ALDI WALKDEN

A christian movement committed to putting belief into action: taking a holistic approach, engaging with physical, emotional and spiritual needs, offering services without discrimination. in addition to christian worship, in buildings and the open air, services include drop in centres, lunch clubs, parent and toddler groups, debt advice, youth clubs, after school clubs & emergency food parcels.

Our goal is to support families in any way we can, physically , practically, spiritually and emotionally. We have a barnabas fund in place to help those in our local communities who need assistance and we aim to help those in need primarily through this fund. We have set up the Trading Post at our Hindley Green Church . It’s situated at the Bethel on Atherton road , Hindley Green. We are open Friday from 10-11 am and give away fresh food ( fruit / veg/ baked goods) plus cupboard staples. We are also open Saturday 10-11 am for fresh food only . We are thankful to neighbourly stores ( Aldi, M&S, Lidl) for their continued support, to Slimming World, Hindley Green and Daisy Daycare for their generous donations. We feed between 30-60 families a week from the community. Our aim is to take the pressure off ordinary families and as such we do not ask for referrals , it’s a ‘whosever will may come ‘ organisation . We want families in our community to live life to the full and we help in any way we can .

Serving local people in crisis, we offer 3 day emergency food supplies to people identified and referred by frontline professionals. We also offer signposting and welfare advice in order to help break the cycle of poverty and restore dignity. All our food is donated by local people and organisations who want to see the hungry fed and people lifted out of poverty. Most of the food we give out is tinned or dried, but we aim to also offer fresh produce wherever possible. The food is given out by our volunteers in one of our 3 distribution centres, where people will receive a hot drink and a bite to eat and a listening ear as well as their food parcel. We are part of the Trussell Trust network of foodbanks, supported by local churches and facilitated by Farnworth Baptist Church.