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21 Nov 18

Thank you Kingswood School!

A big thank you to everyone who donated towards Kingswood school’s advent calendar collection. This year, 282 chocolate advent calendars we’re donated!

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21 Nov 18

Thank you for your October donations!

Here at Bath Foodbank, we have finally managed to sort through all the generous donations you gave during the Harvest Festival period. You donated a huge 8.5 Tonnes during October.

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2 Nov 18

Advent calendars – Deadline 23rd Nov 18

Final donation date for advent calendars is Friday 23rd November 2018. Collection points around the city and their opening times can be found here.

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5 Oct 18

Bath Foodbank Annual report 2017-2018

The annual report for Bath Foodbank has been published, and can be viewed here: Bath Foodbank Annual Report 2017-2018  

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3 Oct 18

Supermarket collection – 1st December 2018

We are very grateful to Sainsbury’s for hosting another whole day Foodbank collection at their store in Odd Down. Do please come and support us on Saturday 1st December as we collect food for families and individuals in need as we approach Christmas.

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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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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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