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.

9 May 22

We need you!

  Are you free on a Monday afternoon or Thursday morning to help people in need in your community? We need some volunteers to help us to run our twice weekly foodbank sessions. Monday (10am – 1pm) – Warehouse Assistant Helping to set up the foodbank, transporting food parcels (in a trolley) from the warehouse […]

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9 May 22

Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May 2022)

Many people who use foodbanks have mental health issues such as anxiety or depression, and this year’s theme is loneliness. We try and create a calm and welcoming environment to help put our clients at ease. All our volunteers are friendly and waiting to have a chat, so if you need help with food, financial […]

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7 May 22

Elstree Con supports Borehamwood Foodbank

  Borehamwood Foodbank is again the beneficiary of money raised from Elstree-Con Borehamwood, which is on 10 September 2022. It promises to be great fun with props displays, a silent auction, autograph sessions and much, much more. More information at https://www.elstree-con.co.uk

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28 Apr 22

Family Foodbank Lunches!

   We had another great Easter Family Foodbank session on Wednesday, 13 April with 59 children joining us for activities, music, lunch and Easter eggs! A HUGE THANK YOU to our volunteers and donors who make these fun sessions and additional support, possible! We’ll be open again for our usual twice-weekly sessions on Thursday morning.

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18 Mar 22

Volunteers needed

We’re looking for volunteer drivers at Borehamwood Foodbank. Are you free on a Monday afternoon (1pm until 3.30pm) and/or Thursday morning (10am until 12.30pm) to help deliver food packages to local people in crisis who can’t make it into the centre for out twice-weekly sessions? You would need your own car and Borehamwood Foodbank will […]

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10 Mar 22

Thanks St Columba’s College

Last week, we spoke to Year 12 students at St Columba’s College in St Albans about the work we do at Borehamwood Foodbank. They had an assembly planned for the whole school later in the week, to kick off a month-long food collection. Thanks to the team at St Columba’s for your enthusiasm and good […]

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22 Feb 22

Avoiding the heating v eating dilemma

Many families are having to choose between heating and eating this Winter. We want to help to alleviate the pressure. We’re open every Monday and Thursday at St Teresa’s Church giving out three-day food packs to individuals, couples and families who are in need. Please come along if you need some food, a friendly face […]

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16 Feb 22

Valentine’s Day family lunch

  Today we welcomed 15 families to our Valentine’s family lunch. As well as handing out free lunch packs, the children got involved in some fun activities and everyone had a great time. The parents were also very grateful for the break! Thanks to our donors and volunteers who makes these extra – but essential […]

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13 Feb 22

Children hit hardest by pandemic

  The additional financial hardship that has come as a result of the pandemic, has hit families with children the hardest, with food parcels for children increasing at double the rate for adults, compared to pre-pandemic levels. We hope to make foodbanks a thing of the past, but while people still need support, we are […]

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11 Feb 22

Thank you to Kenilworth School

  Kenilworth School gave us 55kg of food donations! Last week, we had the pleasure of talking to the Year 1s about the Foodbank and how we provide food packs for people and families who are having a difficult time. In return the children brought in lots of food to help supplement our donations. Every […]

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