School offers support for community fridge collections

Donation Drop at the Radclyffe School - can you help to provide goods for people struggling with the cost of living?

Students, staff and visitors to the Radclyffe School in Chadderton are helping to support local families struggling with the cost of living.

The school has installed a collection point where donations can be left, before going to the Community Fridge at the Crossley Centre on Denton Lane in Chadderton.

Donations are welcomed of non-perishable goods - cereals, pasta, rice and sauces, beans, tinned meat, fruit or vegetables, biscuits, crisps, tea bags and coffee.

They also accept toiletries, washing products, sanitary goods, and baby items.

The Community Fridge project will collect all the donations regularly.

Making use of the Fridge does not require a referral and is open to all each Wednesday between 2pm-4pm.

Business Manager Tom Davies said: “We know that many individuals and families are feeling the pressure of rising prices, so we’re happy to be supporting this excellent project which is helping so many people.

"Buying just one extra item in your weekly shop and making the donation will make a big difference.”

Any items can be left at the donation point in visitors’ reception at the Hunt Lane school.

The project adds to the school’s uniform exchange, which is reusing hundreds of items of clothing, preventing them from going to waste - the Community Fridge collection point can be found alongside a box for uniform items.

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