#FoodbankFriday | Antrim Foodbank

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

25 Mar 22

Ad-Lent: Week Four

Each week throughout Lent, we’ll be suggesting items you might want to donate to Antrim Foodbank. In Week Four on our Ad-Lent Calendar, we would ask that you consider donating: Shower Gel Toothpaste Sanitary products Deodorant UHT Milk (2 litres) Donations can be left at our Food Collection Points. You can Donate Online too. Thank you for your […]

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 […]

26 Nov 21

Festive Food Drive – Week 4

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 (Bank) 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. From […]

19 Nov 21

Festive Food Drive – Week 3

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 (Bank) 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 […]

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