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2 Jan 24
Antrim Foodbank continues to help build a #HungerFreeFuture
PRESS RELEASE: for immediate release As reported by the Antrim Guardian (4 January 2024), the funding for the host project of Antrim Foodbank, Oasis Antrim Community Support Hub, ran out in December 2023. The vital work of Antrim Foodbank is thankfully unaffected. Fionnuala O’Donnell, Manager at Antrim Foodbank, said: The untimely closure of the Oasis Antrim […]
14 Dec 23
Christmas Hours
If you need our help over the festive period, this is where you will find us: w/c 18th December 2023 Monday: Rathenraw 5pm – 7pm Tuesday: Parkhall 11am – 1pm Wednesday: Town 11 am – 1pm Thursday: Greystone 10 am – 12noon Friday: Muckamore CLOSED w/c 25th December 2023 Christmas Day: CLOSED Boxing Day: CLOSED Wednesday: […]
30 Nov 23
Support your community this winter
As food banks brace themselves for their toughest winter yet, with over a million emergency food parcels expected to be distributed between December and February, Antrim Foodbank is urging shoppers to donate to this year’s Tesco Winter Food Collection. From Thursday 30 November to Saturday 2 December, customers at Tesco Extra Massereene will be encouraged […]
27 Nov 23
Festive Food Drive – Week Four
At Antrim Foodbank, we always need to plan ahead to ensure we can meet the needs of our community. Throughout November, we will be running a Festive Food Drive. Each week, we’ll be asking you to consider donating specific items to help us put together hampers for people in crisis in Antrim this Christmas. This week’s items for the Festive […]
20 Nov 23
Festive Food Drive – Week Three
At Antrim Foodbank, we always need to plan ahead to ensure we can meet the needs of our community. Throughout November, we will be running a Festive Food Drive. Each week, we’ll be asking you to consider donating specific items to help us put together hampers for people in crisis in Antrim this Christmas. This week’s items for the Festive […]
13 Nov 23
Festive Food Drive – Week Two
At Antrim Foodbank, we always need to plan ahead to ensure we can meet the needs of our community. Throughout November, we will be running a Festive Food Drive. Each week, we’ll be asking you to consider donating specific items to help us put together hampers for people in crisis in Antrim this Christmas. This week’s items for the Festive […]
6 Nov 23
Festive Food Drive – Week One
At Antrim Foodbank, we always need to plan ahead to ensure we can meet the needs of our community. Throughout November, we will be running a Festive Food Drive. Each week, we’ll be asking you to consider donating specific items to help us put together hampers for people in crisis in Antrim this Christmas. This week’s […]
30 Oct 23
Mid Term Break
We won’t be at Muckamore this week. Otherwise, if you need our help, this is where you’ll find us: antrim.foodbank.org.uk/locations/
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
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 […]