Updates and News
Here you can find all of the latest updates on most needed items, our newsletter and any other news related updates.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
6 Feb 24
Thank you for setting up Food Donation boxes….
Thank you to the following organisations who are setting up Food Donation Boxes for Cheltenham Foodbank: Tivoli Chiropractors Cheltenham Ladies College Cheltenham Square Dancing Club Plenty of boxes and posters still available for anyone else who thinks they have a small space for a Collection Box 🙂 Contact us on 01242 570080 and we will […]
24 Jan 24
A shout out to any organisation….
We are offering an opportunity for you to help us collect food, with nothing required on your part except a little bit of space…. We will supply a collection box for food, with a poster (like the below) and we will regularly come and empty the box too. If you have room in a reception, […]
18 Jan 24
A puppy isn’t just for Christmas…..
We really appreciate all the donations the Foodbank received before Christmas and they will all help. Sadly the need continues and if it is at all possible for you to donate, we are short of the following items: Soup, baked beans and long life milk in particular Lots of people are finding the winter very […]
11 Jan 24
Bags!!
Hello, Anyone got a ‘bag of bags’? Or even just a few going spare? We very often need to give out food parcels in carrier bags and so are always in need of them. If you are having a January clear out and could drop them into us – we’d be very grateful. At Elim […]