Wigan's Heinz factory thanked for donations to Ukraine

School and church representatives have thanked Wigan's biggest food factory for donations that are destined for Ukraine.

By Charles Graham

Published 17th Mar 2022, 13:51 BST- 1 min read

A charitable collaboration between the parish priest at St James’s RC Church, Orrell, St James’s School and Anthony and Marina Berry, the new leaseholders of the St James’s Parish Centre, means that several large pallets of goods are making their way to eastern Europe to help those whose lives have been ruined by the war there.

And they say that such an impressive delivery could not have been possible without the generosity of Heinz.

Wigan goes above and beyond to help those in Ukraine

Pupils from the School Council at Orrell St James's RC primary school join staff at BA Berry Builders at Hewitt Business Park, Orrell, to help pack and load the food and items donated to send to Ukraine, from left, Amber Shaw, ten, Ronnie Hayes, ten, Emily Taberner,11, deputy head Julie Hayes and Olly Sibbit, 11.

Mrs Berry said: “We went to Heinz to see if we could buy – perhaps at a bit of a discount – a couple of pallets of food that could go to Ukraine, but were amazed and delighted that they agreed to give us five pallets free of charge.

"We have been delighted and deeply moved by this gesture.”

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