bedford | Bedford Foodbank

26 Oct 21

Christmas Closures

At Christmas, as in past years we wish to give our hard-working volunteers a break over the holiday. Therefore the last Foodbank distribution sessions before Christmas will be Thursday 23rd December (Woodside church and Scott Hall). Following this the Foodbank will be closed for Christmas and New Year, with first opening on Wednesday 5th January […]

14 Oct 21

Christmas Reverse Advent Calendar Collections

If you wish to make a collection for Bedford Foodbank this Christmas please have a look at the Reverse Advent Calendar below. Using this you or your family, class or work group can contribute something each day of December. We are asking that your collections are delivered to the warehouse (Manton Lane Industrial Estate) from […]

18 Jun 21

Wonderful Donation from SS Philip + James Golf Society

We are very grateful to members of the SS Philip and James Golf Society for organising their annual charity golf day recently and presenting Bedford Foodbank with a very generous cheque for £2,500. The Foodbank continues to give out over 9.5 tonnes of food and toiletries every month, as part of over 400 emergency food […]

8 Apr 21

Recognition from the High Sheriff of Bedfordshire

Many thanks to the High Sheriff in recognising the hard work and dedication of our volunteers with an award and visit this week.

25 Mar 21

Thank You to Bedford Kindness

Many thanks to Bedford Kindness who organised a collection of Easter Eggs and delivered 200 to our warehouse for us to distribute. Thank you!

16 Mar 21

Easter Eggs from Sainsbury’s Staff

Many thanks to the staff team at Sainsbury’s Fairfield Park for having an Easter Egg collection and donating 325 Easter Eggs for Bedford Foodbank to give out to those in financial hardship this Easter.

10 Feb 21

40p for 40 Days Lent Appeal

This year Bedford Foodbank will again be running our 40p for 40 days Lent Appeal. If you would like to support the Foodbank by taking part in this please look at the poster and leaflet below. During the Covid crisis we have seen a 30% increase in people in financial hardship needing emergency food parcels, and […]

5 Jan 21

Covid-19 Update 5th Jan 2021

Just to let you know in the new lockdown we are still open as usual as Foodbanks are classed as an essential service. Please spread the word as we do not want people to worry unnecessarily. Our foodbanks will be open during their usual day, time and location. We will announce any temporary closures here […]

22 Dec 20

‘Say No To Hunger’ in Bedford Borough This Winter

Please see the links below for details of the Bedford Borough council campaign to ‘say no to hunger’ in Bedford this winter. https://www.bedford.gov.uk/news/Latest-News/2020-12-14-no-to-hunger-in-bedford-borough/ Bedford Borough Council, working alongside local voluntary sector partners including Bedford Foodbank, are launching a package of support for families and households in the run up to Christmas as part of a […]

8 Dec 20

Thursdays: Scott Hall Has Re-Opened

We are pleased to announce that our Scott Hall Foodbank distribution centre on Thursdays 1:30-3:30pm will re-open from 10th Dec. The centre will be open Thursdays 10th Dec and 17th Dec, and will then close for Christmas, re-opening on Thursday 7th January.

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