Tesco Summer Food Collection Success
Over 700kg of food was collected as part of the Tesco Borehamwood summer food drive over the weekend. And we received more than £250 in cash donations, too.
Local shoppers donated food in store between 15 and 17 July as part of their shop and Borehamwood Foodbank volunteers were on hand to collect the donations and tell people about the great work of the Foodbank.
The food will now be packaged up and given to people in need over the coming weeks.
We want to thank the local community and shoppers for their generosity and support.
Over the summer school holidays, in addition to the regular weekly sessions on Monday afternoons and Thursday mornings, the foodbank will be running Summer Lunch Sessions on a Wednesday 11am - 1pm. The first free school lunch session starts on 21 July and will run each Wednesday until 25 August.
29 Oct 24
Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire Opens Our New Warehouse
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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 […]
17 Sep 23
Cheryl runs for the Foodbank
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One of our lovely volunteers, Cheryl Trott, challenged herself to run a half marathon in aid of the Foodbank and raised £2,000. Cheryl said: “So I decided to set myself a challenge in my 60th year. I hate running and am not a natural at it so why I have entered a half marathon is […]