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Guarantee the Essentials Campaign is Now Live!
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 […]
6 Oct 23
Shropshire Star’s Feed A Family Campaign Features the Oswestry & Borders Foodbank
Donations to food banks have decreased, yet the number of people needing their services is going up all the time. The Star’s Feed A Family appeal looks ahead to what’s likely to be a tough winter. By David Tooley A county foodbank has joined a national campaign to increase Universal Credit payments to at least […]
25 Sep 23
New ways to give
Have you seen our new poster popping up all over town? It details our opening times and services we provide as well as providing new ways to give. We are always looking to expand the ways in which people can support us- particularly if we can make things easier and more convenient to use! For […]
11 Sep 23
Guarantee the Essentials Campaign
On Friday 8th September, The Trussell Trust, in partnership with The Joseph Rountree Foundation, launched the Guarantee our Essentials campaign: Guarantee our essentials – The Trussell Trust Why do we need an Essentials Guarantee? “The basic rate of Universal Credit should at least cover the cost of essentials like food, household bills and travel costs, […]
25 Aug 23
MP visit this week
Helen Morgan MP visited the food bank on Monday this week and she stayed with us for two hours. Helen and her colleague were able to chat with volunteers, agency workers from Women’s Aid, Citizens Advice and Samaritans, and even a visitor who, graciously, allowed Helen to briefly interrupt her meeting with the Citizens Advisor. […]
14 Aug 23
Give as you Live
We wanted to let you know about a great FREE fundraising tool from our friends at Give as you Live. If you shop online for your groceries, did you know you could be earning a free donation for us with every order? It’s a great way to support us for free, and the donations really […]
26 Jun 23
Shropshire Star reports on Foodbank AGM
See the article by David Tooley at https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/cost-of-living/2023/06/23/foodbank-finances-under-strain-as-demand-remains-high-and-products-fly-off-the-shelves/ A food bank in north Shropshire now has to buy more than half of the food it hands out to needy people as demands on its services grow. Oswestry and Borders Foodbank – a part of the national Trussell Trust network – says a part of that […]
18 May 23
Oswestry Mayor’s Charities 23/24, Oswestry Foodbank and Osnosh
Sponsored Cycling: Alpe D’huez & Mont Ventoux, 2 iconic climbs. These are 2 iconic and difficult mountain climbs from the Tour de France, each being twice the height of Snowdon. Alpe D’huez has 21 hairpin bends . Mont Ventoux has the memorial to Tom Simpson who sadly died on the climb. Duncan will cycle his […]
22 Mar 23
BanktheFood Mobile Phone App
The Oswestry and Borders foodbank has registered with BanktheFood. BanktheFood is a registered charity (Charity Commission for England and Wales Number 1194167) that has a mission to ensure food banks always have exactly what they need when they need it. Food banks often struggle with effectively communicating their real-time supply and demand needs to their […]
14 Dec 22
Oswestry and Borders Foodbank Christmas 2022 Opening
The Foodbank will be open on Monday 19th December and Thursday 22nd December 11:00-14:00 as usual. Additionally, it will open on Friday 23rd December 11:00-14:00. The Foodbank will be closed from Saturday 24th December – Monday 2nd January 2023. During this time phone messages will be accessed on a daily basis. The Foodbank will be […]