Updates and News

Here you can find all of the latest updates on most needed items, our newsletter and any other news related updates.

22 Aug 24

Where has the Summer gone??!

Gosh – it has been a busy few months, time has flown by and I hope this finds you well. We had a very successful 3 days collecting donations from Tesco customers in July – a big thanks to Tesco’s for accommodating us, to the Volunteers for their hard work and to the customers for […]

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20 Jun 24

Thank you to our Volunteers

It was Volunteers Week this month and we enjoyed a lovely cuppa and slice of cake with our wonderful team to say a big thank you.  Organisations like the Foodbank just wouldn’t work if it wasn’t for the kind people who give their time each week and the kind people in the community who donate […]

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16 May 24

We’ll be at ASDA this weekend

Hello everyone, some of our lovely volunteers will be at ASDA this weekend (Friday/Saturday) inviting shoppers to purchase an item for the Foodbank whilst they are shopping.  Don’t hesitate to stop and say hello – it’s always a pleasure to be greeted by a shopper with a smile.

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25 Apr 24

Foodbank Allotment

We are very excited that the season’s first produce from our Foodbank allotment has just arrived.  Nothing beats the fresh fruit and veg grown by our wonderful green fingered volunteers.  Last year our Foodbank clients enjoyed a whole range of produce from tomatoes, kale, rhubarb, carrots and potatoes just to name a few. It’s so […]

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11 Apr 24

New: Foodbank Supporters page

We are so grateful for all the fantastic donations that we receive from lovely people all across Cheltenham and so we have added a new ‘Foodbank Supporters’ page in our Give Help section to say thank you to those who donate.  We will regularly update the page so please check it out to see which […]

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25 Mar 24

Easter Opening Times

We will be open as follows over the Easter period: Monday 25th – Wednesday 27th March as normal Friday 28th March – C3, The Pavilion, Hatherley Lane will be open 10am -12pm St. Paul’s distribution centre will be Closed Monday 1st April – Salvation Army will be Closed Tuesday 2nd April – normal opening hours at Elim […]

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14 Mar 24

See you at the Supermarket…..

Some of our volunteer team will be at Waitrose on Weds 20th March and then at Tesco’s on Thu 21st, Fri 22nd and Sat 23rd March, handing out our shopping lists to supermarket customers.  The idea is that, if at all possible, the customer adds an item from our shopping list to their shopping and […]

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29 Feb 24

A lovely birthday party donation for the Foodbank

We have just received an absolutely lovely donation from a young lad.  He was having a birthday party to celebrate his 9th birthday and asked his friends to bring donations for the Foodbank instead of presents.  What a wonderfully kind idea.  We were extremely grateful and really enjoyed showing him and his family around the Foodbank […]

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22 Feb 24

Supermarket collections

Thank you to all the wonderful shoppers at Asda last Saturday who donated items to the Foodbank.  Our dedicated volunteers handed out shopping lists as shoppers entered the store and so many shoppers kindly bought items from our list to donate – THANK YOU. But don’t worry – you haven’t missed the opportunity to do […]

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15 Feb 24

BankTheFood app

Hi – did you know there was an App (there’s an App for everything right?!) that will alert you when you shop at one of the local supermarkets where we collect, as to what items are on our Most Needed list? Amazing huh? If you download ‘BankTheFood’ – the QR code below will take you […]

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