As the cost of living continues to rise and affect us all, we continue to offer our cost-of-living support provision to our community. From the big food truck where participants can access necessities to family clubs where families can socialise, get active and learn together and so much more.
Take a look at all the sessions we run in our cost living provision and how you can access them:
Our Family Club sessions are designed to give families a place where they can access a cost friendly meal while also socialising.
Our Tuesday sessions is for families to get active; this session entails using our ECC area to facilitate families where they can take part in various sports activities together. This promotes staying active with your family.
Our Wednesday sessions is about learning together, this session can be used as a homework club for children but also a session where our adult participants can access training courses and other opportunities to gain qualifications.
Tuesdays – 3:30pm- 5pm and Wednesday – 3:30pm – 5pm North Stand Community Hub at Bloomfield Road Stadium
When: Tuesday & Wednesday
Time: 3:30pm-5pm
Where: North Stand Community Hub
How to get involved: If you would like to get involved and attend this session, please message us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BFCCT
In partnership with The Big Food Truck, we hold a weekly food bank for locals to access. This session is designed to ensure that low-income families and people can access food and other necessities despite to rising cost of living.
Participants can text their order in advance and then attend the food bank every Tuesday.
When: Tuesday
Time: 1:30pm-3pm
Where: North Stand Community Hub
How to access the Food Bank: Send your NAME to 07908663674 and how many bags of shopping you require. You can then attend the Big Food Truck.
Bag prices from 10th February are:
£5 – single bag
£8 – three bags
£16 – six bags
Community Club is designed to offer a space for socialisation before and during accessing the Big Food Truck. Participants can attend this club and have a hot beverage while meeting new people.
When: Tuesday
Time: 1:30pm-3:00pm
Where: North Stand Community Hub
How to get involved: You can turn up and attend this session as you wish.
The football Boot Bank can be accessed discretely by anyone in the community, and no donation is required in return. This is an environmental movement to ensure football boots do not end up in landfills and can be recycled for future use.
The boot bank is designed to will allow previously used boots to be re-homed and re-used.
When: Monday-Friday
Time: 9am-5pm
Where: Blackpool FC Community Trust Office
How to access the Boot Bank: You can attend out office during our weekly open hours and ask for a pair of boots.
As Cost of Living continues to rise our provision becomes more necessary in our community. We continue to try and provide cost friendly and effective ways to combat the rising costs.
