'We've had a devastating start to 2025': Urgent plea as foodbank under threat despite 'unprecedented' demand

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

‘Vital’ community services – including a food bank – are under threat after a charity announced redundancies after funding ‘dried up’.

Farnworth Baptist Church said that due to unsuccessful funding applications and other income streams coming to an end, free community services provided through The Well, their community hub, would be cut back.

The charity, which operates in Farnworth and Kearsley, said a redundancy consultation process had started for eight of its 15 staff and working hours for others, including the food bank manager, are set to be cut.

It said redundancies were anticipated in key roles ‘directly serving our community’, including welfare and benefit advice, employability guidance and debt advice.