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8 Nov 18
ICESKATING FUNDRAISER
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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, […]
29 May 18
Charity of the year
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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.
8 Nov 17
Bumper Harvest
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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.
19 Jun 17
FOODBANK REFURBISHED BY M&S SPARK SOMETHING NEW SCHEME
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Both Weston Marks & Spencer stores decided to join forces last week to redecorate Weston Foodbank as part of the national M&S Spark Something Good scheme. Over 3 days staff from both the High Street and Flowerdown stores completely repainted the Foodbank in a new fresh green shade, the reception area was given a decluttered […]
6 Apr 17
Pop up restaurant at Becket Primary School
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The Yr 3 & 4 of Becket Primary School invited us to their very first Pop-up restaurant on April 3rd. Over a 7 week period the children had been researching healthy food, supply chains for restaurants and other food related issues and had invited us to talk to them about the foodbank. At the restaurant […]
27 Mar 17
Crowdfunding for a new van for the Foodbank
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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
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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
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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 […]