Thanks | Antrim Foodbank

25 Feb 22

Thanks, 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 […]

7 Jan 22

Tom’s 3km a day for Antrim Foodbank

Christmas is supposed to be a season for joy and celebration – but for millions of families, it is one of the toughest times of the year as they struggle to put food on the table and heat their homes. One local boy took it upon himself to make a difference. Tom Cawley, a P7 […]

24 Nov 21

Thank you, Antrim!

From Thursday 18 to Saturday 20 November, Tesco customers at Tesco Extra Massereene were greeted on their way into store with our Reverse Advent Calendar and encouraged to pick up food items as they shop to drop in special donation trollies on the way out. Thank you, Antrim, for rising to the challenge and donating an […]

22 Oct 21

Harvest Thanks

A big #FoodbankFriday thank you to all of the local Churches who donated their Harvest Festival collections to Antrim Foodbank – including one recent delivery which weighing it at 500kg! What does 500kg look like? It looks like over 1,000 meals for people in crisis in our Town! If you are doing the big shop […]

24 Sep 21

Thanks NFU!

A big #FoodbankFriday thank you to our friends at NFU Mutual Crumlin with whose help we have been able to buy new A-board signs for our Warehouse and distribution centres at High Street, Parkhall and Muckamore. Antrim Foodbank Manager, Fionnuala O’Donnell, said: This month, we’ve had clients report that administrative delays with free school meals and uniform grants have added to their back-to-school burden. […]

30 Jul 21

Thank you, Antrim!

You donated 500kg of food through the Summer Food Collection at Tesco Extra Massereene! From Thursday 15th July to Saturday 17th July, Tesco customers were asked to donate essential items as part of a drive to help support children and families throughout the summer holidays. You stepped up with donations that will provide 1,190 meals to […]

9 Jul 21

Shopping List

If you are doing the big shop this #FoodbankFriday, we could really be doing with: Cereal Soup (Tinned) Baked Beans Fruit and Vegetables (Tinned) Tinned Meat (eg Bolognese, Curry) UHT Milk Fruit Juice Biscuits Tea and Coffee Toiletries Laundry powder Washing up liquid Donations can be left at our Food Collection Points. You can Donate Online too. Thank […]

1 Jun 21

A time to say thanks

This week (1st – 7th June) we are celebrating Volunteers’ Week 2021. Volunteers’ Week is an annual campaign, entering its 37th year, which sees charities, voluntary groups, social organisations, and volunteers themselves come together to recognise the incredible impact that volunteering has in our community. This year’s theme is A time to say thanks – recognising […]

7 May 21

MiS&Ellany

A #FoodbankFriday thank you to Tim Hughes and his team at S&E CareTrade on Greystone Road for their kind donation of a miscellany from our shopping list towards this week’s Antrim Foodbank parcels. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Have you taken the #ReadySteadyAntrim Foodbank Challenge yet? LET’S BUILD A #HUNGERFREEFUTURE TOGETHER If your local business […]

16 Apr 21

Antrim Hospital staff rise to the challenge!

A big thank you to the Level A admin staff at Antrim Hospital who set themselves a 40-day challenge throughout Lent in support of Antrim Foodbank. Their generosity has already made its way into this week’s food parcels! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Antrim Foodbank relies on the support of the Antrim community. Food poverty […]

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