Lidl Burnley - Manchester Road

We provide a Community Pantry where anyone struggling to provide for themselves or their family can have access to a variety of food and other everyday items. For a payment of £4 you get ten points worth of goods (worth at least £10.) This allows our clients to have control over the food they want and how they budget. It removes the stigma of having to ask for charity, as at a food bank. Our service is manned by trained volunteers from Christian Churches in the area and our food donations come mainly from Church members and local schools. We also receive generous donations from ALDI and LIDL. All the money received goes back into the Community Pantry. We provide tea and coffee and a place for people to be in a warm and friendly environment. Our hope is that in future we can provide some signposting for people needing that extra help.

Burnley Community Kitchen will use food as the catalyst for delivering change in people's lives. Burnley as a town is in the top 20% of deprived districts in the UK, with 2 wards reaching the top 10% of deprived areas nationally. Therefore, general health is statistically worse than other districts of the UK, with 23.4% of children being classified as obese by year 6 age and ‘holiday hunger’ being an issue for those children who are provided with free school meals in term time. Many people in Burnley rely on food bank donations and many experience long periods of hunger.

Church on the Street Ministries is a faith in action charity that, through the light of Jesus Christ, lifts people out of poverty while providing a space for worship. Based in Burnley and across the North West, COTS is a place where everyone’s welcome – no matter who you are. The Charities Objectives are * To advance the Christian religion in Burnley for the benefit of the public through the holding of street ministries, providing a place of worship, regular prayer meetings and bible studies to enlighten others about the basis of the Christian faith. * The prevention or relief of poverty in Burnley by providing items and services to individuals in need. * To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. The work of Church On The Street aims to facilitate change and social reform on a national and international basis. The Charity has locations in Preston, Blackburn, Burnley and Barnoldswick - thus providing services across Lancashire and have recently established a lead pastor in the Dominican Republic, whose main aim is to educate children from underprivileged backgrounds.