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SIXTH FORM LEADERSHIP
Visit to Hailsham Foodbank

The Year 12 Sixth Form Leadership group meet once a fortnight as their enrichment activity. They are keen to contribute, not just to the Sixth Form community, but also to the wider locality and have a few events planned to do just that.
The fantastic response of Heathfield students and their families in donating to the Hailsham Foodbank before Christmas prompted the Leadership Group to find out more about our local foodbank and the work they do. Julie Coates, the Hailsham Foodbank Manager, took time to give the students a full tour of the facilities used by the Foodbank and explained how the scheme works to serve the needs of over 3,000 people locally. The amount of people using the Foodbank continues to rise and the students learned that from December to January over a 1,000 people have been helped by the Foodbank, including more than 440 children. Food moves through the Foodbank at a record rate and they rely on regular donations of food, toiletries and money to keep their stocks sufficient for the current high demand. Julie and Phil, who looks after the warehouse, were keen to thank Heathfield students for their generosity over Christmas. Apparently ours is the biggest donation received from local schools! As part of their visit, the students were able to pack boxes with carefully weighed and selected foods to feed a family of 3 or 4 for 3 days.
The Foodbank is staffed by a loyal team of volunteers. Julie has advised that volunteers need to be 16 and to have parental permission to help out at the foodbank. The Sixth Form students left excited to do more to help and are planning a further collection by the Sixth Form before Easter.

MOST NEEDED FOOD ITEMS 30 JAN ’23

• TINNED RICE PUDDING/CUSTARD
• TINNED FRUIT
• TINNED TOMATOES/PASTA SAUCE
• TINNED VEGETABLES - SWEETCORN, CARROTS, PEAS
• LONGLIFE APPLE OR ORANGE JUICE
• GLUTEN FREE PASTA/CEREAL ETC.
• TINNED MEAT
• TINNED TUNA
• LONGLIFE DAIRY MILK
• SAVOURY TREATS - CRISPS ETC.
• NON DAIRY MILK - OAT/ALMOND INCL. UNSWEETENED
• SIZE 2, 5 AND 6 NAPPIES/PULL UPS AND BABY WIPES
• JAM/CHOCOLATE SPREAD/PEANUT BUTTER ETC.
• TOMATO KETCHUP/BROWN SAUCE


WE DON'T NEED THE FOLLOWING AT PRESENT
• PULSES
• BISCUITS
• SWEETS/CHOCOLATE
‘Visiting the food bank was incredibly insightful. Not only did I realise the extent to which the communities effort helps those less fortunate, but the great need there is within the community itself’ - AMY