If you’re thinking about ways to support others this festive season, why not connect with your local food bank using the BanktheFood charity app and donate? BanktheFood will ping you a list of urgently needed items and show the location of the local donation stations.
As more people struggle with the cost of living, food banks across the country are struggling to keep up with demand....
THE generous people of Exmouth have been praised for their donations to a food collection for local people in need.
Staff from the town’s Specsavers store organised the collection in aid of the Exmouth Food Bank, in response to the cost-of-living crisis that is affecting so many families.
Many customers and passers-by joined the store’s staff in contributing to the...
A festive fundraising campaign led by The Box and Nat Tallents, the Executive Chef for its Kitchen & Bar is still giving – more than six months after the closing date.
The ‘Christmas in a Box’ campaign took place in late 2020 and saw The Box Kitchen & Bar create 2,500 recipe boxes for a family of four filled with fresh ingredients. The boxes were then delivered by a huge team...
Crowdfunder.co.uk has launched a national anti-hunger campaign to support over 50 food bank projects and charities, to help feed the #14millionPeople in the UK who are struggling to afford to eat this winter. Cornerstone national charities include FareShare, the Trussell Trust and Oasis, who are united by the common goal of working to alleviate hunger and build a future where everyone in the...
Northern Devon Foodbank and CHAT (Churches Housing Action Team) Foodbank in Tiverton have been given £1,000 each by a leading housebuilder to help carry out their work as communities continue to feel the impact of the coronavirus crisis.
Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, who are developing Braid Park in Tiverton and Tarka Ridge and Raleigh Holt outside Barnstaple, have stepped in...
Shoppers in Plymouth demonstrated their generosity earlier this month, by donating 6,600 meals to foodbank charity The Trussell Trust and food redistribution charity FareShare for Tesco’s Neighbourhood Food Collection.
The Neighbourhood Food Collection runs in all Tesco stores across the country, to collect vital store cupboard essential foods, such as rice, tea, tinned meat and UHT...
Plymouth City Council is encouraging local people to support their Foodbank.
Plymouth Foodbank in Manor Street, Stonehouse, is part of the Trussell Trust network of Foodbanks, and aims to help people with much needed food and also a listening ear and useful advice. They rely on people’s donations and regular food collections are obtained from local community groups, businesses and...
Plymouth Food Bank is once again appealing for food donations this winter to help those most in need.
The charity provides help for local individuals and families in crisis, who may not be able to support themselves or their family with the bare essentials such as food. The Royal William Yard will be supporting this food drive and welcomes the Food Bank to collect food donations...
