News
7 Mar 24
Easter & May bank holidays 2024
Burngreave food bank will be CLOSED on Good Friday 29th March . The office will also be CLOSED on Easter Monday 1st April, Monday 6th May & Monday 27th May due to the bank holidays
30 Nov 23
Christmas & New Year Holidays 2023
The food bank will be open as normal until (& including) Friday 22nd Dec 2023. It will then be; CLOSED on Monday 25th – Wednesday 27th Dec 2023. OPEN on Thursday 28th Dec (at Living Waters, Darnall) CLOSED on Friday 29th Dec 2023 – Monday 1st Jan 2024. It will reopen as normal from Tuesday […]
25 May 23
Darnall food bank new phone number
If you need to contact the Darnall branch of this food bank (Living Waters) please note that as of 25/05/2023 the phone number has changed to 07909 598426.
20 Mar 23
Easter and May Bank Holidays 2023
The food bank will be CLOSED on Good Friday 7th April 2023. The food bank office will also be closed on Monday 10th April & Mondays 1st, 8th & 29th May 2023 due to the bank holidays.
29 Oct 20
A big thank you!
This year has been unlike any other and one thing that stands out for us is the incredible generosity of our supporters! At a time when so many are struggling themselves it has been an inspiration and huge encouragement to have been on the receiving end of a tidal wave of donations both large and […]
7 Dec 18
A massive thank you for your help and donations
A massive thank you to everyone who donated food at our recent Tesco collections at Tesco Extra, Savile Street and Tesco Metro, Berkeley Precinct. We were blown away by the generosity of many people making this was our most successful collection ever, with over 3.8 tonnes of food being donated! Thank you so much! We […]
23 Dec 15
6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need
A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.
8 Dec 15
Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?
With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she’s helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. “For the past few days I haven’t been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…” This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]
1 Dec 15
Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test
David McAuley, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust said: “We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today. Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger? Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking […]
21 Oct 15
Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics
MPs and peers discussed tackling UK poverty. The Trussell Trust, along with dozens of representatives from its UK network of foodbanks, were in parliament yesterday speaking with MPs and Peers about the work they do to combat hunger and poverty. Hosting the event, Chris White MP commended the varied work of the Trussell Trust’s foodbanks, […]