Nantwich Foodbank is a charity that provides emergency food for families and individuals in times of crisis. Call 07896-652209

Our Market Street Church location, CW5 5DG, is now open between 09.00 and 13.00 on Tuesdays. Food parcels can be collected from here by arrangement only.

A typical food parcel contains a minimum of three days of nutritionally balanced, non-perishable, tinned and dried foods that have been donated by the local community. A typical food parcel includes: breakfast cereal, soup, pasta, rice, pasta sauce, baked beans, tinned meat, tinned vegetables, instant mash, UHT milk, tea, coffee, sugar, tinned dessert and biscuits.

We have a partnership with Citizen’s Advice where you can call Georgia on 01270 918104.

Volunteers are the life blood of foodbanks. Your skills could be just what we need. If you would be interested in hearing of any opportunities to volunteer in the future, please do not hesitate to send your details to volunteercoordinator@nantwich.foodbank.org.uk

We aim to answer all calls to our main number below within one working day :

Food and energy vouchers are available to support the most vulnerable children and families over winter via the newly announced Household Support Fund.

The money is Cheshire East’s share of the government’s £500 million Household Support Fund which has been available from the 6 October 2021 to support those most in need across England with the cost of food, energy (heating, cooking, lighting) and water bills.

For full information please see our website :

With Healthy Start, you get free vouchers every week to spend on milk, fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit and vegetables, fresh, dried, and tinned pulses, and infant formula milk. You can also get free vitamins.

You qualify for Healthy Start if you’re at least 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under four years old and you or your family get:

• Income Support

• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance *

• Child Tax Credit with a family income of £16,190 or less per year

• Pension Credit; or

• Universal Credit with no earned income or total earned income of £408 or less per month for the family. (To find this refer to your Universal Credit award notice in the section “your take home pay for this month”.)

You also qualify if you are under 18 and pregnant, even if you don’t get any of the above benefits.

We no longer require you to send in copies of your Universal Credit award notice to apply for Healthy Start. Click here to find out how to apply for Healthy Start.

(* This is only applicable whist you are more than 10 weeks pregnant)