Press Release | Antrim Foodbank

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 […]

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 […]

20 Oct 22

We’re open five days a week

Press Release: For Immediate Release The tireless work of Antrim Foodbank’s volunteers was recently recognised at the Spirit of Volunteering Awards 2022 hosted by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council in Mossley Mill. The Spirit of Volunteering Awards recognise the unsung heroes in our Borough who dedicate so much of their lives to volunteering. Thanks to those […]

13 Sep 22

Antrim Foodbank bags £1500 from Tesco’s community grant scheme

Antrim Foodbank will receive £1500, which will be used for purchasing fresh food vouchers, seeds, and gardening equipment. The fresh food vouchers will be given out with our ambient food packs. This will enable fresh food items to be purchased. In Spring 2023, we will plan to collaborate with one of our referral partners to […]

24 Jun 22

Antrim Foodbank urges community to donate to summer food collection in Tesco

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, Antrim Foodbank – part of the Trussell Trust network of food banks – is calling on shoppers to donate food and other essentials to this year’s Tesco Summer Food Collection. From Thursday 30 June to Saturday 2 July, customers at Tesco Extra Massereene will be encouraged to pick […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

11 Feb 22

Antrim Foodbank – Greystone

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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