News

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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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10 Jan 22

Christmas donations for Afghan families

Herts Welcomes Refugees and St Albans for Refugees (Stars) were very grateful for the Christmas donations of chocolates, biscuits, toiletries,etc for the 25 or so Afghan families, waiting in one local hotel to be resettled here, and for two other local hotels where, in each, there are over 120 asylum seekers – some families and […]

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19 Dec 21

Thank you to Sebia Daly – 96km, 19 days raising £2,000

Just want to say a massive thank you to the wonderful Sebia Daly who has now completed her 95km in 19 days raising well over her target of £2000 for the foodbank https://localgiving.org/fundraising/eating-or-heating-no-sebia-runs-95km-in-19-days Thank you to everyone who has supported and assisted her and most of all thank you Sebia!

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30 Nov 21

Fresh fruit and vegetables from Hulse

We are so grateful to our friends at Hulse for helping us to provide fresh fruit and vegetables with our food parcels. A big thank you for helping us provide for those in need.

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9 Nov 21

We have so many to thank!

We have so many to thank for helping us secure and move into our new premises in Redbourn. First and foremost, Sarah Gadsden of Cantay Estates Ltd on behalf of our landlord and Art Marketing Ltd who vacated the premises for us. Both helped so much in meeting an incredibly tight timeframe with Ian at […]

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26 Sep 21

Urgent help required!

We have been given notice to vacate our warehouse which is used for the sorting and storage of donations and the packing of food parcels. Without a warehouse we cannot operate. We have to find alternative premises fast, ideally about 2000 to 3000 square feet with level access, weather and vermin proof! Please contact [email protected] […]

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17 Aug 21

St Albans restaurant Lussmanns Grill makes £2,000 donation

A local restaurant has raised £2,000 for the St Albans and District Foodbank through its Food To Go service, which it launched at the start of the first lockdown. Lussmanns Grill launched its Food To Go service in March last year to help support Hertfordshire communities through the first lockdown after turning its St Albans […]

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5 Aug 21

Tesco Community Grant – If you are shopping in any Tesco store, please ask for a blue token and pop it in the collection point

We are very lucky to have the opportunity to take part in the Tesco Community Grant scheme which is live in all stores across the district until 30th September 2021.     Please see the following website for more information: https://tescocommunitygrants.org.uk/   Support for your community Tesco Community Grants fund thousands of local community projects […]

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