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We are on Bank the Food

Bank the Food is a simple app available on Android and Apple keeping you updated with your local foodbank most needed items. You will even receive an alert when you enter one of the stores with donation bins. You can record your own donations as you shop. So simple. Download BanktheFood  

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Donate via Bankuet

We have just joined Bankuet. If you would like to donate to us via this platform, please check their website on Weston-super-Mare Foodbank — Bankuet ® As of September 2022, £1000 have been donated via Bankuet and stock has been ordered accordingly.  

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HELP THROUGH HARDSHIP HELPLINE 08082 082138

Help through Hardship is the free helpline for people struggling to afford the basics across England and Wales. The helpline is run by the Trussell Trust in partnership with Citizens Advice. Callers to the helpline receive income maximisation and benefits advice, signposting to other specialist advice (e.g. debt, housing, immigration), and a referral to a food bank, […]

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FOODBANK CENTRES CHANGES

LOCKING CASTLE CHURCH CENTRE will close from April 11th. Thank you Tom, Emily and the team for your support over the past 12 months.   BOURNVILLE FAMILY CENTRE CHAUCER ROAD now opened Tuesdays and Fridays 10-12  

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EASTER CLOSURE

EASTER BANK HOLIDAY: Good Friday: normal service in North Street, St Marks and Family Centre Easter Sunday: Locking Castle Church closed Easter Monday: North Street closed

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When the BBC came to the Foodbank

As the budget was about to be announced, we had the visit of the team of BBC Points West who spent a day with us, filmed our volunteers in action, spoke to some of our clients and reported on the situations many of the Foodbank clients encounter across the country. Our Monday team with David […]

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ICESKATING FUNDRAISER

On Monday 5th November we were invited by the Icescape at the Tropicana to invite supporters of the Foodbank for a charity fundraiser skating session. All entry fees went directly to the foodbank and we collected £378.50. The Mayor of Weston, Cllr Mike Lyall, who has chosen us as his Charity for his mayoral year, […]

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Charity of the year

We are delighted to have been chosen as the Mayor of Weston-super-Mare Charity of the Year for 2018-19. We look forward to working with the Mayor and his team to tackle chidhood poverty in our town.

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Weston Foodbank Open Day

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Bumper Harvest

Over the Harvest period, we received donations from our local schools, churches and other supporters amounting to an unbelievable 5,012 kg, almost equivalent to 2 small African forest elephants!! Thank you so much to all who donated.

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