News | Devizes & District Foodbank

22 Apr 21

2200 food bank parcels provided to people in crisis in the Devizes, Marlborough and Pewsey area during the last year

New figures released by Devizes and District Foodbank today reveal 2200 emergency food parcels were provided to people in crisis during the last year – 949 of these went to children. Between April 2020 and March 2021, Devizes and District Foodbank have seen many people in need of support as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic hit people’s […]

20 Jan 21

APT Group Services Ltd 10,000 steps February challenge

Its been a very worrying time for many of us as well as very isolating with the only thing we are able to do is exercise! Why not join APT Group Services Ltd for their ‘10,000 Steps February Challenge’? Throughout the month of February, walk 10,000 steps a day, all in aid […]

22 Dec 20

Christmas and New Year opening times

Wednesday 23 December – open 10am – 12pm (this will be to give out emergency food boxes only. We will not be accepting donations of food) Thursday 24 December – open 10am – 12pm (this will be to give out emergency food boxes only. We will not be accepting donations of food) Friday 25 December […]

14 Dec 20

Thank you to Ben!

This is Ben. Ben wanted to donate these items to the Foodbank for his school challenge. He attends All Cannings Primary School and they are raising money to buy new playground equipment. The challenge was called Motive8 as its 8 months since the last lockdown, so they wanted the children to do anything they could […]

7 Dec 20

Thank you Paul and APT GRoup!

We have been busy over the last week making up School Holiday Meal boxes for over 300 families on free schools meals in our area. Thank you to all our volunteers who helped especially Devizes School 6th form (photos to follow) who made up 100 boxes, and to Paul from APT Group who helped transport […]

27 Nov 20

Update on food donations

Thank you to everyone for their generosity in donating food over the last few months. Our warehouse at the moment is very well stocked at the moment so we are asking you if you are are a school, church or business that is thinking of making a special food collection for Advent or Christmas, that […]

8 Oct 20

Donate to Devizes and District Foodbank through AmazonSmile

If you shop Amazon Prime Day deals on 13 & 14 October, you can make a difference: Simply shop at smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1179387-0 or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping app, and AmazonSmile donates to Devizes And District Foodbank.

30 Sep 20

Current items needed as of 30 September

Tinned meat Tinned fish Tinned vegetables (not tomatoes or pulses) Tinned spaghetti/macaroni cheese/ravioli Tinned custard Long life sponge puddings Chocolate biscuit bars e.g. KitKat, Penguin etc Chocolate We DO NOT NEED: UHT milk, soup, tinned tomatoes, baked beans, pasta, dried rice and cereal as we have plenty of these items. Thank you!

7 Sep 20

Thank you Rick Stein

A big thank you to @RickSteinMarlborough for the generous donation of £1800 through sales of Marlborough pudding prior to lockdown. 50p from the sale of each pudding was donated to the Foodbank. THANK YOU!!

20 Aug 20

Building Bridges online project

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