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Latest updates and news from Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance.
22 Apr 2026
Central Storage Unit move a success thanks to our amazing volunteers
A small army of volunteers came together to help us pack up and move our Central Storage Unit — and we are honestly blown away.
2 Feb 2026
A Huge Thank You to Alert Electrical
We want to give a very special shoutout to our amazing neighbours, Alert Electrical, for stepping in to support us when we hit another unexpected…
2 Feb 2026
THANK YOU – You got us back on the road
After the theft of our project van last week, we were overwhelmed by the kindness, shares, and messages of support from our community. What could have…
9 Jan 2026
Huge thanks to Gareth and the Rolls-Royce plc Civil Large Engines LiveWell committee
They wrapped up our Reverse Advent Calendar with two trolley-loads of food and raised a whopping £1,700 through bake sales, a raffle and Christmas…
15 Dec 2025
Last week, a brilliant team from Bowmer & Kirkland joined us at the CSU to sort Reverse Advent Calendar donations — and the difference shows.
12 Dec 2025
Yesterday a team from Alstom came to our CSU. They helped sort Reverse Advent Calendar donations and also dropped off their own collection.
11 Dec 2025
A big thank you to Rolls-Royce plc
On Monday, a brilliant team from Rolls-Royce joined us at the CSU to sort Reverse Advent Calendar donations.
18 Sept 2025
A huge thank you to Social Sports Society for their amazing donation
A huge thank you to Phil and the team from Social Sports Society for their amazing donation earlier this week!
17 Sept 2025
Another fantastic day at the Chellaston Shelton Lock Community Hub
We served up a hearty dinner of savoury mince with mash and cabbage, followed by apple cake and custard. A big thank you to Lidl for their kind…
17 Sept 2025
TPS makes a generous donation for the #SummerofLove
A huge thank you to TPS for their generous donation as part of their #SummerOfLove campaign!
24 Jul 2025
Morrisons Community Champion Derby raises over £480 in donations
A huge thank you to Morrisons Community Champion Derby and all the amazing customers who supported their new Foodbank token scheme!
27 Jun 2025
DF4TA launch our Summer Food Drive Appeal
This summer, DF4TA is launching an urgent Summer essentials Drive to support families across Derby who are struggling to afford the basic essentials…
19 May 2025
Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
Are you a local Derby business looking for volunteering days for you and your colleagues? DF4TA have a number of upcoming events and activities and…
15 Apr 2025
Easter donations from Flint Bishop
Thank you to Flint Bishop staff who have been collecting Easter Eggs, we are very grateful for the donation and support.
14 Apr 2025
Huge thank you to Toyota UK for supporting DF4TA
A huge thank you to Toyota UK for supporting DF4TA with £3000 worth of funding to help us continue supporting our local community
21 Mar 2025
Reckitt Derby hold food collection for DF4TA
Thank you to Annie and the team at Reckitt Derby they recently held a Food collection on the site and donated to us,.
23 Dec 2024
300 Christmas Meals provided to the community
Thanks to the funding from ALSTOM, we have been able to provide 300 Christmas Day dinners to those in the community who would be going without this…
13 Dec 2024
Reverse advent calendar donations from Everyone Active Moorways
Thank you to Lauren from Moorways Sports Village and Water Park for dropping off thier collection for this year's reverse advent calendar.
13 Dec 2024
Rolls Royce volunteers help sort donations
hank you to the team from Rolls Royce Group who volunteered at our central storage unit this week to help process the donations from this years…
5 Dec 2024
A huge THANK YOU to Geldards Law Firm for hosting their Christmas quiz night for DF4TA
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the Network Derby Christmas Quiz at Derby Rugby and Football Club last night! It was an evening filled…
3 Dec 2024
Reverse Advent Calendar from Queen's Hospital Burton CT and MRI Department
Jenni and the team at the CT and MRI dept at Queens Hospital in Burton took part in this years #reverseadventcalendar
3 Dec 2024
DF4TA feature on Sally Pepper’s new podcast, Truly Madly Derby!
In the latest episode, Sally shares highlights from her visit to DF4TA, alongside plenty of local news, Christmas light switch-ons, and film previews.
25 Nov 2024
Givaudan Sense Colour join the 100 Club
A huge thanks to Givaudan Sense Colour for joining the 100 Club.
22 Nov 2024
ASDA Sinfin choose DF4TA for their Christmas Toy Trolley appeal
Thank you to ASDA Sinfin for choosing DF4TA to receive the donations from this years in store toy trolley. We will be using them to support families…
20 Nov 2024
Digital Agency Binaryfold4 donates new website to DF4TA, streamlining support for those in need
Digital agency Binaryfold4 has donated a new, state-of-the-art website to DF4TA to help them expand their reach and impact even more people in need.
15 Nov 2024
Derby County Community Trust collects coats for our Winter Warmers campaign
A huge thank you to everyone who donated coats at Harrison's Hub to support Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance's Winter Warmers campaign.