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Latest updates and news from Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance.
4 Jun 2026
Volunteers’ Week – Celebrating Our Surplus Food Collection Volunteers
Today we’re shining a spotlight on our incredible Surplus Food Collection Team.
4 Jun 2026
DF4TA Update – Celebrating the people behind our work
As we celebrate Volunteers' Week, it's a chance to recognise the hundreds of volunteers who give their time across Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance.
3 Jun 2026
Could you spare a little time to support your local community?
We’re growing — and we’d love you to be part of it. At Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance, we’re looking for kind, reliable volunteers to join our amazing…
2 Jun 2026
Volunteers’ Week – Celebrating Our Furniture & Electrical Volunteers
Today we’re celebrating the amazing volunteers who support our Furniture & Electrical Project.
1 Jun 2026
Volunteers’ Week – Celebrating Our Phoneline Volunteers
Today we want to say a huge THANK YOU to our incredible Phoneline Volunteers.
27 May 2026
A Huge Thank You to the Social Prescribers at Greater Derby Primary Care Network
We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to the amazing Social Prescribers across the Greater Derby Primary Care Network for organising and…
27 May 2026
A Huge Thank You to the Team at MWH Treatment
We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone at MWH Treatment for organising a fantastic food drive in support of our community.
22 May 2026
One city. Four walks. Six hours.
On 7th June, Derby Uncovered are bringing together four of their guided walks into one epic route across the city — all in support of DF4TA.
21 May 2026
A Huge Thank You to Our Thoughtful Shop teams
We want to take a moment to recognise and thank our incredible Thoughtful Shop teams for all of their hard work, dedication, and compassion in helping…
20 May 2026
Chellaston Shelton Lock Community Hub is doing an amazing job in the Chellaston community
Our Chellaston Shelton Lock Community Hub is doing an amazing job in the Chellaston community, the team of amazing volunteers run sessions twice a…
18 May 2026
Another Huge Thank You to Amazon East Midlands Airport
Today we were incredibly grateful to receive another amazing donation of 6 pallets of stock from the team at Amazon East Midlands Airport
15 May 2026
A Huge Well Done to Our Furniture & Electrical Team
Our amazing Furniture & Electrical volunteers have been hard at work this week at the new Resource Centre – and what a difference they’ve made…
7 May 2026
We are incredibly grateful to Amazon for their recent donation of 6 pallets of stock to support our work.
2 May 2026
A big thank you to Martin’s Deli for popping by The Thoughtful Shop with a generous donation of fresh fruit and veg.
30 Apr 2026
Massive Thank You to JLL & Team
Today could have been a real logistical challenge for us… but thanks to the incredible support from Thomas Clifford and the team at JLL, everything…
30 Apr 2026
Huge Thank You to Morrisons Derby
Following our recent move, we’ve faced a few logistical challenges which meant we weren’t able to place our usual online orders. With food stock…
29 Apr 2026
This marks the end of an era for us at Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance. We have officially said goodbye to our Central Storage Unit — the space where,…
28 Apr 2026
A Huge Thank You to Derby Hygiene Bank
Today we received a fantastic donation of hygiene and cleaning products for our Thoughtful Shop and we are so grateful.
24 Apr 2026
Could you spare a day to make a big difference?
We’re looking for a Handyperson Volunteer to join us at Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance and help keep our spaces safe, welcoming, and ready for the…
24 Apr 2026
Great News for Our Chellaston & Shelton Lock Community Hub
We’re delighted to share that, thanks to funding from the Warm Welcome scheme, we can continue running our community meals every Tuesday and Thursday…
22 Apr 2026
A Big Thank You to Community Champion Derby Derby Morrisons
We want to say a huge thank you to the amazing staff and customers at Morrisons Derby for supporting us through their token scheme.
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.
8 Apr 2026
We’ve received £1,335 from Electrical Safety First
We’ve received £1,335 from Electrical Safety First to help us safety-test and supply more donated fridges, freezers and fridge freezers to local…
2 Apr 2026
Our School Uniform Hub is Now Open
We’re pleased to share that the School Uniform Hub at The Thoughtful Shop in Derby Market Hall is now fully set up and ready to support local…
30 Mar 2026
DF4TA Spring Update – New Base, New Shop, Growing Support
There’s a lot happening at DF4TA right now, made possible by this community of volunteers, partners, supporters, donors and local businesses pulling…
27 Mar 2026
3 Weeks at the Thoughtful Shop
We’re now three weeks into opening The Thoughtful Shop in Derby Market Hall, and we’re so pleased to say things are going really well.