Yearly Archives: 2022

#FoodbankFriday

Shopping List

Are you doing the big shop this #FoodbankFriday? We urgently need: UHT Milk (2 litres) Rice Pudding / Custard Fruit Juice Tinned Fruit Tinned Vegetables We could also be doing with: Tinned Tomatoes Jams and Spreads Tinned Meat / Spam Baked Beans Rice You can Donate Online too. Thank you for your continued support! Together we can help build […]

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Antrim Foodbank – Greystone

Greystone Road

Antrim Foodbank has added an additional food bank centre to meet the increase in demand in the Town.     Fionnuala O’Donnell, Project Manager with Antrim Foodbank, said:   At Antrim Foodbank, we work with the Trussell Trust to help build a #HungerFreeFuture.  Last year, Antrim Foodbank helped 4,285 people in crisis in our Town, including almost […]

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Shopping List, February 2022

Shopping List

If you are doing the big shop this #FoodbankFriday, please check out our current needs at Donate food | Antrim Foodbank and by downloading the BankTheFood App. Right now, we urgently need: UHT Milk  (2 litres) Rice Pudding / Custard Fruit juice  (1 litre) Tinned Vegetables Tinned Fruit We could also be doing with: Tinned Tomatoes Jams […]

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Let’s talk about… Antrim Foodbank

Let's talk about... Antrim Foodbank

Antrim Foodbank joined the Trussell Trust network in 2015 and is facilitated by the charity Oasis – Caring in Action. With three distribution sites and one warehouse, there is currently one member of staff, Project Manager Fionnuala O’Donnell, ably assisted by approximately 40 volunteers. On average, the food bank receives around 100 referrals a month and provides […]

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Spar Greystone

Spar Greystone

A big thank you this #FoodbankFriday to our friends at Spar Greystone who have kindly agreed to host a collection point for Antrim Foodbank in their store.  If you are shopping in Spar Greystone this week, we urgently need: UHT Milk (2 litres) Rice Pudding Custard We could also be doing with: Fruit Juice Jams and […]

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Shopping List, January 2022

Shopping List

If you are doing the big shop this #FoodbankFriday, please check out our current needs at Donate food | Antrim Foodbank and download the BankTheFood App. Right now, we urgently need: UHT Milk (2 litres) Rice Pudding Custard We could also be doing with: Fruit Juice Jams and Spreads Donations can be left at our Food Collection […]

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Tom’s 3km a day for Antrim Foodbank

Tom Crawley

Christmas is supposed to be a season for joy and celebration – but for millions of families, it is one of the toughest times of the year as they struggle to put food on the table and heat their homes. One local boy took it upon himself to make a difference.  Tom Cawley, a P7 […]

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