News | Malmesbury & District Foodbank

15 May 20

Thank you for your support

The Malmesbury and District Foodbank is very grateful for the generosity of everyone who is currently supporting the Foodbank at this difficult time. Food has continued to be donated and funds have been raised to support the Foodbank. Here’s one little pop-up collection point that appeared in Common Road recently. Thank you so much.

20 Apr 20

Triathlete completes Ironman in his back garden.

On Sunday April 19th, Triathlete Richard Groome swam 2.4 miles (tethered) in a paddling pool, rode 112 miles on a Wattbike and ran 26.2 miles around his garden in Lea to raise money for Malmesbury and District Foodbank. Richard started at 7am and completed the task at 9pm. Although it was a nice day for […]

29 Mar 20

Coronavirus-3

In order to maintain social distancing, we are adopting a new approach as from March 30th. Please do not visit the Foodbank. Whilst it will still be necessary to contact a referrer to request a Red Voucher, the referrer will then e-mail a copy of the voucher to the Foodbznk. We will then arrange a […]

18 Mar 20

Coronavirus-2

As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds in the UK, our main priority is ensuring the safety of everyone who comes to our food bank – whether it’s someone needing help, someone volunteering their time, or someone making a donation. Things are changing quickly, so we’ll keep the website updated regularly with information about what’s happening and […]

16 Mar 20

HEALS

Please note that HEALS have moved from their office in the Lower High Street to one in the Town Hall. The entrance is in Market Lane (by the Italian Restaurant).

11 Mar 20

Coronavirus

Given the current guidelines from Government, the Foodbank will continue to be open, but we request that visitors take all necessary precautions before entering the Foodbank. PLEASE DO NOT enter the Foodbank if you have even mild symptoms of a Cold / Headache / Flu. Follow current NHS Guidance online, call 111 if you have […]

19 Dec 19

Christmas Thank You

The Malmesbury and District Foodbank is very grateful to everyone who has donated to the Foodbank this Christmas, whether it has been food or financial donations. We have had a really tremendous response to our appeal and every single donation is truly appreciated. Thank you very much From all at the Foodbank

6 Nov 19

The Cricklade Foodbank Opened Today

The Cricklade Foodbank opened it’s doors for the first time today after several months of planning. The photo shows the first group of volunteers ready to greet the first clients.

31 Aug 19

Cricklade Foodbank

Later this Autumn a satellite Foodbank will be opening in Cricklade to provide better access to emergency food in the town. It will be located at the Cricklade United Church in Calcutt Street, and it is being run by local people with support from the Malmesbury and District Foodbank. Long life food donations are now […]

31 Jul 19

Summer Holiday Food Project – 2019

The Summer Holidays can be difficult for those families who rely on free school meals, as they do not have this support when their children are not at school. To help these families, we run a Summer Holiday Food Project to provide food to help them through the summer. We distributed nearly a tonne of […]

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