Posts in: Christmas
3 Nov 25
Big Christmas Appeal
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As Christmas draws near, many of us look forward to sharing meals, laughter, and warmth with loved ones. But for too many families in our community, food will be meagre this year. Our food bank is working harder than ever to provide meals and comfort to those struggling to make ends meet — but we […]
23 Dec 24
Christmas 2024
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The food bank is closed for Christmas from 24th December and will re-open on 2nd January. If you are in absolute crisis in this period please phone 01482 393939 which is the council’s 24 hour emergency number. Our best wishes to all.
18 Dec 23
CHRISTMAS CLOSURE DATES 2023
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We are closed from Friday 22nd Dec for the Christmas week. We will re-open on the 2nd of January. Last referrals Weds 20th. Last requests for food parcels Thurs 21st. Thank you.
15 Dec 22
Foodbank closure dates over Christmas – get your requests in now
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The food bank will close at lunchtime on Friday 23rd December. Requests for a food parcel need to be in by 1pm Thursday 22nd Dec. We open again on Tuesday 3rd Jan at 9.30am. If you’re likely to need food parcels over the holiday period, please call 01482 772060 or email [email protected]. Please include your […]
10 Nov 22
It’s Reverse Advent Calendar challenge time again!
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The reverse advent calendar is a lovely way of helping those less fortunate face Christmas. Great to do as a family or group of work colleagues. How it works: You or you with family/friends put one item to donate aside each day. At the end of the 24 days you have a super donation for […]
4 Nov 21
The new Reverse Advent Calendar is here!
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Our 2021 reverse Advent Calendar is here! A lovely way of helping those less fortunate face Christmas. Great to do as a family or group of work colleagues. How it works: You or you with family/friends put one piece of food aside each day. At the end of the 24 days you have a super […]
21 Dec 20
Pop-up Success…
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POP UP THANK YOU A HUGE thank you to everyone who has visited us over the last 3 weeks; donated food, money, bought raffle tickets, played the tombola, coloured pictures or even just popped in to say hi. Also thanks to our volunteers to helped run the shop, we’ve had volunteers new and existing and […]
5 Dec 20
Colouring Competition
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One of the walls in our pop-up shop is a little bare so we thought we’d run a colouring competition for the children. There are 2 age categories under 6 and Over 6 to win a one of 2 M&S Children’s hampers. You can print of the attached designs at home or collect a sheet […]
10 Nov 20
Reverse Advent Calendar 2020 Appeal…
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We are pleased to launch our Reverse Advent Calendar and Festive Fare collection. You will see a few different items this year, one being the Christmas Cards and Stamps. We are helping people who are isolated and this is a way in which they can stay in touch with family and loved ones. In order […]