Blog | Antrim Foodbank

1 Jun 22

Volunteers’ Week at Antrim Foodbank

In his final engagement as Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Councillor Billy Webb MBE JP officially opened Antrim Foodbank’s new warehouse at Antrim Enterprise off the Greystone Road. Antrim Foodbank Project Manager, Fionnuala O’Donnell, said: I am ever so grateful to our wonderful volunteers, and it’s a challenge sometimes to not keep asking the same […]

26 May 22

Spring Bank Holiday and Jubilee

At Antrim Foodbank, even our wonderful Volunteers need a break once in a while! Next week, you’ll still find us at Rathenraw (Monday: 5 pm – 7 pm) and Parkhall (Tuesday: 11 am – 1 pm), but we’ll be CLOSED on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd June 2022. By the way, could you donate some […]

20 May 22

Food bank use in Antrim doubles

New figures released by Antrim Foodbank today reveal 1,439 emergency food parcels were provided to local people who couldn’t afford the essentials between April 2021 and March 2022. 629 of these went to children. This number of parcels is a 102% increase over 2019-20. The food bank believes the increase in people needing support is […]

13 May 22

We need your help!

Could you donate some time to support your local food bank? We are currently recruiting volunteers to help out at Antrim Foodbank – Rathenraw. Help us build our Recipe Bank! Please share your recipes using the ingredients in an Antrim Foodbank parcel. Are you doing the big shop this #FoodbankFriday? We urgently need: UHT Milk […]

9 May 22

Antrim Foodbank trials evening sessions

From Monday 9th May 2022, we’ll be trialling an evening session at our new food bank centre in Rathenraw (5 pm – 7 pm). Antrim Foodbank – Rathenraw is hosted by The Family Caring Centre on Somerset Park. The kettle is always on, and we have time to listen, pray for you if you would like, […]

5 May 22

Stop Food Waste to help Antrim Foodbank

A staggering 9.52 million tonnes of food is wasted every year in the UK, meanwhile, more than 3.5 million people are seeking support from food banks. To mark Stop Food Waste Day on 27th April 2022, national charity BanktheFood has launched #WasteNot, a campaign asking shoppers to reduce food waste by swapping an item from […]

29 Apr 22

Help us build a Recipe Bank

The Chinese philosopher Lao Tsu said: If you give a hungry man a fish, you feed him for a day, but if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. Mid Ulster District Council and the Northern Health and Social Care Trust have developed The Slow Cooker Cook Book as: …a […]

18 Apr 22

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 […]

13 Apr 22

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 […]

8 Apr 22

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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