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Bank Holiday Closures

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Easter Opening Hours

Oswestry and Borders Foodbank will be CLOSED on Easter Monday 21st April. Normal food collections and deliveries will recommence on Thursday 24th April. Support Services at Number 58 will be open as normal on Wednesday 23rd April & Thursday 24th April.

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Giving during Lent 2025

Lent begins this Wednesday 6th March. Traditionally people give something up for the 40 days until Easter. Perhaps this year you could give an item each day or as often as you can to the Foodbank, instead of giving something up. You could follow the calendar below or create one of your own. Everything you […]

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Morrisons Foodbank Food Drive This Week

  The Morrisons food collection is this week! Do you shop at @Morrisons? From Monday 3 February to Sunday 9 February, local Morrisons stores are raising vital donations of food and other essential items. Right now, we urgently need donations of… Tinned Spaghetti Rice Pudding Cereal Porridge Pots Size 6 Nappies If you can, please […]

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Christmas 2024: That’s a Wrap!

Christmas 2024: That’s a wrap! Over the last two weeks we have given out 220 food parcels, feeding 564 people and sent Christmas Hampers out to 215 households! Our team of volunteers have been amazing until the end- taking on extra hours and extra tasks, and even pulling in favours from friends and family to […]

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Reverse Grotto at Chirk Castle NT

Chirk Castle are collecting for the Oswestry and Borders Foodbank again this year with their Reverse Santa’s Grotto. If you are visiting this festive season, please take a food item or two or some loose change to put in the donation buckets. Everything that is given will go to families facing hardship this winter. Thank […]

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The Shropshire Star Reports on the Foodbank

Manager Liz Jermy was interviewed by the Shropshire Star for her insight into why the Foodbank is needed and how it is helping local people facing hardship this Winter. You can watch it here:   ‘The fact is there are some people who don’t have a choice’ – Shropshire foodbanks ready to help as winter […]

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Tesco Winter Collection 2024

  The @Tesco Winter Food Collection is fast approaching! 🛒 🥫 Next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, look out for us in Tesco Ellesmere, where we’ll be collecting food and other essential items to help people facing hunger and hardship in our community. If you can, please pick up an extra item or two to donate […]

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Christmas 2024 appeal

This year, on top of normal weekly food parcels, Oswestry and Borders Foodbank are expecting to give out 250 Christmas Hampers to families in need this Christmas. Each Christmas Hamper contains special food items and small gifts to help make Christmas for people who are unable to afford it this year. Can you help us […]

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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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