News
18 Apr 19
Food bank closed Good Friday
Please be aware that the food bank will be closed this Friday as it’s a bank holiday for Good Friday. We are open as normal throughout the rest of the Easter break. See our locations and opening times for details.
2 Apr 19
April Newsletter
For many of our clients with young families it isn’t just food they need when they attend our Foodbank but also nappies. A recent article from the All Parliamentary Group on Poverty suggests that as much as 46% of child benefit can be spent on purchasing nappies. We currently have a shortage of size 5 […]
28 Mar 19
Prayer meeting, 4 April at St Luke’s
Join us for a Foodbank Prayer meeting Thursday 4th April 2019 from 8pm – 9.30pm at St Luke’s Church, Knights Hill, SE27 0HS. There is parking at church if required – see our locations page for a map and transport links. Please do join us to pray for the foodbank over the coming weeks and months.
27 Mar 19
March Newsletter
We’re running two fabulous fundraising campaigns this Easter. The first is our ’40 pence for 40 days’ campaign which has been a big succes in previous years. The challenge begins on 6th March which is the beginning of Lent and also marks 40 days until Easter. All you have to do is find an empty jam […]
31 Jan 19
January Newsletter
We are appealing for Oyster cards. If you have any spare cards please do bring them in to one of our Foodbank distribution points and we will top them up with £1.50. We will then distribute them to clients who would otherwise struggle to get their food home. A big thank you to all […]
8 Jan 19
Christmas Newsletter
Queues started to form outside the door of St Luke’s church on 22nd December two hours before the official opening to our Christmas Hamper Saturday. Marshalls, packers and the welcome team took their positions. Face painters and children’s’ entertainers gathered at the South London Theatre ready to host families during their wait for hampers. […]
4 Dec 18
Christmas Opening Hours
We’ve announced our opening hours over the Christmas period. Please do check our opening days and times above for more information.
30 Nov 18
Tesco Food Collection Thursday 29th November – Saturday 1st December
The TESCO food collection event is held once a year to collect food for people in need across the UK. Pop in to your local stores: TESCO Extra, 384 Streatham High Road SW16 6HP and TESCO Brixton, 13 Acre Lane, Brixton SW2 5RS to donate and item or two. TESCO will top up the total […]
30 Nov 18
Reverse Advent Calendar
Wondering how you can help your local Foodbank this year? Why not join our Reverse Advent Calendar Challenge! Download the calendar, grab a box & collect items with your friends and family. You can download a pdf 2018 reverse advent calender and a word version of the 2018 reverse advent calender. Donate to the Norwood and Brixton Foodbank […]
30 Nov 18
November Newsletter
Wondering how you can help your local Foodbank this year? Why not join our Reverse Advent Calendar Challenge! Download the calendar above, grab a box & collect items with your friends and family. Donate to the Norwood and Brixton Foodbank before 22nd December. Thank you for your support! A big thank you to everyone […]