Helpful Ideas which may be of interest to u3a members

The information displayed here is to make you aware of the various organisations who have contacted us regarding volunteer positions or just some other helpful ideas for you to peruse. You should make your own decisions about whether to participate. None of these requests are sanctioned by the Trust or any part of the u3a movement.

Care and Share

This group collects items which are distributed across Blackpool & Fylde areas to help people in need. Please help by donating your unwanted or unused items:

Kitchen goods, household, all nursery/baby, clothes, bedding, towels, curtains, unwanted gifts and bric-a-brac.

Email: info@careandshare.org.uk

Facebook: Care & Share Blackpool

Donation drop off point: 5 Tarnside, Blackpool FY4 4RD from 10.30am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Food Bank

We have a food donation point at our monthly meeting at Christ Church Thornton. This is run by Martin and the church will then distribute everything collected to people in need. 

Tinned goods (beans, fish, fruits, meats, soups, vegetables)

Dry goods (biscuits/snack bars, breakfast cereals, pasta, packet rice)

Long life milk, jams & spreads. Anything non-perishable.

Toiletries and toilet rolls.

RNIB Stamp Appeal

At our meeting at the Christ Church, Meadows Avenue, we will have a box into which you can place all your used stamps in support of this appeal. Collect old, new or foreign stamps for RNIB and help make a difference to blind and partially sighted people. If you receive cards and letters through the post please save the stamps.  Carefully cut around the stamp leaving about a 1cm border and then place them in the u3a collection box at the monthly meeting. Stamps are sold by weight and the RNIB turn them into much needed funds.