Posts in: Bradford North Foodbank

Christmas Food Appeal – November

Autumn is here, the evenings are closing in and it will be Christmas before we know it.  The supermarkets already have Christmas produce on their shelves.  The media predicts shortages, so people are buying well in advance… Our Christmas Food Appeal starts in November.  Why November and not December?  It is because we start making […]

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AGM on Tuesday 2/11/2021

Official notice is hereby given that the 2021 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Bradford North Foodbank (“the charity”) will be held at Church on the Way, 158 Bradford Road, Five Lane Ends, BD10 8SA,  5.15-5.45pm.  Doors will open at 5pm.  There is a large car park accessed via Javelin Close. Anyone with an interest in […]

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Harvest Appeal 2021

Our Harvest appeal is underway for 2021. Find all the details here: https://bradfordnorth.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/harvest-appeal-2021/

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People supported throughout April to July 2020 during Covid/19 outbreak

From April to July throughout the Covid/19 outbreak we have successfully continued to provide support to those most vulnerable and in need in out community, in food poverty, crisis, in self isolation or lock-down due to the pandemic and in need of an emergency food. We have successfully managed to issue a total of 771 […]

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Brilliant Response to Harvest Appeal

Our best Harvest ever!  Over 8 tonnes of food has been donated by local people – 2 tonnes mor than in 2018. THANKYOU to the 35 schools, 18 churches and 5 local businesses that supported our appeal – you have made a huge difference.  With your help we can continue offering food parcels to local […]

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Foodbank Encounter – A Volunteer’s Story

When you get chatting to people about working at the foodbank you realise there are a lot of misconceptions out there. I’ve had several conversations which indicate that the public view of clients who come to our foodbanks is far from accurate. Many think clients are eagerly searching for handouts, something for nothing, and that […]

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Sainsbury’s Local in Menston now has a Permanent Collection Point

We are now the official Food Donation Partner for Sainsbury’s Local in Menston.  This means they have placed a Permanent Collection Point at the front of their store and displayed information about our foodbank on their community noticeboard.  We look forward to a rewarding partnership: the people living in Menston will find it much easier […]

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Unilever, Tesco & The Trussell Trust – Help Fight UK Hunger

Look out for specially designed packs of iconic Unilever brands which will soon be going on sale exclusively in 500 Tesco stores, in phases between now and Christmas – in addition to Hellmann’s, Knorr and Colman’s products which were featured last year, excitingly Unilever have added Marmite and PG Tips to the promotion! In support […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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