News | Buckfastleigh Foodbank

17 Mar 23

We’re closed on Good Friday

Buckfastleigh Foodbank will be closed on Friday 7th April 2023. To collect a food parcel, please call us on 01364 644485 before Friday 31st March, or you can email us at [email protected]. Buckfastleigh Foodbank can provide you with food supplies, support and advice if you are struggling to make ends meet. A representative from Citizens […]

17 Apr 20

NEW! – Bookbank running alongside the Foodbank

Stuck at home? Needing books to read? Help is here!

17 Apr 20

Foodbank during the coronavirus outbreak

Although Friday morning Foodbank sessions in St Luke’s Church are not operating during the coronavirus outbreak we are still very much operational, supplying food to families and individuals in Buckfastleigh. Contact 01364 255819 or 07730575312 for help.

31 Mar 20

During the coronavirus outbreak

During the coronavirus outbreak St Luke’s Church is closed, and so our normal Friday morning sessions are not running. If you need help, please make contact using the details on the Contact page.

23 Dec 15

6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need

A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.

8 Dec 15

Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?

With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she’s helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. “For the past few days I haven’t been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…” This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]

1 Dec 15

Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test

David McAuley, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust said: “We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today.  Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger?  Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking […]

21 Oct 15

Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics

MPs and peers discussed tackling UK poverty. The Trussell Trust, along with dozens of representatives from its UK network of foodbanks, were in parliament yesterday speaking with MPs and Peers about the work they do to combat hunger and poverty. Hosting the event, Chris White MP commended the varied work of the Trussell Trust’s foodbanks, […]

1 May 15

Trussell Trust foodbanks gave out over one million three day emergency food supplies to UK people in crisis in 2014/15.

Benefit delays, low income and benefit changes are the primary reasons why people are currently being referred to foodbanks for emergency food. About Our Statistics The Trussell Trust statistics are a measure of volume – they show the number of people to whom The Trussell Trust foodbanks have given three days’ emergency food. These are […]

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