2017 | Bradford North Foodbank

5 Dec 17

Co-op Donates £2,493 from Local Community Fund

For the second time local Coop members nominating our foodbank, plus money raised from the sale of plastic carrier bags in the Wrose and Thorpe Garth stores have have led to a donation from the Coop Local Community Fund: nearly £2,500. Thank you so much! The money will be used to purchase items which are low […]

4 Aug 17

The Easiest Way To Donate?

We’re a charity that relies completely on donations, from food to fill our food parcels to time from our volunteers. There are lots of ways people can donate, but perhaps the easiest is Give As You Live. What is Give As You Live? “Give as you Live is a shopping and price comparison website with […]

17 Jul 17

Trussell Trust Study On Foodbank Use – Infographic

The Trussell Trust have recently released the single biggest nationwide study on foodbank use to date, the result of an 18-month research project from the University of Oxford. Data collected from a total of 413 households, gathered at 18 participating foodbanks, provides ‘unparalleled new detail about both the circumstances of people referred to foodbanks and […]

7 Jul 17

Over a tonne of food donated at Asda

A small team of foodbank volunteers manned a busy food collection at Asda in Shipley on Saturday 17th June. It was very successful – a total of 1.48 tonnes of food was donated, as well as £110 in cash. Some of this money was spent on food in the supermarket, and all the donated items […]

10 Jun 17

Father’s Day Appeal

Father’s Day Appeal for local dads facing crisis: A call for vital donations of men’s toiletry & shaving products Father’s Day can be a difficult time for men facing crisis, especially dads who are unable to provide food for their families or afford the basic toiletry products many of us take for granted. The Trussell […]

9 Jun 17

Lots of Crisps!

Last week a generous donation arrived at the Bradford North Foodbank warehouse – over 39kgs of crisps and similar savoury snacks. Following a marketing event in the Bradford area, PepsiCo rang and asked if we could make use of the crisps and snacks they had left over. All foodbank donations are weighed when they arrive at the […]

28 Apr 17

Upcoming Closures & Arrangements

Upcoming Bank Holidays will mean closure for the following Foodbank Centres: Monday 1st May Church On The Way Foodbank Centre, Five Lane Ends Shipley Baptist Foodbank Centre Trinity Rawdon Foodbank Centre Monday 29th May Church On The Way Foodbank Centre, Five Lane Ends Shipley Baptist Foodbank Centre Trinity Rawdon Foodbank Centre The General Election that […]

27 Apr 17

76% Increase in Emergency Food Parcels Issued During Past Year

New figures show 1,323 emergency food parcels were given to local households by Bradford North Foodbank during 2016 – 2017. Over 3,000 people ate breakfast, lunch and dinner for three days after receiving emergency food supplies from our foodbank. 40% of the beneficiaries were children. Latest statistics published by The Trussell Trust foodbank network […]

7 Apr 17

Easter Closure

The Bradford North Foodbank will be closed for Easter, from Good Friday on 14th April to Easter Monday on 17th April. This means that the following Foodbank Centres will not be open on Easter Monday: Church On The Way Foodbank Centre, Five Lane Ends Shipley Baptist Foodbank Centre, Shipley Trinity Rawdon Foodbank Centre The Foodbank […]

16 Jan 17

New Foodbank Centre Opened Today (16/1/2017)

Trinity Rawdon Foodbank Centre went live today, Monday January 16th 2017. After weeks of preparation, with an intensive training day last week, seven new volunteers and one experienced volunteer opened the doors at 11am. The Trinity team have set up a welcoming, warm, cafe-style foodbank centre, where local people with one of our orange food vouchers […]

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