News | Malmesbury & District Foodbank

22 Jun 18

Summer Holiday Food Project

On Friday July 6th (from 4pm – 8pm) and on Saturday July 7th (from 9am – 4pm), at the Malmesbury Waitrose, we shall be holding a collection of food for our Summer Holiday Food Project to help families over the summer holidays. Please see our Holiday Food Shopping List for the list of food we […]

29 Nov 17

Collection of Christmas Food at Waitrose – 2017

On Friday December 1st (from 4pm – 8pm) and on Saturday December 2nd (from 9am – 4pm), we shall be holding a collection of food for Christmas Hampers at the Malmesbury Waitrose. Please see our Christmas Shopping List for our current needs. Christmas Hampers will be distributed to those in food poverty in the run […]

27 Apr 17

MAD Foodbank wins Malmesbury Organisation of the Year Award

At a special evening on Thursday April 27th, the Malmesbury and District Foodbank won the Paul Dove Organisation of the Year award in the Malmesbury Town Council Civic Award ceremony. This is a tremendous achievement and reflects the appreciation felt by so many people in the town for the work that we do.

19 Apr 17

Co-op Dividend for Malmesbury & District Foodbank

The Co‑op gives 1% of what is spent on its products to community projects selected by individual local Co‑op stores. The Foodbank was fortunate to be selected as one of the projects in the six months up to the end of March 2017 and today we were delighted to received £3,824 from this Co-op fund.

13 Jun 16

FRESH FOOD VOUCHERS

Of necessity, all the food that we store in our warehouse is long-life food – tins, dried food, toiletries, etc. However, since March 2016 we have introduced a Fresh Food Voucher system, which is currently funded by the Malmesbury Carnival Committee. This enables clients to receive vouchers which can then be exchanged at the Gloucester […]

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 […]

1 Dec 15

Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test

David McAuley, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust said: “We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today.  Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger?  Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking […]

21 Oct 15

Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics

MPs and peers discussed tackling UK poverty. The Trussell Trust, along with dozens of representatives from its UK network of foodbanks, were in parliament yesterday speaking with MPs and Peers about the work they do to combat hunger and poverty. Hosting the event, Chris White MP commended the varied work of the Trussell Trust’s foodbanks, […]

1 May 15

Trussell Trust foodbanks gave out over one million three day emergency food supplies to UK people in crisis in 2014/15.

Benefit delays, low income and benefit changes are the primary reasons why people are currently being referred to foodbanks for emergency food. About Our Statistics The Trussell Trust statistics are a measure of volume – they show the number of people to whom The Trussell Trust foodbanks have given three days’ emergency food. These are […]

Make a donation