News
16 Apr 23
British Red Cross joins our financial inclusion partnership
From Monday, 17 April, we’ll be joined by the British Red Cross as part of our financial inclusion partnership. They will be offering clients a support and advocacy service. Alongside the Citizen Advice Bureau, they can help fill in forms, get papers together for debt counselling. Apply for grants, log complaints, etc. We’re working on […]
9 Apr 23
April and May opening hours
In April, we’ll be closed on Monday, 10 April, but back open again on Thursday, 13 April as usual. In May there are three Bank Holidays. We’ll be closed on Monday 1 and 29 May, but we will open on Monday, 8 May. We will open as usual every Thursday in May.
2 Apr 23
Our Spring Family Lunches are back!
We know the school holidays can put extra pressure on families. So, we’re hosting two free lunch sessions 11am – 1pm on Wednesday 5 and 12 April. Anyone with school age children can come along for a fun-filled arts, crafts and games session and pick up kids’ food bags and hot food to take away.
1 Apr 23
Fuel grants are coming back!
Thanks to generous donations from Affinity Water and Hertsmere Community Fund, we can offer fuel grants again over the coming weeks. As more and more people are having to choose between heating and eating and energy prices rises remain so high, fuel grants allow us to help take that decision away – albeit […]
18 Mar 23
The Rotary Club of Elstree & Borehamwood and London Rotary District 1130 Foundation
Thanks to The Rotary Club of Elstree & Borehamwood and London Rotary District 1130 Foundation for their very generous donation of £1,800. These funds were pledged specifically to support us in our Winter Wellness programme this year. We used the funds to provide much needed items, including blankets, duvets, hot water bottles and flasks. Thanks to the wonderful support of […]
12 Mar 23
Welcome to our DoE volunteers
We have welcomed our first group of Duke of Edinburgh (DoE) students to help us in the Foodbank. The nine students, who are completing their Silver DoE, will volunteer at the Foodbank over the next six months. Over this time they will complete a packing session every Monday evening to ensure that we are fully […]
20 Feb 23
Elstree and Borehamwood Mayoral Charity of the Year 2022/23
We are delighted that we have been appointed Elstree and Borehamwood Mayoral Charity for 2022/23. This is a great honour for us and recognises of all of the valuable work our employees, volunteers and donors do in the community of Elstree and Borehamwood to help people in crisis with food, fuel vouchers, free school uniform […]
15 Feb 23
Welcome to Judith Elders, our new Operations Director!
Judith will recruit and manage a team of employees and volunteers who keep the foodbank running day to day; induct train and co-ordinate the volunteers, field enquiries from clients, and work with donor organisations such as supermarkets, schools, faith groups, clubs etc. She will also be responsible for the overall health and safety on the sites […]
27 Jan 23
Oliver Dowden MP visits our Foodbank
We were delighted to receive a visit from Oliver Dowden MP earlier today. He met our trustees and some of our volunteers to hear about the vital work Borehamwood Foodbank does to support people in our local community. He said: “It was a great pleasure to visit the Borehamwood Foodbank today. Soon they will mark […]
2 Jan 23
Congratulations to Kristan Payne BEM!
The founder of Borehamwood Foodbank and our first Chair, Kristan Payne has been awarded a BEM (British Empire Medal) in King Charles’ first ever New Year’s Honours List, in recognition of her longstanding charitable work. Along with a small number of other people, she recognised that many residents in our community were struggling with food insecurity and […]