Styal Running Club Food Bank Run 2025

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The Food Bank Run is a movement that is gaining pace in 2025. Created off the back of a run started several years ago by Hampshire based running club, Fareham Running Club, they are now encouraging every club, group and food bank to link up and create their own Food Bank Run.

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More than 2 million people use food banks, and this is increasing. February has typically been a month when food bank use is high, but donations are low so Food Bank Runs are particularly encouraged this month. 

Styal members are collecting items at our club runs (Tuesday and Thursdays) throughout the month of February, culminating in our Food Bank Run on February 22nd. The collection point at Wilmslow Phoenix  is welcoming donations from all who use the facilities. We will take these donations to the local food banks (including Hope Central, Foodfriend and The Trussell Trust). 

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Food banks regularly ask for: 

Food- cereals (low sugar, high fibre options), tinned soup and stew, pasta, rice and pasta sauce, tinned meat and fish, tinned vegetables and beans, tinned spaghetti, tinned fruit, condiments and spices, cooking oil, broth and stock, instant mash potato, rice and sponge puddings, jelly, custard, jam, biscuits. All items should be non-perishable and in date. 

Drinks- tea bags, small jars of instant coffee, granulated sugar, UHT milk, diluting juice, 100% fruit juice 

Toiletries – deodorant, toilet paper, shower gel, shaving gel, shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste

Household items – laundry liquid detergent, laundry powder, washing up liquid, antibacterial cleaning sprays

Feminine products – sanitary towels and tampons

Baby supplies – nappies, baby wipes and baby food

Pet food- tinned and dried food (cat and dog food), cat litter​​