News | Oswestry and Borders Foodbank

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 […]

8 May 24

Councillor Duncan Kerr’s Foodbank Fundraiser

Later this month, Councillor Duncan Kerr will be taking on a solo 1,000 mile cycle ride from John O’Groats to Lands End in aid of Oswestry and Borders Foodbank. He’ll be setting out on May 17th and hopes this route will bring him back into the Oswestry area on May 25th before heading on to […]

24 Apr 24

Mayor’s Award Given to Oswestry & Borders Foodbank

Staff and volunteers at Oswestry and Borders Foodbank were invited to a Civic dinner on Friday 19th April, hosted by Mayor Ollie Rose. The evening was set up to thank and celebrate local volunteers and community groups for all their hard work and dedication over the last year. During the evening, Oswestry Foodbank received an […]

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 […]

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