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Election fever hits Antrim Foodbank

This election season, Antrim Foodbank is canvassing your vote in their bid for a cash boost from the Tesco Community Grants initiative. Tesco works with community charity Groundwork to run its community funding scheme, which sees grants of up to £1,500, £1,000 and £500 awarded to local community projects.  Three groups in every community have […]

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Walk of Witness 2022

Walk of Witness 2022

The annual Good Friday walk, or Walk of Witness, has been a staple in the calendar for the Antrim Churches since 2004.     A traditional route   It is traditional to meet up at High Street Presbyterian at 11.30 am, then get a bus to Greystone Methodist Church for a 12-noon start.     For the uninitiated, ‘High Street’ is […]

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Ad-Lent: Week Six

Each week throughout Lent, we’ll be suggesting items you might want to donate to Antrim Foodbank. In Week Six on our Ad-Lent Calendar, we would ask that you consider donating: Easter Eggs UHT Milk (2 litres) Fruit Juice (1 litre) Tea & Coffee Biscuits / Snack Bars Donations can be left at our Food Collection Points. […]

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Ad-Lent: Week Five

Each week throughout Lent, we’ll be suggesting items you might want to donate to Antrim Foodbank. In Week Five on our Ad-Lent Calendar, we would ask that you consider donating: Baked Beans Tinned Fish Tinned Meat Tinned Soup Toothbrush Donations can be left at our Food Collection Points. You can Donate Online too. Thank you for your continued support! […]

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Ad-Lent: Week Four

Each week throughout Lent, we’ll be suggesting items you might want to donate to Antrim Foodbank. In Week Four on our Ad-Lent Calendar, we would ask that you consider donating: Shower Gel Toothpaste Sanitary products Deodorant UHT Milk (2 litres) Donations can be left at our Food Collection Points. You can Donate Online too. Thank you for your […]

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Ad-Lent: Week Three

Each week throughout Lent, we’ll be suggesting items you might want to donate to Antrim Foodbank. In Week Three on our Ad-Lent Calendar, we would ask that you consider donating: Easter Egg Biscuits Tinned Vegetables Fruit juice (1 litre) UHT Milk (2 litres) Donations can be left at our Food Collection Points. You can Donate Online too. Thank […]

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Ad-Lent: Week Two

Each week throughout Lent, we’ll be suggesting items you might want to donate to Antrim Foodbank. In Week Two on our Ad-Lent Calendar, we would ask that you consider donating: UHT Milk (2 litres) Pasta Rice Fruit juice (1 litre) Tinned Tomatoes Baked Beans Donations can be left at our Food Collection Points. You can Donate Online too. […]

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Ad-Lent: Week One

At Antrim Foodbank, we always need to plan ahead to ensure we can meet the needs of our community. During Lent, some of us will try and give something up. In the best traditions of Fr. Ted, this might include Cigarettes, Alcohol and Rollerblading.  Some may wish to take time to reflect.  The Trussell Trust […]

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Thanks, High St Presbyterian!

High St Presbyterian

(Pictured: John Creighton, Brian Bonar, Nancy Bonar and Ian Titterington) A big #FoodbankFriday thank you to the congregation at High Street Presbyterian for their recent donations to Antrim Foodbank, including £778 to help alleviate Fuel Poverty in our Town.     What is Fuel Poverty?   Fuel poverty is when a person needs to spend more than […]

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#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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