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28 Apr 23
Arden Foodbank marks 10 year milestone
This month, Arden Foodbank marked its 10 years of supporting food poverty within the local communities of Alcester, Studley and the surrounding areas. When it was set up, it was never intended to be a long-term project, but the need hasn’t gone away, and the foodbank is more than ever in demand. On Wednesday, 19th April, Arden […]
7 Feb 23
Need urgent items? Contact ‘Acts 435’
My name is Steve and I volunteer at Arden Foodbank on a Friday and that gives an opportunity to mention Acts 435 and its partnership with Alcester Minster Churches. It is a crowdfunding website where it is possible to donate £5 or more. Needs are posted on the website anonymously. Following conversations with several clients […]
10 Jan 23
Warm Hubs in Alcester & Studley
We are all far too aware that the cost of heating our homes has soared this winter, so new ‘warm hubs’ have been springing up across the country where people can go and get cosy. Warm hubs are where people can drop in, get warm, have a hot drink and be in the company of […]
4 Jan 23
2022 in Numbers
Over the 2 distribution centres, in Alcester & Studley, in 2022 we fed 592 adults and 338 children. That’s over 8,000 meals we provided and that doesn’t include more than 200 special Christmas parcels or the 88 summer holiday packs. We’re set to exceed that in 2023, feeding over 170 people in January alone. (Compared […]
28 Dec 22
Out and About at Community Events
You may have noticed Arden Foodbank volunteers at various events last year – the Food Festival in October and the ATC Money Advice Market and Studley Christmas lights switch-on in November – raising the profile of foodbanks generally and Arden Foodbank in particular. We’ve visited various groups too, including 1st Alcester Brownies and Tanworth in […]
2 Dec 21
Alcester Community Christmas Day Dinner Plans Announced!
We would love to have you join us for Christmas Dinner at the Eric Payne Community Centre on Christmas Day! We are also seeking volunteers if you can spare an hour or two on Christmas or during the days leading up to the event to help us prepare. Please call 07414851644 or email [email protected] to […]
23 Apr 21
Record 2.5m emergency food parcels given to people across UK – that’s two parcels every minute
22nd April, 2021 – The Trussell Trust is urgently calling on all levels of government across the UK to commit to developing a plan to end the need for food banks once and for all. Today, the Trussell Trust reports that food banks in its UK network gave more than 2.5m emergency food parcels to […]
11 Apr 21
29 food parcels delivered to local families for Easter
The Arden Foodbank is pleased to report another successful holiday food drive. Working with two local primary schools, the foodbank delivered Easter parcels to 29 families prior to the start of the school holidays. In total, 310 kg of food stock were distributed. To mark the holiday, the parcels also included hot cross buns and […]
6 Nov 20
COVID 19 UPDATE
We continue to help people in need in the Alcester and Studley area of Warwickshire. During the covid 19 crisis we have been busier than usual, however our dedicated volunteers have been working exceptionally hard to provide help were needed.