Longsight Neighbourhood officers make charity donation from tuck shop profits

On Wednesday 18 December, the Longsight Neighbourhood team and officers who have been running the tuck shop, made a Christmas donation to a local charity, Muslim Hands - who provide hot meals to anyone in need, no questions asked.  

Officers: Marios Solomon, Katie Gilroy, Muhammad Kamran and Adam Duddridge from Longsight Station, have been running the tuck shop over the course of the year.

Our officers donated a total of £1,200 to the charity - £600 to cover a full day of meal service, and a further £600 in food parcels that were put together by hand by the team from goods bought from a local business.

Hashim Rizwan, an assistant at the Muslim Hands open kitchen, said: “I would like to say ‘thank you’ to the local police team for helping us out today. It's the sort of encouragement that we need to keep the community project running. 

“It's great to see the community come and see the police and engage with them really positively. It encourages us that we are doing something good for the community, and the police have continued to support us which we are really grateful for – and for investing into us.  

“We supply 175 meals per day to the community, and they have really enjoyed seeing the police here giving back to the community, I am so grateful.”

Inspector Cheston, from GMP Longsight, said: “Community engagement is an integral part of neighbourhood policing, and we continue to grow the way in which we interact with the public.  

“The tuck shop that is run by the officers is both excellent to improve the well-being of our staff, who regularly rely upon it, but also gives us the opportunity to give back to the community by arranging events like this.  

“The atmosphere at the event was truly heartwarming and great to be a part of, where members of the community, the charity and the police, all came together for a shared purpose of making sure nobody goes hungry.”