]
28 Feb 20
Changes to Friday 28th February Session
Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances we are unable to offer a foodbank session at Bideford centre this morning (Friday 28th February), we will have the session running as normal at St Luke’s later today and tomorrow. Bideford centre will be open as normal Monday afternoon (2nd March 2020). Please can you direct any […]
3 Feb 20
Asda Food Collection Drive
We will be holding a 2 day food drive at ASDA Wythenshawe Civic Centre store on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th of February. This is an opportunity for local shoppers and businesses to get behind our Foodbank and help by donating items of non perishable food. We will be asking shoppers for the following most […]
12 Dec 19
Christmas Opening Times
Our Christmas opening times are as follows: – Monday 16th to Friday 20th December as usual opening times Monday 23rd December – Closed Tuesday 24th December – Closed Christmas Day – Closed Boxing Day – Closed Friday 27th December – St Luke’s 16:00 to 17:00 Saturday 28th December – Closed Monday 30th December – Bideford […]
12 Nov 19
WCHG start drop-in for benefits advice at Dandelion foodbank centre
Last week saw the first of a new service we are offering here at Wythenshawe Foodbank for tenants of Wythenshawe Community Housing Group. A member of the WCHG Financial Inclusion team will be based at our Dandelion centre every other Wednesday 11:00 to 13:00 to assist tenants with any benefit enquiries or issues that they […]
22 Oct 19
The Bread and Butter Thing arrives in Wythenshawe
We are pleased to announce that we will be partnering with St Luke’s Church and The Bread And Butter Thing, to bring this great project to Wythenshawe starting on Friday 1st November 2019. The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT) is a charity that makes life more affordable for people on a low income. Our mission […]
24 Sep 19
Baby Bank drop in starting October 2019
We are pleased to announce that from the first Thursday in October we will be offering a drop in session with Fresh Start Baby Bank to provide foodbank clients additional support in providing baby items. Nicky from Fresh Start Baby Bank will be attending our Bideford centre foodbank on the first Thursday of every month. […]