On the last Thursday, Friday and Saturday of November it was the national Tesco Winter Collection which saw Tesco stores across the country pair up with Trussell Foodbanks and encourage their customers to donate essential items to support local people in financial crisis, in the run up to Christmas.
County Durham Foodbank worked in partnership with seven Tesco stores in our region: Annfield Plain, Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Consett, Durham Gilesgate, Langley Moor and Newton Aycliffe.
It really was an amazing team effort with everyone pulling together to make the collection a great success. A big thank you to all the staff and volunteers who helped to organise the collection, volunteer in store, support with van pick ups and work tirelessly in the warehouse to sort donations.
In total we collected nearly five and a half tonnes of much needed supplies in the run up to our busiest period of the year. The amount of food collected will provide over 6,700 meals to local people.
Thanks again to everyone involved!
