News
Guarantee the Essentials Campaign is Now Live!
14 Mar 24
Easter Closures
Oswestry and Borders Foodbank will be closed over Easter to give staff and volunteers a well-deserved break. During this period of closure we will not be able to accept direct donations. For anyone wishing to donate Easter eggs or Easter related items, please aim to get these to the Foodbank before Monday 25th March. Thank […]
6 Mar 24
Guarantee the Essentials Campaign has gone to Parliament
Last week Trussell Trust handed in the petition to the government on Guarantee Our Essentials with over 150,000 signatures! Oswestry and Borders Foodbank want to say a massive thank you to everyone locally who added their signatures to this petition. Thanks to you, our voices are being heard- see below: “Today is the day! We […]
21 Jan 24
National Lottery Community Fund
Oswestry and Borders Foodbank are pleased to announce that in November 2023 they received a grant from the Cost of Living Community Fund (National Lottery). £40,000 has been awarded and allocated towards the cost of food purchases over the coming months. The fund was set up specifically for established charities who need funds to […]
12 Dec 23
Big Give Christmas Challenge Totals Are In!
This year for the first time, Oswestry and Borders Foodbank participated in ‘The Big Give Christmas Challenge’. The Big Give is an online organisation that runs match funding campaigns aiming to maximise and multiply charity donations. Local businesses came on board, pledging to match donations up to £1400. A Big Give Champion also gave their […]
30 Nov 23
Charity Christmas Tree Festival
Oswestry and Borders Foodbank are one of 19 local charities taking part in this year’s Charity Christmas Tree Festival. The unique display can be viewed at Christ Church Oswestry, Arthur Street (opposite the Tourist Information Centre), at 12-2pm on Friday 1st, Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd December. Deputy Lieutenant Veronica Lillis is set to open […]
28 Nov 23
Big Give Christmas Challenge
Today is #GivingTuesday which marks the start of Oswestry & Borders Foodbank’s Big Give Christmas Challenge Campaign. For one week only, any donation received via the Big Give Link will be DOUBLED thanks to match funding from locals businesses and The Reed Foundation. The link will remain live until 12pm on Tuesday 5th December. Helping Local […]
27 Nov 23
Trussell Trust Response to the Autumn Statement
Your voices have been heard! In Wednesday’s Autumn Statement, the UK government announced they will increase benefits in line with inflation. This will ease some of the pressures driving millions of people to food banks. It is fantastic to see that the Government have made some steps towards supporting people facing hardship, but with food […]
27 Nov 23
TNS Calls for Foodbank Donations
The Advertiser has published an article outlining TNS’s call for foodbank donations. They are collecting both food items and monetary donations. Oswestry and Borders Foodbank wish to extend their thanks for the support shown by the club. Amazing things happen when the local community get involved! You can read the full article here: Shropshire: Oswestry’s […]
13 Nov 23
Donations this Christmas
Christmas is just around the corner and here at Oswestry and Borders Foodbank we are preparing for a very busy season, expecting to support around 1000 people with Christmas food and gift hampers. As ever, we are reliant on the generosity of local individuals, businesses, churches, schools and community groups to ensure we can meet […]
8 Nov 23
Join us for a screening of the award winning ‘I, Daniel Blake’ at Oswestry School
On Wednesday 22 November, Oswestry School will be hosting a screening of the deeply moving and award winning film, ‘I, Daniel Blake’. The film follows Danie Blake and his struggle with living in poverty in the UK. Food will be included in the ticket price, produced by OsNosh. After the screening there will be an opportunity […]