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CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR FOOD BANK HOURS
As the Food Bank is only open on Wednesdays, and Christmas Day and New Year's Day fall on Wednesdays this year, we are offering an alternative day in Christmas week and New Year's week for people in food crisis.
If you need a food parcel between Monday 23rd December and Friday 3rd January please drop us a text to 07421 328187 indicating which day you would like to collect a food parcel from St Hugh's. Either:
Monday 23rd December 2024 between 10.30am and 12.30pm OR
Friday 3rd January 2025 between 10.30am and 12.30pm.
PLEASE NOTE: We may not be in attendance if you don't text us with your request. We have volunteer cover only for these sessions and we won't open the Centre if we don't receive any requests.
The Food Bank resumes normal Wednesdays opening from 8th January 2025, 10am to 4pm.
FOOD BANK
St Hugh's operates a small food bank for residents of the Baildon community. We can help if you are unable to feed yourself and/or your family. It may be issues with debt, an unexpected bill, problems with benefits or loss of employment. Call us on 07421 328187 if you need to claim a 3-day food parcel. You may need to leave a message but we will ring you back to arrange a collection time (collections take place on Wednesday of each week). We will just need to know why you find yourself in food crisis and ensure you are eligible to claim.
Donations - We gratefully welcome any donations of non-perishable food items. There is a donation box inside the entrance to St Hugh's and also boxes outside St James's Church (Kirklands Lane) and St John's Church (Baildon village centre). We welcome, for example:
Tins of meat, fish, potatoes, baked beans, vegetables, fruit, custard, spaghetti/pasta
Jars of pasta sauce, coffee, jam
Packets of rice, pasta, teabags, cereal, biscuits, crisps
UHT milk, toiletries, toilet roll, household cleaning items, clothes wash, pet food, dilute juice.
If you would like to make a financial donation, please use the following bank details:
Account number: 60830739 Sort code: 20-11-81 Account name: St Hugh's Centre. Please reference your payment 'Food Bank' so that we can ringfence your donation. Financial donations help us to buy any shortfalls in particular food items and occasionally we make payments directly to claimants' utility providers when electricity and gas run out.
OUR WARM SPACE
Every Wednesday we offer you a Warm Space to meet new friends and neighbours in the comfort and warmth of The St Hugh's Centre. Perhaps you are feeling a bit lonely or are struggling to heat your home or buy food. Perhaps you would just like to sit and chat with local people or read the paper. Our Warm Space offers breakfast (9am to 10.30am) and lunch (12noon to 1pm) and is open from 9am for 1pm for snacks and warm drinks on a free or pay-as-you-feel basis. Breakfast is toasted teacakes, crumpets and warm drinks and lunch is usually soup and a roll followed by cake and biscuits.
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