News | Arden Foodbank

2 Dec 24

Team Arden Foodbank Out and About in Studley

November saw Arden Foodbank volunteers involved in three community events in Studley. Volunteers Bryn, Cathy, Hilary, Lynda, Mary and Helen donned their cycling gear and joined other members of the community to take part in Studley Rose Care Home’s 12 hour cycling challenge for BBC Children In Need. They each took their turn to complete […]

5 Nov 24

New Donation Points in Studley and Alcester

Throughout October Arden Foodbank has been out and about delivering smart new donation points to 23 locations in and around Studley and Alcester. Find them in Studley at Aldi, the Co-op, Spotty Pots Studio and Café, Four Acres Care Home, the Parish Church, Mappleborough Green Church, the Baptist Church, the Methodist Church, Studley Rose Care […]

5 Nov 24

Huge response to our Harvest appeal

This October our harvest appeal to all our local communities was for pasta, baked beans, soup, tuna, jam and tinned vegetables, tomatoes, meat, fruit and custard. The response was overwhelming. The total weight of food donated was an amazing 1600 kilos. That will enable us to provide almost 230 three-day emergency food parcels, providing local […]

16 Oct 24

Team Arden Foodbank Out and About at Greenbelt Festival

In August, Alcester team leader Janet joined Trussell Trust colleagues at the Greenbelt Festival, near Kettering, armed with her tent, wellies & sun cream. Having not volunteered for anything at national level, nor been to a festival before, this was new territory and stepping out of comfort zone stuff! Excited. Nervous. Apprehensive. Well, Janet […]

16 Oct 24

Another successful food drive at Waitrose in Alcester

We held our second food drive of the year at Alcester Waitrose on 20 September. Our volunteers, led by Janet, greeted shoppers all day. In total, 173kgs of food was donated, enabling us to provide over 220 additional meals, and we received £165 in cash donations. Many people worked together […]

18 Sep 24

Record number of breakfast and lunch packs issued to school children this summer

Over the six week school summer holiday in 2024, Arden Foodbank provided an astounding 367 breakfast and lunch packs for children in receipt of free school meals and for others identified as being in families struggling to afford the additional food costs over the summer break. This compares with just under 100 packs issued […]

18 Sep 24

Arden Foodbank holds Ready Steady Cook competition in Studley Pubs

To help raise awareness of Arden Foodbank’s centre in Studley, Arden Foodbank partnered with three local pubs in August. Chefs at the Little Lark, the Railway Inn and the Jubilee competed to see which pub could create and cook the best two course meal using the contents of an emergency food parcel. All parcels were […]

18 Sep 24

Celebrating our wonderful volunteers

At Arden Foodbank we are all unpaid volunteers. We have no paid staff. To celebrate Volunteers Week at the beginning of June, Arden Foodbank said a huge thank you to all our amazing volunteers. To those who help each week at our food banks in Studley and Alcester; to those who transport the food and […]

18 Sep 24

Out and About at Community Events in 2024

You may have noticed Arden Foodbank volunteers at various events already this year – notably, the Alcester Food Festival in May, Alcester Street Market in June and the Studley D-Day 80 celebrations also in June. Look out for us at the Studley Christmas Lights Switch On in November and at Alcester’s St.Nicholas Night celebrations […]

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