News
6 Nov 23
Here is our Reverse Advent Calendar for 2023!
Want to make someone’s Christmas special? Try taking part in our reverse advent calendar. All your donations will go to someone in your local area. From 21st November, you can make daily donations of items from our list below. Make sure to pack and drop them off at your local warehouse by 15th December. Many […]
31 Jul 23
Cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats
Four incredible individuals, Richard Gray, Jean-Michel Jacquinot, John Whitehead, and Giles Willits – all from the Harpenden area – are completing a charity bike ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats, cycling 1000 miles over 14 days to raise money for the St Albans and District Foodbank. Their journey started on Friday 20th July and […]
30 Jun 23
Job alert
We are currently looking for two wellbeing and engagement coordinators who will work with partner agencies, looking at clients with referral needs, and with DC volunteers to help them understand welfare role, how to identify clients with referral needs and what steps to take to help them engage with our welfare support. Applicants must have […]
24 Mar 23
New distribution centre
As of the 15th April 2023, the St Albans & District Foodbank will open its eighth distribution centre in Dagnall Street Baptist Church. The centre will be open every Saturday from 1.30-3.30pm. Also, you can find the addresses and the opening and closing times of St Albans & District food banks in the leaflet below. All […]
27 Jan 23
Many thanks to Vestey Foods for their generous donation!
The St Albans & District Foodbank are delighted to have received a donation of over £60,000 of food and drinks from Vestey Foods UK. The food donated will be used to support our clients, community groups and other foodbanks in our network. Chris O’Sullivan, Vestey’s Chief Operating Officer, said “We are proud to assist the […]
7 Dec 22
Christmas and New Year’s Opening Hours
Our distribution centres will run all sessions as usual during the week prior to Christmas. We will be closed on: Monday 26 December, Tuesday 27 December and Monday 2 January 2023. Locations and opening times from 28 to 30 December: WEDNESDAY morning 28 December 2022 – FEED – 10:00 – 12:00. Vineyard Church, 7 Brick Knoll Park, St Albans, AL1 5UG. WEDNESDAY […]
5 Dec 22
Here’s our Reverse Advent Calendar for 2022!
This Christmas, why not try the Reverse Advent Calendar? All donations go to someone in your local community. If you’ve not tried it before, it’s a wonderful way to make someone’s Christmas special. Many thanks to those who are able to donate – we greatly appreciate it. Merry Christmas! PDF: Foodbank Advent Calendar 2022 22 […]
16 Mar 22
We won!
We are delighted to have received the London Colney Community Chairman’s Award presented by Cllr Malcolm MacMillan including a cheque from the Parish Council to help stock up our supplies! Since opening in May 2020 we have provided over 1,100 three day emergency parcels to clients from our hub in London Colney. Huge congratulations to […]
7 Mar 22
Thank you to everyone at Harpenden Vets Football
Thanks again to all at Harpenden Vets Football for their further donation to the Foodbank. We are running short on quite a few items needed for our food parcels so this further donation will come in very handy! Thank you.
9 Feb 22
The Foodbank is delighted to welcome Rukia Augustine as our new CEO
Rukia joined us this week having worked previously for Garden House Hospice Care and a number of charities and associations addressing the needs of those with housing, debt and welfare rights issues. Rukia brings great experience to our foodbank which will help us all to focus and deliver as best we can to those most […]