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24 Mar 23
New distribution centre
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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!
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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
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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!
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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!
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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
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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
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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 […]
10 Jan 22
Christmas donations for Afghan families
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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 […]
19 Dec 21
Thank you to Sebia Daly – 96km, 19 days raising £2,000
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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!
30 Nov 21
Fresh fruit and vegetables from Hulse
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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.