Trafford-based The Bread and Butter Thing receives £3,000 donation to fund Big Brew Time campaign to combat loneliness

The team at Trafford’s The Bread and Butter Thing is celebrating after receiving £3,000 to launch its new campaign, The Big Brew Time which aims to combat social isolation and build new friendships.

Warrington-based urban logistics developer and asset manager Chancerygate, construction contractor Stainforth Construction and investment firm Northwood Investors have made the donation. The three companies are currently working together to deliver the 130,340 sq ft Bridgewater Point urban logistics development at Trafford Park. 

The donation will help fund The Big Brew Time kits including mugs, water flasks and milk, tea and coffee for community hubs without facilities. It will also enable hubs to put the heating on to ensure people struggling to pay energy bills to come in from the winter cold and feel warm.

The Bread and Butter Thing is headquartered at Littlers Point, just over one mile away from the Bridgewater Point development.

Commenting on the donation, CEO of The Bread and Butter Thing, Mark Game said: “We were really grateful to receive this fantastic donation, which will help us bring the community together, allowing for friends and neighbours to catch up.

“Through our efforts, we aim to combat social isolation, build new friendships and provide a warm welcoming space, in both spirit and temperature, for people to congregate.”

With a network of 115 hubs across England, The Bread and Butter Thing provides nutritious and affordable food to the UK’s most deprived communities. This low cost weekly shop offers essential produce for family eating – fresh fruit and veg, fridge favourites and cupboard staples.

Chancerygate development manager, Andy Farrer, who is based in the company’s Warrington office, said: “The Bread and Butter Thing is a brilliant local initiative which is so involved in bringing nutritious and affordable food to the centre of the UK’s most deprived communities.

“It is a pleasure to support them on its plans to launch The Big Brew Time campaign and to help combat social isolation.”

Founded in 1995, Chancerygate is the UK’s largest multi-unit urban logistics developer and asset manager and the only one operating nationwide. In addition to Warrington, Chancerygate has offices in London, Birmingham and Bristol.

Stainforth Construction, Senior Quantity Surveyor, Ben Whitlock, said: “We are thrilled to be able to extend our reach into the local communities we work within. We are delighted to have been able to work with Chancerygate, Northwood Investors and The Bread and Butter Thing to help fund this new campaign in building friendships and providing warm spaces for the local communities.”