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Guarantee the Essentials Campaign is Now Live!

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 […]

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29 Nov 22

£3.5 million pledged to the Trussell Trust’s Emergency Appeal

Julia and Hans Rausing have pledged £3.5 million to the Trussell Trust’s emergency appeal to support its network of 1,300 foodbanks in what is expected to be a particularly difficult winter. The Trussell Trust is expecting to provide 1.3 million emergency food parcels in the next six months, including an estimated half a million for children. This […]

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10 Nov 22

Radio Shropshire Interview 10th November 2022

A recording of a Radio Shropshire interview with the Oswestry and Borders Foodbank manager – Liz Jermy

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10 Nov 22

Mid-Year Statistics

On Thursday 10th November, we released our stats for emergency food parcel distribution from April to September 2022, which shed light on the level of need for Oswestry and Borders Foodbank in our local community. The stark new figures reveal that we provided 1,227 emergency food parcels to people who couldn’t afford the essentials in […]

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27 Oct 22

Contents of a single parcel go up by £19 – food bank provider

Original article from BBC News – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-63385874.amp As the cost of living soars more people are turning to food banks to make ends meet. New Office for National Statistics data has shown that the price of pasta, tea, and chips has increased, with vegetable oil going up by 65% in a year. Overall, the price of budget […]

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18 Oct 22

Five ways the cost of living crisis is impacting food banks

The cost of living is leading to increased need and rising costs for food banks. Here are five ways that food banks are being impacted: Increased need The sharp rise in the cost of energy, food and other essentials, alongside the £20 cut to universal credit in October 2021, has meant that between April 2021 […]

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18 Oct 22

Food banks deliver message to Downing Street calling for urgent action

Today a letter signed by more than 3,000 food bank staff and volunteers was handed in to Downing Street, calling on Liz Truss to take urgent action to end the need for emergency food. Standing together, we’ve worked alongside the Independent Food Aid Network and Feeding Britain to collectively call on the Prime Minister to […]

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2 Sep 22

Shropshire Star Article

This article was written by Paul Jenkins in the Shropshire Star. Here is a link to the original article. As part of the Shropshire Star’s Feed a Family Campaign, we are highlighting the work of food banks across the county and today look at the work of the Oswestry and Borders group and the support […]

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8 Jul 22

Give Online

You may now make donations to the Foodbank via Give As You Live. Either sign up for an account and raise money by shopping via the site or make a one-off donation: To make a one-off donation: Alternatively you can sign up to give when you shop. When you shop via Give as you Live […]

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26 May 22

AGM Agenda

Everyone welcome to Oswestry & Borders Foodbank AGM on Tuesday 21st June 2022 at Albert Road Church, Oswestry. See agenda below. Please note: Optional start time of 7pm for prayer, reflection, and thanks. Business starts at 7:30pm. If you would like to join via Zoom for 7:30pm, please let us know asap. In addition, we […]

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