News

23 Apr 18

Free Film Festival comes to Herne Hill

Run entirely by volunteers, the Free Film Festival are back in Herne Hill with a whole host of films being screened throughout April and May. The festival have chosen to support the foodbank and are welcoming donations (cash and food) during screenings. The festival aims to bring people together to enjoy films they might not have […]

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25 Mar 18

Easter Opening Times and Wednesday sessions reinstated

Earlier this year, we temporarily suspended our Wednesday evening sessions. We’re really pleased to announce that we are now re-opening on a Wednesday evening with our Foodbank sessions at St Margaret’s Church, Barcombe Ave SW2 3BH. Do visit our locations page for full details of opening times and how to get to us. Easter Opening Times […]

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3 Jan 18

Wednesday sessions temporarily suspended

We have temporarily had to close the Wednesday evening session for January 2018. The Saturday morning session will still be open at the Warehouse as normal (we are just experiencing a temporary shortage of volunteers for a the Wednesday evening session). We will notify you as soon as possible when sessions are reopening. Check out our location […]

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19 Dec 17

A special Christmas fayre

Older people in the churches in Streatham were determined to find ways of giving as well as receiving. Thus was born the partnership between Streatham Senior Connections and the Norwood and Brixton Foodbank.  Over the last few months older people from Christ Church, Immanuel and St Andrews, St Leonard’s and St Peter’s, Streatham Baptist Church […]

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28 Nov 17

Reverse Advent Calendar and Christmas opening times

Many of you have asked where you can get a copy of our Reverse Advent Calendar so please find a downloadable 2017 advent calendar to print out. The idea is that instead of chocolate behind each window, we have placed a Foodbank item that is in short supply. Don’t worry if you can’t buy every item, just […]

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7 Nov 17

Latest figures released on foodbank usage

Half-yearly figures released today indicate a 13% rise in the number of people using Trussell Trust Foodbanks. Our own stats reveal we have fed an additional 1000 people in that same time period – a 26% increase. Benefit Delays and No Recourse to Public Funds are among the top reasons for this dramatic spike in […]

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6 Nov 17

Update on our new job role

Thank you for all the applications for our new part-time administrator post, we have been overwhelmed by the level of interest and as such it is taking longer to process than anticipated.   We still hope to interview in November and will contact everyone once shortlisting is complete.   We thank you for your patience […]

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1 Nov 17

Stock levels low – volunteer for supermarket collections

It’s been a busy few months and sadly our stock levels are getting very low. We could really use your help at our forthcoming supermarket collections to talk to the public about the work of the foodbank and encourage people to add an item or two to their shop. Winter is always a busy time […]

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9 Oct 17

Harvest collections

We’ve had such a great response to our harvest appeal from schools, churches and local businesses and want to share our thanks for all who have gotten involved. If you’ve been having a collection and still need to drop off your donations, could we ask that you go to our Streatham warehouse at St Margaret’s, […]

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26 Sep 17

September newsletter

Harvest is traditionally a time to gather crops and store provisions to last throughout the barren winter months. This is also true for our Foodbank as we seek to increase our stock levels before the busy winter period kicks in. Read about our ‘Combined Harvest Appeal’ on our website and the vital ways in which you can help. This October we will be running another Eat […]

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