A foodbank, which allows struggling families to shop with choice and dignity, has opened in Burnley.
Down Town Community Grocery opened at Charter Walk shopping centre on Tuesday (May 16) and is a redevelopment of Burnley FC’s community food bank.
The aim of the site is to bridge the gap between food banks and supermarkets by helping struggling people with their weekly food shops.
A £5 membership allows members to get multiple £4 shops a week, each consisting of 12 products across shelf items, fridge and freezer section, fruit and veg, and the bakery.
Pictures have emerged of the food bank, which looks like a regular shop, with fully stacked shelves and staff ready to serve customers.
It is the second Community Grocery to open in Burnley, after the first one opened on Valley Street last year.
Daniella Steenbergen, Community Grocery manager, said: “For the past year we have been keeping more than 2,415 families fed through our Community Grocery at Valley Street Community Centre.
“We’re delighted that to be opening a second store in Burnley at Down Town helping to play our part in keeping local families by providing them with access to affordable food and support, at a time when the cost of living is rising.”
Pete Baker, co-leader at Life Church Lancashire, which helped bring the shop to life, said: “The Community Grocery at Down Town is an exciting, dynamic collaboration between Life Church, The Message Trust, Burnley Council, Burnley Leisure, Calico, Burnley FC in the Community and the wider Burnley Together partnership.
“As a local Church we want to be and bring good news to our community and we know the Community Grocery at Down Town will be a much needed lifeline, a place of hope and a place of friendship and welcome for all.”
Nicola Larnach, Coordinator for Burnley Together, said:“It’s fantastic to be able to open this exciting new development to our community, we know the difference we can make to people’s lives when we work together.
“Down Town will give us a place that is accessible to all, welcoming people to help meet their needs.”
Down Town Community Grocery is open from Monday to Friday, between 9.30am and 4.30pm.
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