WARRINGTON Foodbank has opened a new distribution centre at Fearnhead – meaning it now has four satellite centres in addition to the main centre in Cairo Street.
The new centre is in Fearnhead Community Centre in Insall Road and the service will operate within the centre on Wednesdays from 12noon to 2pm.
Warrington’s Trussell Trust foodbank now operates as follows:
Warrington Foodbank – Friars Green, Cairo Street:
* Mondays, 4.30pm – 6pm
* Tuesdays, 12noon – 2pm
* Wednesdays, 10.30am – 12.30pm
* Thursdays, 12noon – 2pm
* Fridays, 12noon – 2pm
* Emmaus Church, Capesthorne Road, Orford – Mondays, 12noon – 2pm
* Quench Café, Lodge Drive, Culcheth – Thursdays, 11am – 1pm
* Hood Manor Methodist Church, Raikes Close, Great Sankey – Fridays, 1pm – 3pm
* Fearnhead Community Centre, Insall Road, Fearnhead – Wednesdays 12noon – 2pm
Cllr Maureen McLaughlin, the borough council’s cabinet member for housing, public health and wellbeing, said: “We know that anyone can find themselves at crisis point for a number of different reasons.
“The foodbank acts as a lifeline to help Warrington residents who need temporary relief or assistance to help feed their families. The foodbank’s work is integral to the community and helps people to get back on their feet with the right support.”
Cllr Tony Higgins, cabinet member for leisure and community, said: “The addition of a new centre, operating from Fearnhead Community Centre, is great news for local people who find themselves struggling to feed their family. It also shows how positive outcomes can be achieved when organisations and partner agencies work together to support people at their time of need.
“This new partnership means that Warrington Foodbank can cast a wider net to help even more people.”
Project manager David McDonald said: “Warrington Foodbank is delighted to be partnering with Fearnhead Cross Community Centre.
“During 2018/19 we fed 276 families in the Padgate and Fearnhead area, and feel that it was a natural progression to open a distribution centre within the community.”
Everyone who attends the foodbank for emergency food needs to have a valid foodbank voucher. To access the foodbank you must be referred by a local agency, such as the Citizen’s Advice Bureau, health visitors or children’s centres. Find out more about how to get help at warrington.foodbank.org.uk/get-help
Picture: Cllr Tony Higgins and Cllr Maureen McLaughlin are joined by local ward councillors and David McDonald from Warrington Foodbank at Fearnhead Community Centre.
