News
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 […]
17 Nov 16
New Foodbank Centre Coming Soon
Trinity church in Rawdon have supported us with food, finance and volunteers since we started. Now they plan on opening a weekly foodbank centre on Mondays 11am – 1.30pm, starting on January 16th 2017. Trinity have been looking for new ways to serve their local area and research has shown that there are people in […]
26 Sep 16
Chosen for Co-op Community Funding
Do you shop at Co-op Food? Become a Co-op member (costs £1), choose Bradford North Foodbank as your local cause and you can donate to us at no additional cost to yourself when you shop at Bolton Road Co-op and Eccleshill Co-op or use the Co-op Funeral Service at Five Lane Ends over the next six months […]
21 Jul 16
Shipley TSB Now Supporting Our Foodbank
This week we heard that Shipley TSB has chosen to support our charity over the coming months. We look forward to working in partnership with them, as we seek to give a helping hand to Shipley people who are facing a crisis in their lives. People in receipt of a food voucher, who visit our Shipley […]
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.
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 […]