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6 Jun 23

Volunteers’ Week at Antrim Castle

Volunteers from Antrim Foodbank celebrate Volunteer's Week with a picnic in Antrim Castle Gardens

This Volunteers’ Week (1st – 7th June), our Project Manager, Fionnuala O’Donnell, led the celebration of the people who give up their time to help make Antrim Foodbank work: our volunteers! At a picnic in the blistering sunshine of Antrim Castle Gardens, Fionnuala said: Happy Volunteers Week! You are the driving force of Antrim Foodbank […]

25 May 23

Bank Holiday at Antrim Foodbank – Rathenraw

This Bank Holiday Monday, 29th May, our evening session at the Family Caring Centre, will be from 5pm – 6pm. At Antrim Foodbank, we are running sessions five days a week. Our Monday evening session is geared towards people who are working during the day. Let that sink in. There are people in our town […]

10 May 23

Sowing the seeds

Last autumn, we were awarded a Tesco Community Grant to help us grow our own fresh fruit and vegetables. Antrim Foodbank Project Manager, Fionnuala O’Donnell, said: For Antrim Foodbank, this will allow us to provide extra help to those attending the food bank and encourage families to eat more fruit and vegetables, impacting their overall health and […]

26 Apr 23

2,804 children relying on Antrim Foodbank

On Wednesday 26 April 2023, we released our stats on the number of emergency food parcels that Antrim Foodbank provided within our local community between April 2022 and March 2023. The alarming new figures reveal that we have provided 6,004 emergency food parcels to people who couldn’t afford the essentials in Antrim Town over the […]

20 Apr 23

Shopping List, April 2023

If you are doing the big shop in Tesco Extra Massereene this week, we could always be doing with: Toiletries Tinned Veg Tinned Fruit Long Life Fruit Juice UHT Milk Thank you. Together, we can help build a #HungerFreeFuture

1 Feb 23

Shopping List, February 2023

If you are doing the big shop is Tesco Extra Massereene this week, we could be doing with: Tinned Meals Tinned Potatoes Tinned Fruit Long Life Fruit Juice UHT Milk Thank you. Together, we can help build a #HungerFreeFuture

25 Jan 23

2022 in Review

Last year was a busy time for Antrim Foodbank We moved into new warehouse premises, opened a fifth distribution centre and set up a two-year funded partnership with Community Advice offering food bank clients the opportunity to discuss benefits and income maximisation at three of our centres. This is a significant step in providing essential help and […]

19 Jan 23

We need your help!

Antrim Foodbank is urging the local community to help support people on the lowest incomes this winter. The food bank is part of the Trussell Trust’s network – which is warning food banks face the hardest winter yet as their network prepares to provide a predicted 1.3 million emergency food parcels across the UK in the next six […]

4 Jan 23

Shopping List, January 2023

If you are doing the big shop is Tesco Extra Massereene this week, we could be doing with: Tinned Meals Spam Tinned Fruit Long Life Fruit Juice UHT Milk Thank you. Together, we can help build a #HungerFreeFuture

30 Nov 22

Tesco Winter Food Collection

With need for food banks soaring as people struggle to cope with the rising cost of living, Antrim Foodbank – part of the Trussell Trust network of food banks – is urging shoppers to donate to this year’s Tesco Winter Food Collection. From Thursday 1 to Saturday 3 December, customers at Tesco Extra Massereene will […]

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