News
12 Sep 19
Items we are currently in need of….
Due to the high demand for our foodbank over the school holiday period, we find ourselves most in need of the following items: – Tinned Fish Tinned Meat Tinned Fruit Children’s Cereal’s Can you help?
23 May 19
Royal Oak centre is closed today 23rd May due to EU Elections
Our Royal Oak centre will be not running Foodbank session today as its a Polling station, however @Bidefordcommun1 is open as usual. #foodbank #PollingDay
17 May 19
Saturday Foodbank
We are pleased to announce that our St Luke’s centre will be opening on Saturday mornings starting in June. Saturday opening times 10:00 to 11:00, come down and enjoy a brew, biscuit, maybe some toast and a chat with our volunteers.
25 Apr 19
Royal Oak Opening Times
We will no longer be opening our Royal Oak centre on Wednesdays with effect from 1/5/19. We will continue to open on Tuesdays & Thursdays to offer Foodbank sessions.
15 Apr 19
Easter Opening Times
We will be opening on Good Friday at St Luke’s Centre 16:00 to 17: 00 There will not be a centre open on Bank Holiday Monday 22nd April, however we will be open as normal from Tuesday 23rd April.
4 Mar 19
Bideford Centre opens 5 days a week
We are pleased to announce that our Bideford Centre sessions will be every day Monday to Friday. Please refer to the Locations page for the opening times at all our centres.
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 […]
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, […]