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7 Sep 22
Shopping List, September 2022
If you are doing the big shop is Tesco Extra Massereene this week, we could be doing with: Tinned Fruit Tinned Veg UHT Milk (2 litres) Pasta Toiletries Thank you. Together, we can help build a #HungerFreeFuture
2 Sep 22
Recipe Bank: Homemade falafels with salad and pitta bread
Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 x 400g/14oz can chickpeas 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp mixed herbs 1 lemon, zest and juice salt and black pepper 1 egg, beaten 3 tbsp olive oil ½ cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced 100g/3½oz tomatoes (approximately two medium tomatoes), […]
17 Aug 22
Recipe Bank: Tuna, Rocket and Lemon Pasta
This week, we delve into our Recipe Bank with Tuna, Rocket and Lemon Pasta from BBC Food: Ingredients 300g/10½oz penne pasta 3-4 tbsp olive oil salt and pepper 2 x 185g/6½oz tin tuna, drained and broken into bite-sized pieces 1 lemon, juice and zest 70g/2¼oz rocket leaves, roughly torn Preparation method Bring a large saucepan of […]
10 Aug 22
Shopping List, August 2022
If you are doing the big shop is Tesco Extra Massereene this week, we could be doing with: Tinned Fruit Tinned Veg UHT Milk (2 litres) Fruit juice (1 litre) Toiletries Thank you. Together, we can help build a #HungerFreeFuture
27 Jul 22
Top 5 items needed this week
If you are doing the big shop is Tesco Extra Massereene this week, we could be doing with: Bags for Life Tinned Goods UHT Milk (2 litres) Tea/Coffee Fruit juice (1 litre) Thank you. Together, we can help build a #HungerFreeFuture
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 […]
17 Jun 22
Thank you, New Horizons!
We were pleased to welcome our friends from AMH New Horizons to the Antrim Foodbank Warehouse recently. They brought with them donations of food and stayed on to donate their time as well. Could you donate some time to help build a #HungerFreeFuture? The Tesco Summer Food Collection takes place in Tesco Extra Massereene from 30th June […]
10 Jun 22
Our shelves are bare…
Last week, we launched our new Warehouse This week, our shelves are bare Last month, we saw a 41% increase in referrals This month, we are struggling to meet demand If you are doing the big shop is Tesco Extra Massereene this week, we urgently need: UHT Milk (2 litres) Tea & Coffee Fruit juice (1 litre) […]
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 […]