Blog | Antrim Foodbank

18 Oct 23

We are bracing for our worst winter yet

Antrim Foodbank is facing unprecedented pressure this winter, as the number of people needing to access food banks is expected to surge this winter. Across the UK, food banks are expecting to provide more than one million emergency food parcels between December 2023 and February 2024 – the most parcels ever provided across this period. […]

13 Oct 23

Harvest thanks

Rev Colin McDowell, Brian and Nancy Bonar

A big #FoodbankFriday thank you to all of our local Churches for your recent Harvest donations to Antrim Foodbank. Rev Colin McDowell, Brian and Nancy Bonar from High Street Presbyterian Church recently delivered theirs to our warehouse at Antrim Enterprise. If you are doing the big shop, please remember that your donations are still essential […]

14 Sep 23

National Lottery players support Antrim Foodbank

Antrim Foodbank volunteers at Castle Mall

Antrim Foodbank, a project of Oasis Antrim, is today celebrating after being awarded National Lottery funding to help support its work to build a hunger free future. The project, based at the Oasis Antrim Community Support Hub on High Street, Antrim, has been running since 2015 and is staffed by local volunteers who run five […]

23 Aug 23

Back to School?

From Monday 28th August – Friday 1st September 2023, our Opening Hours will be: Bank Holiday Monday: CLOSED Tuesday: 11am-1pm Wednesday: 11am-1pm Thursday: 10am-11am Friday: CLOSED If you need help, please speak with one of our Referral Partners. Normal service will be resumed from Monday 4th September 2023. Together, we can help build a #HungerFreeFuture

17 Aug 23

Thank you, Sarah!

Thank you, Sarah! Local woman, Sarah McKibbin, recently won a £100 SPAR voucher in store at SPAR Greystone which she kindly donated to Antrim Foodbank. Pictured with Sarah are Diane Camlin – SPAR Greystone – and Stephen Brown – Antrim Foodbank. Together, we can help build a #HungerFreeFuture

25 Jul 23

Reaping what we’ve sowed!

In the springtime, we were sowing the seeds with our Tesco Community Grant. This summer we are reaping the benefits! Claire de Silva, Tesco’s Head of Community, said: Tesco Community Grants help support local good causes like Antrim Foodbank and especially those projects supporting young people, those providing food, and local causes close to […]

28 Jun 23

Hunger in Northern Ireland

Forward by Emma Revie More and more people in our society are being left with no option but to turn to a food bank to feed themselves or their family. But as our most in-depth study on hunger to date shows, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Food bank managers and volunteers have […]

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 […]

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