News | Bridgend Foodbank

1 Nov 17

Autumn Newsletter

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7 Jun 17

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.

28 Feb 17

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 […]

24 Feb 17

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 […]

24 Jan 17

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 […]

14 Sep 16

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.

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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