News
8 Mar 21
International Women’s day 8th March 2021 so a massive shout out to all the amazing women on our team!
As it’s International Women’s Day on Monday 8th March, we would like to give a massive shout out to all the wonderful women at Norwood and Brixton foodbank who have done incredible work over the last year. Here’s just a few anecdotes: The team of mostly women who cleared out a van of donations including […]
26 Feb 21
Lancelot Andrewes Medal awarded to Elizabeth Maytom
We are delighted to announce and celebrate that Elizabeth Maytom, Project Lead of the Norwood and Brixton foodbank, has been awarded the Lancelot Andrewes medal for her work within the Christian community and particularly for her work over the last year during lockdown. Elizabeth said that this has come ‘completely out of blue’ and was […]
16 Feb 21
February 2021 Newsletter
We have an item about Keir Starmer’s visit last month to our warehouse, to discuss keeping the £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit. This money can mean the difference between people being able to purchase food for themselves or pushing them into a situation where they need to rely on a foodbank, should it […]
15 Feb 21
Brixton Buzz: Foodbank Photo Special
Brixton Buzz takes you on a photographic tour of our wonderful warehouse in Streatham Hill: Photo special: a look inside the wonderful Norwood & Brixton Foodbank in Streatham Hill
4 Feb 21
Plea to the government to keep the £20 p/w universal credit uplift
Please support the Trussell Trust’s Hunger Free Future Campaign and help keep this invaluable source of income for those who need it most, by sharing this information. Read the article to find out how to share and who to email. Scroll to the bottom of the article to view the 3 minute video. Click here […]
29 Jan 21
Our Latest Most Needed Items
Here is our most up-to-date shopping list. For more details of collection points, go to GIVE HELP/DONATE FOOD. Remember you can drop items directly to our warehouse too at the South London Warehouse, St Margaret’s Church, Barcombe Ave, Streatham Hill SW2 3BH. Thank you as always for your support.
22 Jan 21
January 2021 Newsletter
A very warm welcome to our first newsletter of 2021 and also a huge thank you to Jon Taylor who edits each edition! We have an overview of our very busy Christmas period to share with you, our current shopping list (this also gets updated fairly regularly, so do always check on the GIVE HELP/DONATE […]
19 Jan 21
Keir Starmer visits South London Warehouse to discuss Universal Credit
Keir Starmer visited the South London Warehouse on Monday 18th January to discuss the £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit and its importance to those families who are reliant upon it. He is urging the government to #CancelTheCut as it would mean a potential 6 million people could slip further into poverty, should it […]
13 Jan 21
Christmas parcel Feedback from one our Lambeth Schools
We received this lovely feedback from one of our schools that requested Christmas parcels for some of their families, which we wanted to share with you: “New Years Greetings to you all. I hope you have had a good start to the year despite the restrictions. I have spoken to most of the parents who […]
5 Jan 21
Our most needed items
These are our currently most needed items. To find out where your nearest collection point is click here.