News
6 Jun 22
New documentary on the Trussell Trust’s pandemic response
The powerful short documentary from the Trussell Trust was supposed to tell the story of how foodbanks pivoted their approach to helping those in crisis in response to the pandemic. But during filming, inflation rose to its highest level in a generation. The film features Trussell Trust CEO Emma Revie, as well as Norwood and […]
15 May 22
Are you an experienced benefits advice caseworker? Come and work with us
Brixton Advice Centre is expanding its outreach services in Lambeth foodbanks with a new full-time benefits advice role.
9 May 22
May 2022 Newsletter
What’s new in May? We release our latest figures on the number of parcels provided last year, some thank-yous for the wonderful donations we have received, news of our latest collection hub opening and also information about a job opportunity with Brixton Advice Centre. To download and share click here. YOUR LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES […]
5 May 22
Cake donations needed for the West Dulwich Fair 14th May 10am – 4pm
The Love West Dulwich Spring Fair on Rosendale Road is back, on Saturday 14th May, and Norwood and Brixton foodbank will be there with our wonderful cake stall and we also have some lovely plants to sell too. We will have our izettle card reader on the day for both payment of goods and to […]
3 May 22
Tesco Summer Supermarket Collection – Volunteers Needed
Can you spare 2 hours to help us in June/July as we collect food for people in crisis? On Thursday, 30th June, Friday, 1st July and Saturday, 2nd July we will be holding food collections at Tesco stores in Streatham and Brixton. Each volunteering slot is just two hours and involves engaging with customers and sorting and packing […]
27 Apr 22
21,946 food bank parcels provided to people across Lambeth
New figures released by The Lambeth Foodbank Partnership today reveal that 21,946 emergency food parcels were provided to local people who couldn’t afford the essentials between April 2021 and March 2022 – 8016 of these went to children. This number of parcels is a 15% increase on 2019-20. The Lambeth Foodbank Partnership believes this increase […]
5 Apr 22
April 2022 Newsletter
A thank you here to Jon Taylor, our media manager, who writes and edits our monthly newsletter. To sign up to receive our newsletter directly to your inbox, send us your email here. The sign up bar appears at the bottom of each website page, so it’s really easy to find and fill in. This […]
29 Mar 22
Buy One Give One – A lifeline for Foodbank clients
It is safe to say that these SIM cards have been a lifeline to many foodbank clients and during these immensely difficult times, they will help many more vulnerable individuals stay connected to their loved ones and the services that they need.
28 Mar 22
Easter Egg Collection
We will be celebrating Easter on Sunday, 17th April. Every year we love to supplement our food parcels with Easter Eggs to bring some extra joy to our clients with families. If you would like to donate, we would be grateful for any Easter egg contributions in the lead up to that date. For a […]
24 Mar 22
Lambeth Foodbanks volunteer on LBC radio
Listen to Pat Pilcher, one of our warehouse volunteers, on LBC’s James O’Brien show, discuss the difficulty he now faces when packing foodbank parcels in terms of considering cooking times for certain foods. This comes in light of a major supermarket highlighting particular items aren’t selling as well due to longer cooking times required (particularly […]