Bilborough

March
2015
www.hopenottingham.org.uk
hope@hopenottingham.org.uk
0115 943 6081
Registered charity number 1137107
Headline news
Local Foodbank project news:-
2014 – A Year to Celebrate!!
Last year was a very full one; Hope Nottingham
grew again from 9 to 14 foodbank centres,
feeding 7000 people, as well as providing free
furniture and other household items to over 150
households. Our Employment Pathway has
developed dramatically with about 25 participants
receiving voluntary work experience, mentoring
and basic skills tuition, enabling them to make
significant progress towards stable lifestyles and
employment. Of the many encouraging and
exciting things last year, one highlight was the
wedding of Karl & Eliza in November, with their
reception at Hope
House attended by many
friends and volunteers.
The rapid growth of the work
has sometimes stretched our
resources to the limit, but the
support we have received has
been immense. We are very
grateful. God is Good!!
Karl & Eliza, just
married!!
Local Foodbank project news:-
Mount Zion
Millennium Church,
Bobbersmill, was opened in February 2014
and has been supported by many
volunteers from different walks of life and
locations around Nottingham, including
some people who were helped themselves
through this food bank. In January 2015,
the original Tuesday morning food bank
was expanded to include Thursday
mornings and already has a good number of
volunteers to meet the additional
workload.
Bilborough
A new HOPE Nottingham food bank was opened at
Bilborough Baptist Church in October 2014. Already
they have 11 volunteers and are receiving locally
donated food to provide food bags to those in
need. One of the visitors to be helped was a
recently bereaved widow whose benefit payments
had been frozen such that she was unable to afford
food. Visiting the food bank has also provided her
with a safe location for a hot drink and a chat.
Hope ‘Grow
& Grow’ Club
Nottingham City Council and Nottingham City
Homes have teamed up to bring back into use a
disused HRA/allotment site in Lenton Abbey with
local church group HOPE Nottingham.
NCC and NCH had worked with Community Payback
and Ward Councillors to transform this site which had
previously been a target for fly tipping.
HOPE Nottingham put together a business plan based
on their “Pathway to Work programme” to give
people a better future through learning new skills to
help them find meaningful employment or become
more work ready. Following a number of meetings
and scrutiny, their business plan has been approved
and we can now hand the keys to the site over.
Hope Nottingham plan to turn the disused site into a
food growing site and make use of the space to teach
people skills that will be useful in the workplace and
to build confidence. Some of the produce will be used
to make food for their community café which brings
people from different walks of life together. Hope
Nottingham will use low maintenance and organic
growing methods to produce crops and we’ll be
supporting them through the lifetime of the project.
Local Foodbank project news :-
Wollaton Methodist
Church
One volunteer’s story: When we were last on
duty a mother arrived pushing a buggy and
carrying numerous bags of groceries. She had
spent the previous evening texting all her
friends to bring food to the school
playground the next day and she was
bringing the results. She said they
would like to know how to help
further e.g. becoming volunteers.
Local Foodbank project news
Local Foodbank project news :-
Broxtowe
St Martha’s,
Gave out 1006kg food on receipt of 51 food
vouchers in December, an achievement enabled
by many generous food donations ranging from
local harvest festivals and the Rotary Club to two
young girls bringing a few bags of food. The
volunteers say how much they value the
camaraderie, being part of a team, and working
with people from other churches.
:-
Netherfield & Colwick Food Bank
BETHESDA COMMUNITY HALL
Forester Street, Netherfield, NG4 2LJ
Our first anniversary – is February 2015.
A big THANKYOU to our volunteer team
for their faithful service, and to our
generous donors – both commercial and
individual - who have given so freely since
we started.
We also thank Hope
Nottingham – for their guidance in
starting up, and
continued support during the year
We could not have reached our
anniversary without your help.
HEALING ON THE
STREETS TRAINING
On Sat 15th March in Hucknall, Nigel will be
leading some training to enable starting
HOTS on Hucknall. If you are interested in
the training to get involved in Hucknall or the
existing team in Beeston, do get in touch.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS :WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!! 
The next newsletter will be coming out in
April 2015 and we would love to hear
stories from around the foodbanks and
projects. Please send items for the next
newsletter to
helen@hopenottingham.org.uk by
15th April 2015.
Thanks 
New Hope Blog
www.nigelathope.blog.co.uk
This new blog provides weekly Hope updates every
Sunday together with a short daily Bible reading and
reflection each day, which we use for our daily prayer
time at Hope House and will be encouraging our other
foodbanks to use. Do have a look.
A poem from one of our friends at Hope House
…Christmas is more, it’s about love and grace
The special birth that came to earth
Which some find hard to embraceThat he came to save the human race
But for some people Christmas is another day
To feel alone, as always
The deep pain inside and sorrow within
Won’t go away
Won’t anyone help them?
Reach them when they’re drowning in a storm
As they reach out their hands and say
“help me please!”
For those who feel this way
Look again to the skies
The answer is near
There’s someone who loves you
Who wants to calm your fears…
CONTACT HOPE NOTTINGHAM
Hope House, Boundary Road, Nottingham NG9 2RF
Tel 0115 943 6081 email hope@hopenottingham.org.uk
STAFF: Admin: Ruth Stephen (Mon, Thurs am, Tue, Weds pm)
Volunteer Manager: Sue Hillier (Mon-Thurs 9-3.45, Fri 9-12)
(term time only)
Centre Manager: Russell Batchelor, full time
Health Liaison: Laura Ward (Mon & Tue 9.30-2.30)
Development Manager: Michael Singh, full time
Community Pastor: Capt. Paul Ward, full time
PA to the Director: Helen Clark (Mon & Tue 9-4, Wed 9-1)
Director: Nigel Adams, full time