News

22 Nov 20

Christmas Opening Hours

During the Festive period, we will still be keeping the foodbank open but the days will be different. We will be OPEN on Wednesday 23rd December and Wednesday 30th December 2020 from 11:00am – 02:00pm on both days. We will be CLOSED on Friday 25th 2020 and Friday 1st January 2021. Thank you for your […]

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19 Nov 20

Current Shortages

Hello! We hope you’re all keeping safe and well. We often get quite a few queries about what we’re sort of. Please see a list of the current items below: SUGAR TINNED POTATOES POWDERED MASH (SMASH) TINNED RICE PUDDING CUSTARD COFFEE CEREAL TOILETRIES – SHAMPOO, SHOWER GEL, TOOTHPASTE, DEODORANT SOAP, SHAVING FOAM BABY NAPPIES – […]

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20 Jul 20

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY!

The foodbank has been extremely busy over the past few months when the pandemic hit. Our volunteers have been working extremely hard to continue helping people in the safest way possible.   The Foodbank is now looking to take on more volunteers to help the increased demand.   If you are interested in volunteering with […]

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3 Jun 20

Current Shortages

We often get messages asking what we are short of, at present the current items are low and we could use some donations if you are able to help: – TINNED POTATOES – MASH – SPONGE PUDDINGS – CUSTARD – TINNED FRUIT – SHOWER GEL – SHAMPOO – TOOTHPASTE ❗️Tinned potatoes and mash are particularly […]

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3 Jun 20

Challenge Completed

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING REPORT FROM DANIEL BRYSON WHO TOOK PART IN A CHALLENGE AS A WAY TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE FOODBANK. A HUGE THANK YOU TO DANIEL FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS CHALLENGE. — The challenge was originally forwarded to me by a friend who suggested we both have a go at it! The […]

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8 Apr 20

COVID-19 UPDATE

Recently, due to the current pandemic, we have had a vast increase in the number of people coming to the food bank for help which means that our stocks and donation of food is much lower than normal.   We have therefore have had to come to the decision to give help to people who […]

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6 Dec 19

Food Collection

Today, some of our volunteers are at Asda Queslett doing a food collection. Grateful for all the donations so far!

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5 Dec 19

Christmas 2019 Opening Hours

Ahead of the festive season, this is just a notice of our opening hours: We will be operating as normal until Friday, 20th December. We will then be CLOSED until Tuesday 31st December. We will then open as normal of Friday, 3rd January 2020.

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1 Nov 18

Christmas Donations Needed

Over the past couple of weeks, we have had a massive influx of food donations from churches and schools in line with their Harvest Festival celebrations. We are truly grateful for these donations. It means that at the moment we are not really short of any items – apart from coffees and juices. However, if […]

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11 Sep 18

Food Items Needed

The foodbank is currently in need of the following items: SUGAR TINNED STEAM PUDDINGS TINNED MEAT TINNED FISH FRUIT JUICE PASTA SAUCE LARGE NAPPIES SIZE 4 OR 5 TOOTHPASTE Please donate if you can 

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