DF4TA News
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Latest updates and news from Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance.
31 Oct 2025
NEW Warm Welcome in Chaddesden
We’re excited to launch our SEND & Inclusion Warm Welcome — open to everyone in the community!
28 Oct 2025
A Huge Thank You to Bruce Lister from Compendium Living
At a recent event held at the Cricket Club, Bruce entered the raffle and won the fantastic £100 meat prize kindly donated by Fairfax Meadow. Instead…
24 Oct 2025
Thank you for your Harvest donations
We’re really grateful for your generosity and for the care you’ve shown to others in our community this harvest season.
22 Oct 2025
64 sleeps to Christmas! And only 17 days until our Reverse Advent Calendar begins
From 7 November, add one item a day to a box at home — food or essentials — and by the end it’ll be ready to support DF4TA and our partner food…
17 Oct 2025
It was such a warm and uplifting evening — good food, good company, and the shared belief that together, we can make sure no one in Derby goes hungry.
14 Oct 2025
Heartfelt thanks to St Alkmund's Derby
We’re so thankful to our friends at St Alkmund’s Church for their wonderful Harvest Festival donation to our Central Storage Unit this week.
13 Oct 2025
Thank you, St Peter's Church Littleover
A huge thank you to everyone at St Peter’s Church in Littleover for their generous Harvest Festival donation, delivered to our Central Storage Unit.
7 Oct 2025
Christmas Choir at Derby Market Hall
We’re delighted to announce that Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance will be hosting this year’s Christmas Choir at Derby Market Hall.
26 Sept 2025
Celebrating Volunteers Across the Alliance
This week we held a special evening to recognise the incredible volunteers who power Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance — including those from our 17 food…
24 Sept 2025
Come and join our friendly CSU team on Monday mornings!
We’re looking for new people to join our welcoming CSU team on Monday mornings. It’s a hands-on role involving manual handling and lifting, but you’ll…
22 Sept 2025
This Harvest we’re inviting Derby to give with purpose
From 1st–14th October, we’re taking part in Food Bank Fortnight with our friends at BanktheFood— a national push to help communities donate the right…
19 Sept 2025
Summer Food Drive raises £15,035.48
Thanks to your incredible generosity, our Summer Food Drive has raised £15,035.48 to help keep Derby fed through one of the toughest summers yet.
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!
16 Sept 2025
100 days until Christmas... and it’s back! 🎄
Our Reverse Advent Calendar 2025 launches on Friday 7th November – a chance for our community to come together and make a real difference this winter.
6 Sept 2025
Win a £1,000 Aldi gift card (or £1,000 cash!)
Support Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance through the Derby Community Lottery and you’ll be in with a chance to win this fantastic prize in the September…
3 Sept 2025
Could you spare a few hours to help on the phones?
We’re looking for people to join our phone line team at Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance. You’ll be the first point of contact for calls — taking…
23 Aug 2025
School Uniform Hub - That's a Wrap!
The final day of our School Uniform Hub, and what an incredible week it’s been! We’ve been able to support so many families in getting ready for the…
19 Aug 2025
Generous food donation gratefully received
A huge thank you to Paul Patrick IEng MIGEM, Lead Delivery Engineer from Cadent, and Martin Canning from PGT Utilities, who recently got in touch to…
19 Aug 2025
School Uniform Hub Opens in Derbion
What an incredible first day at our School Uniform Hub in Derbion!
19 Aug 2025
A heartfelt welcome to Mair Perkins Ltd – our newest 100 Club member.
When a local business chooses to share its success with the community, everyone feels the difference. Animator and illustrator Mair Perkins has done…
13 Aug 2025
Emergency appeal raises £11,961.86
Since launching our emergency appeal on 29th July, you’ve helped us raise an incredible £11,961.86 — and we are so, so grateful.
12 Aug 2025
A Huge Thank You to Our Amazing Volunteers!
Our fantastic team of volunteers worked tirelessly to collect, transport, and deliver school uniform to Derbion, ready for this year’s School Uniform…
7 Aug 2025
Thank you for the help following our Emergency appeal
Following our emergency appeal, we received an incredible donation of food from a local Derby businessman — a gesture that will go a long way in…
4 Aug 2025
BBC: Food bank demand in city 'highest since Covid'
A charity says families are struggling with the cost of living crisis during the school holidays.