BOGNOR REGIS FOODBANK NEWSLETTER (OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2022)
4 Apr 22
Bognor Regis Foodbank Newsletter (January – March 2022)
You can find out more about our work and see relevant statistics in our newsletter. Read our January-March newsletter here. You can sign up to our mailing list by clicking here.
21 Jun 21
Our Weekly Foodbank Sessions
We are now holding two Foodbank sessions each week; Tuesdays and Fridays between 10.30am-2.30pm at ARGYLE HALL, ARGYLE ROAD, BOGNOR REGIS, PO21 1DY. There is an appointment system to prevent the need for queuing. We are not able to have members of the public inside at the moment, but if it is raining heavily there […]
2 Feb 21
Donations of food etc
We are still really grateful for any food donations which people are able to spare. Donations can be placed in the supermarket collection points, which are collected every week, or brought to the Foodbank at Argyle Road, Bognor Regis PO21 1DY on Wednesday mornings between 9.30-1pm. The door will be locked, but donors should knock, […]
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 […]