Blog Archives - Bournemouth Foodbank

1 Nov 23

Reverse Advent Calendar 2023

‘Tis the Season of Giving 🌟🎁🎄 Our Reverse Advent Calendar Returns! Guess what? The spirit of the holidays has landed at Bournemouth Foodbank, and the Reverse Advent Calendar you all love is back and better than ever! Why Join the Cause? As the holiday season approaches, we’re faced with the reality that many within our […]

10 Feb 23

Lent and food insecurity

Read the article on MEDIUM.COM Lent’s origins can be traced back to early Christian communities, who observed a period of fasting and repentance in the lead-up to Easter. Throughout the history of Lent, food has played a central role in the observance of this season. Fasting, or abstaining from certain foods or meals, has long […]

13 Jan 23

4 Ways to Fight Hunger in 2023

LV employees volunteering at a Bournemouth Foodbank supermarket collection.

Read the article on MEDIUM.COM Hunger is a pressing issue affecting millions of people in the UK. It can devastate individuals and families, leading to malnutrition, illness, and a lack of opportunities for education and economic mobility. While many complex factors contribute to food insecurity, such as inequality, low income and a rise in the […]

1 Nov 22

Reverse Advent Calendar 2022

Christmas is around the corner! 🎅🏼🎄❄️ So many of you have asked us if we’re doing our Reverse Advent Calendar this year! Well, the answer is yes! Like every year, we want to present our very special Advent Calendar. Each day of the calendar, you can put aside an item of food and a small […]

25 Feb 22

Death to plastic, death to waste, death to hunger.

Sometimes you have to join forces to see change. February saw a very particular event at one of Bournemouth’s local cafés. Masterminded by holistic chef Patricia Nunes under the name Zero Food Waste Supper. A five-course dinner that allowed forty participants to degust dishes made of ingredients that would have otherwise gone to waste or ingredients […]

28 Oct 21

Reverse Advent Calendar 2021

Can you feel it in the air? 🎄 Christmas is approaching, and now more than ever people in our communities need your help. Let’s exercise our Christmas spirit by giving out to others following along our Reverse Advent calendar this year? Our Reverse Advent provides the opportunity for you to make a difference during the […]

28 Oct 21

Tesco Riverside Winter Collection

Bournemouth Foodbank urges community to donate to food collection in Tesco stores this Christmas Christmas is supposed to be a season for joy and celebration – but for millions of families, it is one of the toughest times of the year as they struggle to put food on the table and heat their homes. That’s why Bournemouth Foodbank is […]

7 Oct 21

Press Release

Bournemouth Foodbank has set up an urgent fundraising appeal as they brace for a significant rise in demand following the end of the furlough scheme and end of the £20 ‘uplift’ in Universal Credit this week. In Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, nearly 26,000 households are in receipt of Universal Credit and will lose the additional […]

29 Apr 21

Parcels That Are Good for Our Cells!

Richard T. Hodgson Masters in Nutrition & Behaviour @ BU Trussell Trust Food Parcels Nutritional studies have shown that Trussell Trust parcels consistently meet nutritional requirements for adults over a three-day period, in fact, they are designed that way. They frequently exceed requirements for energy, protein, and micronutrients, including vitamins and minerals, which allows them […]

27 Feb 21

High Sheriff of Dorset Visit

The team of staff and volunteers at the Bournemouth Foodbank received a visit from the High Sheriff of Dorset last July. We’ve recently received a published article as part of the brochure Inspiring Hope – An insight into the inspirational work of some of Dorset’s charities and towns […] featuring our Foodbank and would love to […]

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