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Guarantee the Essentials Campaign is Now Live!

7 Nov 24

Harvest Thank you

A huge thank you to the community of Oswestry and Borders for your generous Harvest donations. This year 42 schools, churches and community groups gave a combined total of  3.2 tonnes of food and toiletries! Absolutely fantastic! This will go a long way to supporting local people facing hardship this Winter.   Below are a […]

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6 Oct 24

Harvest 2024

Harvest collections are well under way with local Churches, Schools, Businesses and Community Groups giving so generously to the work of Oswestry and Borders Foodbank. There is still time to get involved if you would like to hold a collection where you are. You can email us to find out more: [email protected] Check out this […]

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21 Aug 24

Bank Holiday Closure

Please note: the foodbank will be CLOSED Bank Holiday Monday. It will reopen on Tuesday 27th August for deliveries and collections. If you are unable to wait until Tuesday for food, please contact your referral agency or the foodbank direct to arrange an earlier collection. call: 0300 10 20 110 email: [email protected] Thank you

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7 Aug 24

Shrosphire Council’s Household Support Fund

The Council’s Welfare Support Team has been helping people who are struggling to meet their essential living costs with awards from the Household Support Fund, which has been extended to 30 September 2024.   If you are struggling to meet essentials living costs, you may be able to apply for some help from this fund.  […]

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4 Aug 24

Deputy Manager takes on Summer Swimathon Challenge

Deputy Manager, Susannah Buckeridge, has taken on the Give as You Live Summer Swimathon challenge. Along with her family, she aims to swim a total of 5 miles across 5 weeks of the summer holidays. They have already completed their first mile swim and are on track to complete the second by the end of […]

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25 Jul 24

July ’24 Foodbank AGM Minutes

Food Bank Minutes AGM Whole Life Centre, Cabin Lane 19th June 2024 Present: 28 supporters 1. Welcome and Prayer by Chair James 2:14-17 Faith and Deeds 14  What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15  Suppose a brother or […]

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20 Jul 24

Summer Fundraiser?

Oswestry and Borders Foodbank are in need of vital funds to ensure we can continue to support individuals and families facing hardship. Could you support us with a FUN-draiser this summer?   Why not get the whole family involved in a Summer Fun Run! Ask your family, friends or colleagues to sponsor your run and […]

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30 Jun 24

Morrisons Foodbank Food Drive

Starting tomorrow- Monday 1st July- Morrisons Oswestry Community Champions will be holding a week-long Foodbank Food Drive! Please pop down and show your support, meet our lovely team of fabulous volunteers and give a donation if you can. Below are a few items that we are in need of this week. Thank you #fooddrive #morrisonsoswestrycommunitychampions […]

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23 May 24

An Update From Duncan Kerr

“Inverness to Pitlochray then onto Dumblaine (thumbs up to nice cathedral) via Falkirk with the famous Falkirk Wheel. A shorter day to Gretna due to rain and feeling very coldy/cough but this morning crossed the border into Cumbria with a 110 mile ride to Preston today. A lot of roads are pretty flooded today.” Keep […]

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17 May 24

Duncan Kerr sets off from John O’Groats

Earlier today (Friday May 17th), Councillor Duncan Kerr embarked on his 1,000 mile solo cycle ride from John O’Groats to Lands End. He took the overnight train to Inverness, another train North and cycled 20 miles just to reach the start line!   Last year, Oswestry and Borders Foodbank gave out over 7,000 food parcels […]

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