Over £1,000 worth of food collected in just one day during festive food bank drive in Leicester

Posted by nathan lloyd | Published: 07/12/2016

Generous members of the public donated over £1,000 worth of items in just one day during a festive food bank drive in Leicester.

The event was organised by Central England Co-operative Clarendon Park Road Food Store and Membership and Community Council members in partnership with Action Homeless as part of the Clarendon Park Christmas Fair.

People donated a range of items included 35 litres of milk, 200 eggs, 30 boxes of mince pies, 10kg of chocolate, 40 jars of coffee, 30 boxes of tea and much more.

Tanya Noon, Member and Community Relations Officer, said: “I would like to thank everyone who went along to the event and donated to the festive food bank drive.

“The generosity has been overwhelming and will help so many people during the festive season.

“This event was a great success and I would like to thank all of the Food Store staff and volunteers who ensured this great donation was possible.”

Notes to editors

About Central England Co-operative
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK. It is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing over 8,000 staff, with projected gross sales of £958million for 2016/17. The Society recently celebrated being named Leading Co-operative of the Year 2016 by Co-operatives UK. The Society’s principal areas of activity are food, funeral services, and property. Central England Co-operative has more than 430 trading outlets across 16 counties including; West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.  The Society has an ambitious food store development programme for 2016/17.
Central England Co-operative is proud of its reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility.  It is a member of Business in the Community, the membership organisation that stands for responsible business, and has also won many business awards for excellence.  The Society supports a number of charities including Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.
For more information visit www.centralengland.coop, follow Central England Co-operative on Twitter: @mycoopfood, and on Facebook: facebook.com/centralenglandcooperative
Rob Smyth – PR officer - Central England Co-operative - 01543 414140
Email – publicrelations@centralengland.coop