westonsupermare | Weston-super-Mare Foodbank

6 Jul 16

Summer Neighbourhood Food Collection

Tesco Good Neighbourhood Collection was an astounding success once again through the generosity of our community. Over 1700kg of food items as well as other essentials were collected between 30 June and 2 July. Thank you to all who donated and volunteered to make this possible. #everycanhelps

20 Jun 16

Foodbank invaded by Cubs

On Wednesday 8th June, 1st North Worle Cubs visited the Foodbank with their leaders and learnt about our work. They brought some donations, checked the Best Before Dates, sorted the food and asked a lot of questions.

8 Jun 16

April supermarkets collections

On Friday 15th April our volunteers collected over 253kg of food donations and £20.20 from the generous donations at Sainsbury’s in Worle. On Friday 29th April the generous clients of Waitrose in Weston-super-Mare donated 341.75kg of food during our store collection . Thank you all for your kindness and for making a difference to our […]

8 Jun 16

Beavers visit the Foodbank

On Friday 13th May, we welcomed the 1st North Worle Beavers group who brought 29kg of donations for the Foodbank. They had a go at weighing, checking and sorting stock and asked lots of questions about our work in Weston as part of their World Challenge badge. Please contact us if you would like to book […]

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, […]

1 May 15

Trussell Trust foodbanks gave out over one million three day emergency food supplies to UK people in crisis in 2014/15.

Benefit delays, low income and benefit changes are the primary reasons why people are currently being referred to foodbanks for emergency food. About Our Statistics The Trussell Trust statistics are a measure of volume – they show the number of people to whom The Trussell Trust foodbanks have given three days’ emergency food. These are […]

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