News | Oswestry and Borders Foodbank

5 Nov 25

Harvest 2025

The 2025 Harvest donation totals are in! 51 Schools, Churches and community groups from within Oswestry and the surrounding areas have raised an incredible 3.12 tonnes of food and toiletries for local people facing hardship! To everyone who has given so generously we want say a massive THANKYOU for your support. Many of you have […]

22 Oct 25

Harvest Highlights

The team have had a very busy few weeks processing 38 harvest donations from schools, churches and community groups- and there are still more to come! A huge thank you to everyone who has given to the foodbank throughout Harvest. Every donation, big or small, makes a HUGE difference to individuals and families facing hardship. […]

1 Oct 25

Foodbank Fortnight starts today!

📅 Today: Wednesday 1st October marks the start of Food Bank Fortnight! @Bank the Food are modernising the harvest tradition. Local schools, families and communities are coming together to support food banks through the free BanktheFood app. Will you join us? Once downloaded, you’ll know just what’s needed. No guess work! ✅ Download the free […]

25 Sep 25

Fraud update from West Mercia Police- 23/9/25

WEEKLY FRAUD UPDATE FROM WEST MERCIA POLICE – ECONOMIC CRIME UNIT – 23/09/2025 COMMON TERMS – ONLINE FRAUD As the Internet has evolved, so has its misuse by online criminals in defrauding their victims. In the course of that new words and phrases have evolved to describe the methods used. These are often used […]

10 Sep 25

“1 in 6 children in the UK went hungry last year”- Trussell

Please read the latest article from the Guardian, interviewing Trussell on Hunger in the UK over the last year: Failure to tackle dependence on food banks in UK driving public discontent | Poverty | The Guardian As a Trussell Foodbank, we are committed to fighting the injustice that is poverty and hunger, and are […]

23 Jul 25

Bankuet is 6 years old!

We are joining with Bankuet as they celebrate 6 years of service. Bankuet is an online shop dedicated to helping foodbanks across the whole of the UK. You can learn more about how they have impacted the work of foodbanks and the lives of local people facing hardship here: https://vimeo.com/1099306139 All donations received via Bankuet […]

24 Jun 25

MPs back bid to block proposed changes to benefits

Today dozens of Labour MPs have rescinded their support of the Welfare reform bill which, if passed, would push 250,000 people (50,000 children) into poverty. The news comes after the Trussell Lobby Day on June 18th, which has undoubtedly had a huge impact as some of the MPs in attendance have added their signatures to […]

21 Jun 25

June 18th: Parliament Lobby Day at Westminster

It has been an eventful week in the life of the Trussell network with the Lobby Day in Westminster taking place last Wednesday 18th June. Liz (manager) and Alison (trustee) were there to represent Oswestry and Borders Foodbank. They met with Helen Morgan MP to discuss why the Government needs to ensure everyone can afford […]

27 May 25

Foodbank Featured on BBC Sounds

Did you catch Oswestry & Borders Foodbank on BBC sounds this week? Manager Liz Jermy, Alison & Malcolm (Trustees) and Ben (from Trussell) were interviewed in response to the end of year stats published by Trussell. A huge thank you to Ellen Knight from BBC Radio Shropshire for taking the time to meet the team […]

21 May 25

2025 AGM invitation 26th June

You are warmly invited to attend this year’s AGM at Hope Church on Thursday 26th June. This year, we would love you to join us, as our most valued volunteers, donors and supporters for an evening of celebration to honour the amazing support you have given to the work of the Oswestry and Borders Foodbank. […]

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