The Gate Lunch Club

Coming soon…

Tuesday the 21st of September will be our very first ‘Lunch Club’. The lunch will be for over 65’s who are looking for some entertainment, friendship & food. Transport can be provided if required. Give us a call on 01259 218766 to book yourself a place

The Gate Charity Shop’s Grand Opening

Come along to The Gate Charity shop, opening Tuesday the 8th of June from 10am to 4pm, then open every Tuesday and Thursday 10am to 4pm.

We can be found at 12 Shillinghill, Alloa, FK10 IJT. Just across from the Alloa bus station.

Selling New & Good Quality Seconds such as: Bric-a-brac, Clothing, Footwear, Toys, Small household items, Books, Jewellery and MORE!

Need further information about the shop or volunteering opportunities? Please call 01259 218766.

All funds raised will be used to operate The Gate’s projects to support local people living within Clackmannanshire.

Volunteering Recruitment Event

Pop along to The Gate Centre for a coffee and a chat this Friday (14/05/2021) from 4pm to 6pm to attend the above event!

Learn about potential opportunities for you and the benefits of volunteering with our charity.

We look forward to seeing you then!!

The Gate Community Café is now OPEN

Come along any Friday, from 12.00pm-1.30pm for a delicious meal. Social Distancing measures are in place to ensure everyone’s safety. A Take-Away menu is also now available (See photograph for menu).

For further information, Call Marie on 01259 218766.

Sit-in Menu

Gate Lunch Special: £3.25

(Homemade soup, any sandwich & hot drink)

Dish of The Day: £2.95

Toast, Butter & Jam (Two Slices): £1.50 (Add Beans for 50p)

Soup with Bread: £1.50

Sandwiches £2.00 / Toasties £2.50

(Cheese, Ham, Egg Mayo, Tuna & Sweetcorn, Coronation Chicken, Chicken of the Day)

Salads on request: £2.95

Home Baking £1.00

Pudding of the Day £1.25

Beverages (Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate £1.00 / Squash 50p)

Please support us through donr

Text TH3GATE 3 to 70085 to donate £3.

Text costs £3 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS.

If you’d like to give £3 but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text TH3GATENOINFO 3 to 70085.

Well Done Girls

A group of girls named Amie, Millie, Lucy and Lucie carried out a bake sale and raised over £300 for The Gate Charity. The four girls organised the whole event themselves, baked and sold cakes in their own street. They wore masks, gloves and had hand sanitiser for their customers, all COVID-19 friendly. We are so proud of the girls, they did great! What an inspiration these girls are to young people living within Clackmannanshire. Thank You So Very Much!!

Kids @ The Gate

During the Easter break, any family could visit The Gate Centre on a Tuesday or Thursday between 12 – 12.30pm to receive a free lunch bag. Every child received a health sandwich, a bottle of water, two pieces of fruit, crisps and a small treat. We hope to offer a similar service during the summer holidays. The purpose of this project is to provide any primary school child with a healthy lunch during school holidays.

Huge Thanks to the Forth Valley Hospital’s Acute Mental Health Team

The Gate Foodbank would like to give a huge thank you to the nurses and doctors from the Acute Assessment Mental Health team at Forth Valley Hospital, for their fantastic effort of raising £3,080.00. We hope you have all recovered from your 10k running challenge and that the knowledge that you have helped support some of the most vulnerable people and families in Clackmannanshire will ease your aching muscles!

Well done, and thank you to all who took part and to all who donated money to this worthwhile cause. We very much appreciate it!!

Thank You Clacks Community for Supporting Our School Uniform Bank

Due to the kindness of the Clacks community we were able to provide 568 children with essential school clothing and equipment in July 2020. We were overwhelmed by the support on offer and we would like to say a huge thank you to the parents who donated lots of clothing and equipment on the lead up to the Open Week of our School Uniform Bank.

Also huge thanks to Clacks council for providing the premises, and vans and drivers to transport the stock from Ludgate Church who kindly allowed us to use their premises during the sorting period. We also need to thank Ochilview Housing Association, CTSI, Clackmannanshire Council, and Ludgate Church who provided us with staff to operate the project, we could not have operated the project without their valued help and hard work. Also MSP Keith Brown and Cllr Ellen Forson who lent a hand during the sorting period and open week. Also everyone’s kind donations from Ochil View, Barnardo’s, Menstrie’s Jett Filling Station, Alloa’s Resilience Learning Partnership and many more kind organisations who donated items to help this project throughout the summer of 2020. Parents and children were absolutely delighted to receive the essential clothing and equipment and goodie bags as they exited the hall.

Last but by no means least, we would like to thank Rob McLean, Manager of Tesco’s superstore who kindly, once again, supported this project by donating hundreds of carrier bags and by allowing The Gate to have a donation station for 2 weeks within the store to encourage donations.

Keep Smiling!

A cheerful photograph of some of our volunteers who are working hard to help the Clacks’s Community.