Blog & Articles - Bournemouth Foodbank

26 May 17

National Collections – get involved!

Food donation trolley - Bournemouth Foodbank

We’re approaching a very exciting time of year: It’s almost time for National Foodbank Collections! Every year, we see an amazing response from the British public, as we visit supermarkets and ask for food donations. Anyone who has been part of this before can tell you what a thrilling experience it is to see […]

22 May 17

Client Stories – Gratitude through Hardship

A client came in to the FoodBank one morning, with his 11 year old son… His English was fairly good, but as we spoke his son helped him with some of the more difficult words. He told me about his wife and daughter who were waiting for them in their new accommodation in Bournemouth, and […]

20 May 17

A Muddy Day – Fundraising Update!

“Mud was the real winner today” Last month we told you about some crazy fundraisers who took part in the Tough Mudder challenge. Time for an update! “It was like the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan… crawling through terror, tears and torn body parts.” Think that this sounds like a challenge? You might […]

20 Apr 17

Behind the Scenes – The Foodbank Chairman’s Story!

Bournemouth Foodbank is helped and supported by a great bunch of people! We want to share some of their stories with you, here on our website. The following story is that of the Foodbank’s Trustee Chairman, Pippa Williams. I was approached by a Bournemouth Foodbank trustee in September 2015 and asked to consider the position of […]

16 Mar 17

Bournemouth Foodbank’s Tough Mudders!

We all have our different ways of ‘making a difference’. Some are just a bit more more… muddy! In order to support the life changing mission of Bournemouth Foodbank, ten local ‘nut-cases’ will be taking part in a sponsored ‘Tough Mudder’ this April. Wondering just what this entails? Tough Mudder is an obstacle course designed to […]

15 Mar 17

See how we’ve helped! [Infographic]

Bournemouth Foodbank helps a lot of people! We want to share a glimpse of how we’ve been serving our community recently, so take a look at our February infographic! As you can see, we distributed a massive 1298kg of food to over 300 people! Your donations make a huge difference – you can give directly by […]

18 Dec 16

Foodbank Christmas Opening Hours

Christmas opening hours small - Bournemouth Foodbank

Christmas is super close now! With that in mind, here’s a little update on our opening hours over the festive period. The foodbank will be closed from Friday 24th until Tuesday 27th December 2016. We’ll be opening our doors again as usual on Wednesday 28th from 11:30-12:45. We will then be closed on 2nd January, […]

17 Nov 16

Reverse Advent Calendar – Christmas 2016

We’re all familiar with advent calendars; who doesn’t love a little treat every morning, for a whole month! This year we thought we’d try something a little different at the Foodbank! Throughout December 2016, we’re all going to be doing ‘Reverse Advent Calendars’ – and you can take part too. No idea what a reverse […]

12 Nov 16

Join our November Volunteer Sessions!

This goes out to all of our supporters – to ‘Team FoodBank’! “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” Lk 10:2 Due to the huge backlog of harvest donations, we are asking for volunteers to help us sort through it on a few Monday evenings in November. We would love for you to volunteer to […]

11 Oct 16

Co-op Local Community Fund

Great news, we have recently been approved for the Co-op Local Community Fund! On the 21st September, Co-op re-launched their Membership scheme. Their members are receive their new cards soon and will be able to choose a cause in their communities to support – and you can now choose to support Bournemouthn Foodbank! How it […]

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