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11 Aug 25

Our Summer Family Lunches for 2025 have returned

🎉 Our Summer Family Lunches have returned – Join us for our fun-filled school holiday lunch sessions! 🎉 We’re excited to invite you to our lively summer family sessions, from every Wednesday between 30th July to 27th August, all from 11am to 1pm at St Teresa’s Church. Our amazing team of volunteers will be waiting […]

29 Oct 24

Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire Opens Our New Warehouse

Yesterday we officially launched our new warehouse at Borehamwood Foodbank. We were delighted to welcome Hertfordshire’s Lord-Lieutenant Robert Voss CBE, CStJ, along with our local Mayors and their Deputies. The Leaders of Hertsmere Borough Council came too, with numerous other councillors in attendance as well. Many other supporters and partners joined us, including representatives of […]

4 May 24

We’ve secured National Lottery funding!

We are proud to announce that we have been awarded funding well in excess of £100,000 over the next three years from the UK’s National Lottery Community Fund. This is a significant achievement and will help secure our financial position for the foreseeable future, allowing us to serve our clients in a sustainable way. This […]

26 Mar 24

Easter egg extravaganza

We have been lucky to have a wealth of Easter egg donations from: Tesco Griggs Homes Herts Chamber of Commerce and Hertfordshire Community Foundation Cuffley Manor care home STAHS (St Albans High School for Girls) St Columba’ s College, St Albans Families can pick up their free Easter eggs at our foodbank session on Thursday, […]

12 Nov 23

Our winter appeal

Borehamwood Foodbank is raising funds to support the local community through the winter as demand for help with food parcels and fuel increases. Please help by donating now, so we can support those in need. Please click on this link to donate: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/winter-appeal Thank you.

22 Oct 23

Affinity Water surgeries

Affinity Water will be joining our sessions on the following dates to help clients check whether they are on the right tariffs: 02 November 16 November 30 November 07 December 14 December For those clients on low income or receiving benefits, you may be entitled to a reduced water bill.

21 Oct 23

Harvest collections are in full swing!

We have had donations from Edge Grove School, Haberdasher’s Boys Preparatory School, Monksmead Primary School and Tots and Scholars Nursery and Pre school. Thank you so much to everyone who has donated as part of these annual harvest collections. Sadly, there are still a lot of people in our community who are in crisis and […]

21 Oct 23

Help from Citizens Advice

We have a Citizens Advice representative at every one of our sessions, but if you can’t make it down and are aged 18-25, just scan this QR code for help with a wide range of issues from benefits and employment to debt and housing. Advice is all free and confidential.

9 Oct 23

Goodbye to Fr Dominic

Fr Dominic passed away on 2nd October 2023 after a short illness. We are deeply shocked and saddened by his death. He was our founder, our host and our inspiration. In 2012 he understood the need for a Foodbank in this community, and he did not rest until we were established. He was absolutely dedicated […]

7 Oct 23

We’ve fed over 7,000 people so far this year

The numbers are in! We’re three-quarters of the way through the year and we have helped feed over 7,200 people (up 5% on this time last year) and distributed fuel vouchers worth over £21,000. We’ve helped with water bills via our Affinity Water Scheme and our family lunches this summer welcomed 410 children from 188 […]

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