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Huw Irranca Davies AM visits Nantymoel Foodbank

Pat Blackwell and team of Nantymoel Foodbank receive a cheque from Huw Irranca Davies AM 

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Carrier bags needed

We would be very grateful for any donations of carrier bags. Please drop them into your nearest Foodbank. For locations and opening times please click here.

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Autumn Newsletter

Click to view our Autumn Newsletter Foodbank_Newsletter_Sep17_v5

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Parc Prison Food Donation

We were delighted to receive a food donation from Parc Prison which weighed in at amazing 543.1 kg which will enable us to feed 150 people for three days. Many thanks to all involved in the collection. If you would like to organise a food collection in your organisation please contact us for more details.

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Thanks received from client

We have just received some lovely feedback from a person who needed to use our service. They described their experience as “most pleasant” and were made to feel “very welcome”, adding that the Foodbank is a “much needed service provided by lovely people.”  If help had not been provided they thought they would have “gone […]

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Foodbank Comes to Cymmer

A new Foodbank Distribution Centre will be available every Thursday from 1pm – 3pm at Gilgal Community Church, Whitebridge, Cymmer from Thursday 2nd March 2017. We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ of  nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are […]

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Porthcawl Parkrun supports Bridgend Foodbank

Bridgend Foodbank received a donation weighing over 135 kilos from participants in the Porthcawl Parkrun on 14 January. This is enough to feed 38 individuals with three meals a day for three days. Louise Hogan, who organised the collection, was grateful to the runners and volunteers for their support and hopes to arrange more collections […]

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New Foodbank Distribution Centre Opened in Pencoed

On Monday 19th September 2016, a new Foodbank Distribution Centre opened at St David`s Hall, Penprysg Road, Pencoed. The new Centre is open on a Monday between 1.00pm – 3.00pm.

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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.

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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 […]

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