News | Newark Foodbank

26 Jun 19

2019 Annual Report & Accounts

The 2019 Annural Report and Accounts were recently presented at a Thank You Event attended by many of our volunteers. Click here to download the 2019 Annual Report in PDF format Click here to download the 2019 Accounts For previous years reports and accounts please contact us.

30 May 19

Elliott’s Lenten Donation

Elliott (5 and 3 quarters years old!) came into the Foodbank with his parents. Elliott chose to forego his pocket money throughout Lent and then used that money to buy food for the Foodbank. Wow. What a kind generous gesture especially for one so young. We are extremely grateful for Elliott’s kind and caring action. […]

6 May 19

Donations from Flintham

Thanks to the village of Flintham, its Primary school, its Museum and Shop and its Cycle Club who, together with Caffe Velo Verde in neighbouring Screveton, donated 11.1kgs of yummy Easter Eggs and £220 in cash so that children and families and all those in need in Newark could have a super Easter treat, bless […]

3 Apr 19

Donation from Enterprise Van Rental

Wow – we have received a £1,000 donation from Enterprise Van Rental to support the work we do in Newark and Tuxford. A very big thank you to the team at Enterprise for their generosity.

9 May 18

ASDA Food Drive helps Newark Foodbank

Asda is planning a Food Drive to promote the profile of Newark Foodbank’s permanent collection point in its store. The Food Drive will run from Saturday 12th May for two weeks to Saturday 26th May 2018. This Food Drive will be centred around an Asda branded trolley in the store entrance/exit where customers can drop […]

23 Sep 17

New uniforms for the Newark Foodbank

Jane Ayre, warehouse coordinator, and Lesley Marshall, Foodbank Manager, here with Stuart Traves of Cargills, picking up new uniforms which have been generously donated by the company. These will be much apprevciated during the cold weather!

23 Dec 15

6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need

A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.

8 Dec 15

Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?

With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she’s helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. “For the past few days I haven’t been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…” This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]

1 Dec 15

Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test

David McAuley, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust said: “We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today.  Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger?  Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking […]

21 Oct 15

Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics

MPs and peers discussed tackling UK poverty. The Trussell Trust, along with dozens of representatives from its UK network of foodbanks, were in parliament yesterday speaking with MPs and Peers about the work they do to combat hunger and poverty. Hosting the event, Chris White MP commended the varied work of the Trussell Trust’s foodbanks, […]

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