News
27 Mar 17
Crowdfunding for a new van for the Foodbank
Our faithful Y-reg van is coming to the end of its life and we are now looking to purchase a newer van to use for our food collections and deliveries across the area. We have been blessed by a generous donation from the Donald Forrester Trust towards this but do need to raise another £2,500. […]
7 Mar 17
Future supermarket collections
We will be collecting from Waitrose in Weston on Friday March 10th, May 12th and July 14th between 10am and 2pm. Please come and see one of our team members and say hello. Donation bins are also available at Asda, Tesco, Morrissons, Sainsburys, Co-op in Worle and Severn Rd. We also have bins in various […]
5 Jan 17
Eat Well Spend Less course starts January 19th
We are starting our next course on 19th January and if you would like to know how to cook basic recipes while learning simple health and budgetting tips, or if you know someone who would benefit from this course, please contact us. The course will run on Thursdays 10am to 12.30 for 6 weeks (one […]
7 Nov 16
Vote for us in the Galaxy Hot Chocolate fund
We have entered into the Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund to hopefully receive £300 towards our day-to-day running costs as well as some funds towards electricity and gas top-ups for our clients as we enter the winter months. Please vote for us by clicking on the link below and share. We have seen so many times […]
14 Oct 16
Overwhelming Harvest generosity
Since the beginning of the Harvest season, we have been overwhelmed by the level of generosity displayed by our community. On Friday 14/10 alone, we have received over 1,200kg of food from 5 of our local schools and more is yet to come. Thank you.
9 Aug 16
National Citizen Service group supports Weston Foodbank.
This amazing group of young people have chosen Weston Foodbank for the social action part of their National Citizen Service. This week and the next they will be fundraising and volunteering at the Foodbank. Look out for them, they have just gone to do some busking in Weston High Street this afternoon, they will be […]
27 Jul 16
Foodbank Assistant Manager wanted
Our wonderful Foodbank Assistant Manager Barbara is leaving for some well earned rest after 4.5 years of hard work and dedication to our foodbank. We are looking for the right person to come and work with us 12 hours a week (over 2 days on either Monday, Wednesday or Friday and some evening or weekend […]
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.