Blackpool Tower food donation hub relaunched

A food donation hub to support people living in hardship due to the impact of lockdown has reopened at Blackpool Tower.
Merlin staff at the Tower food hub during the first lockdownMerlin staff at the Tower food hub during the first lockdown
Merlin staff at the Tower food hub during the first lockdown

People can drop donations off at on Wednesdays and Fridays between 11am and 3pm when staff from Merlin, which operates the Tower, will be on hand to collect them

The Promenade doors of the council-owned attraction, which is currently closed, will be open to accept contributions with Covid safe measures in place. It is expected to operate into the new year.

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Merlin ran a food collection hub during the first lockdown in response to need from families and individuals facing hardship.

Donations are collected by Blackpool Food Bank and then safely distributed to people’s houses.

The type of food required includes tins of all the following – carrots, peas, potatoes, fruit, chopped tomatoes, sweetcorn, tuna, meat (ham/corned beef etc), soup, rice pudding, baked beans, curry, spaghetti, ravioli, kidney beans and butter beans (or other beans such as chick pea).

Also on the list are pasta, rice, UHT milk, large cereal, pasta sauce, pot noodles, pasta ‘n’ sauce pots, cup-a-soup, nuts, crisps, biscuits, coffee, tea bags and sugar.

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