News
11 Jun 16
Supermarket Collection at Morrison’s 22nd July 2016
Our next supermarket collection will be on 22nd July at Morrison’s. Please support us if you can.
2 Jun 16
Foodbank Collection at Loggerheads – A Great Success
Co-op Store Collection 4th June Many thanks to all the kind customers at the Co-op, Loggerheads for donating 176.25 kg of necessary items to the foodbank. This was a great success and will benefit many people in crisis.
20 Apr 16
A Huge Thank You!
Thank you very much to Morrisons and all those who donated food at our Supermarket Collection last Friday. We collected 501.70 kg which will help us feed approximately 16 families for 3 days during a crisis. Thank you!
10 Apr 16
Supermarket Collection Time!
Please come and support us today at our Morrisons Supermarket Collection – Friday 15th April form 9.30am to 5pm.
18 Jan 16
Supermarket Collection…….
Our next supermarket Collection at Morrisons will be on Friday 29th January from 09:30 until 17:00. Please come and support us
23 Dec 15
6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need
A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.
8 Dec 15
Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?
With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she’s helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. “For the past few days I haven’t been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…” This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]
1 Dec 15
Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test
David McAuley, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust said: “We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today. Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger? Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking […]
6 Nov 15
1.5 tonnes of Harvest Food Donated!
A huge thank you to all those who donated food through Harvest Festivals and other means. We had a fantastic response and wish to thank all those who contributed the food and worked hard to process the food at the Foodbank….. If you wish to be sent details on how to organise a Harvest Festival […]
21 Oct 15
Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics
MPs and peers discussed tackling UK poverty. The Trussell Trust, along with dozens of representatives from its UK network of foodbanks, were in parliament yesterday speaking with MPs and Peers about the work they do to combat hunger and poverty. Hosting the event, Chris White MP commended the varied work of the Trussell Trust’s foodbanks, […]