Withymoor News

• Harvest food and toiletry donations

  Wed 18 Oct 2023

  This past year has been incredibly challenging for many of us with the cost of living crisis and increased fuel bills following on from the pandemic. Sadly, we are seeing more and more families using foodbanks. Foodbanks across the country are facing one of the most difficult situations in a decade. At Black Country Foodbank, distribution of food parcels has risen by 20% compared to last year with over a 1/3 of all food distributed throughout the year going to children.

   

  Next week, as part of our Harvest celebrations, we are inviting donations of food and toiletries that will be collected next Thursday afternoon by Brierley Hill Food Bank. If you feel able to help, we would be extremely grateful if you could send to school a donation, however small, of food or toiletries from Monday 23^rd October up to 10am on Thursday 26^th October. Thank you so much!

   

  Meanwhile, if you are struggling financially yourself, or if you know of another Withymoor family who is finding it hard to make ends meet, please speak in confidence to myself or Mrs Tong and we may be able help or direct you to support from local agencies. 

   

  Alison Wootton

• Dudley Fostering Coffee Morning

  Tue 03 Oct 2023

  If you are interested in finding out more about fostering a child, you are invited to attend a coffee morning at school hosted by Dudley Fostering. The event is on Tuesday 17th October in the school hall from 9am - 10am. Please enter school via the main school entrance. We look forward to seeing you!