Yearly Archives: 2023

Our opening hours/closures Christmas and New Year

Our opening hours/closures from 20 December until the New Year are: Wednesday 20 December –          10am to 12pm Unit 4, Glenmore Business Centre Thursday 21 December –               10 am to 12 pm Unit 4, Glenmore Business Centre 1pm to 3pm St James Foodbank Centre Friday […]

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Energy Cafe – Monday 4 December

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Newsletter – October 2023

You can read our most recent newsletter here: DDFB Newsletter 31 October 2023

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Challenging Poverty 2023

Challenging Poverty – information, questions and answers – Friday 6 October 2023 7.30pm The Bouverie Hall Goddard Rd Pewsey SN9 5EQ   Speakers & Panellists :   Hon. Danny Kruger MP Cllr Laura Mayes, Deputy Leader – Wiltshire Council Suzanne Wigmore, CEO – Wiltshire Citizens Advice Representatives from The Trussell Trust   A Challenge Poverty […]

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Thank you Morrisons customers!

A special food collection was held at Morrisons in Devizes on 22 July and a total of 492kg of food was donated by Morrisons shoppers. One boy spent all his pocket money on food items for us while some customers gave carrier bags full of food. Other customers told us that they had once been […]

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Shortages 26 July 2023

We still have a few shortages:   Tinned soup Long life sponge puddings (minimum of 4 months until the best before date) Instant mash potato Tinned custard Tinned ham Tinned hot meat Baked beans Tinned rice pudding Dried rice 500g Instant coffee (small jars) Spreads (jam, honey, peanut butter)   Drop off points for items […]

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Shortages as of 13 July 2023

These are the items that we most need as of 13 July: Pasta sauce T-bags 80s and 160s (nothing bigger please) Tinned soup UHT dairy milk (we don’t need oat milk etc) Long life sponge puddings (minimum of 4 months until the best before date) Pasta 500g or 1kg (nothing bigger please) Drop off points […]

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Shortages as of 29 June 2023

These are the items that we most need as of 29 June: Tinned custard Tinned soup UHT dairy milk (we don’t need oat milk etc) Long life sponge puddings (minimum of 4 months until the best before date) T-bags 80s and 160s (nothing bigger please) Pasta 500g or 1kg (nothing bigger please) Toothpaste Men’s deodorant […]

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Shortages as of 16 June

These are the items that we most need as of 16 June: Long life fruit juice Tinned custard Tinned tomatoes Tinned soup Tinned rice pudding UHT dairy milk (we don’t need oat milk etc) Tinned vegetables Chocolate/sweets Long life sponge puddings (minimum of 4 months until the best before date) Tinned potatoes (300g) Drop off […]

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Mondays and/or Thursdays

We recently started holding foodbank sessions in Devizes town centre on a Monday and Thursday. People who have a voucher for the foodbank can come along to collect their box and also speak face to face with a Citizen’s Advice Caseworker. These sessions are going well but we do need more volunteers to help out. […]

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