Tag: Citizens Advice Bureau

Holbeck Food Bank – ‘thanks, and please keep giving!’

  Holbeck Food Bank launched in April 2013 and in our first year we were able to deliver food parcels to over 500 households in Holbeck and Beeston, writes Hannah Pearson. It is run entirely by just six volunteers from Holbeck Christian Fellowship and Mosaic Church but this is made

Combatting hunger with Tasty Tuesdays at BITMO

  “26% of teachers see primary school pupils fall asleep in class from lack of food”, the Guardian Lost Education Study 2013 We often hear, read and get told about the importance of children having breakfast before school; about the affects hunger has on their concentration, alertness and ability to

Advice for people worried by benefit changes

The Westwood Community Association have organised a welfare benefits surgery to help residents facing changes in the benefit system. The event is being held on Wednesday 14th March at Westwood Primary School on Bodmin Garth, Middleton. You can drop in at any time between 5:30 and 8:30pm. Staff will be