News

15 Dec 24

A Christmas message from our manager Grahame Lucas

At this time of year, we celebrate the birth of Jesus, whose life was an amazing gift. At this time of giving, we also give thanks for the amazing generosity of the people of Worcester for your generosity, in supporting Worcester Foodbank so that we can continue to help those who turn to us in […]

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15 Dec 24

Christmas opening hours

Whether it’s dropping off donations or collecting a food parcel, our doors will be open right up until 12.30pm on Christmas Eve. Here are our opening hours for the whole festive period: Monday, December 23 – 11am to 2pm Christmas Eve – 11am to 12.30pm Christmas Day – CLOSED Boxing Day – CLOSED Friday, December […]

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4 Dec 24

Foodbank feeds off festive goodwill from Tesco shoppers

Two smiling women volunteers holding up a leaflet to promote the collection in the Tesco store.

Generous Tesco shoppers provided Worcester Foodbank with an early Christmas present as they showered the charity with donations during a three-day food drive. Festive goodwill was in plentiful supply at the main stores in St Peter’s and Warndon where customers donated enough food and other essentials to fill 280 crates. Volunteers from the city’s foodbank […]

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15 Oct 24

Volunteers bring to life the impact of hunger during Royal visit  

His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester standing in the foodbank warehouse with volunteers.

Hard-working volunteers at Worcester Foodbank shone a light on the challenges facing those living in crisis as HRH The Duke of Gloucester learned more about their work during a tour of the charity. HRH was joined by the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire and food bank volunteer, Beatrice Grant, as he spoke to the foodbank team […]

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29 Sep 24

Christmas Shopping List – a flavour of what we need this festive season

It may be too early to count the days until Christmas – but it’s not too early to start donating some festive favourites to our foodbank. We’ve just published our Christmas Shopping List, which provides a full flavour of the items we need as we bid to ensure no-one goes hungry this festive season. Dried […]

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6 Sep 24

Volunteer blog: The joys of being a foodbank delivery driver

Our small army of volunteers are the driving force behind our efforts to end hunger across Worcester. In this blog post, broadcaster and author Chris Green shares his experiences of being a volunteer delivery driver and how it has provided a good workout for his mind and body.  Never assume. It’s not a bad metaphor […]

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11 Aug 24

Foodbank appeals for delivery drivers

Volunteer drivers are being sought to help us deliver emergency food to those facing hunger across the city. We are looking for pairs of drivers that can commit to a shift a week to pick up food parcels from our Lowesmoor warehouse and deliver them to the homes of clients (generally covering WR1-WR6 postcodes). Safeguarding […]

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11 Jun 24

Worcester Foodbank throws down the gauntlet to parliamentary hopefuls to help end hunger

Worcester Foodbank has challenged the city’s parliamentary hopefuls to commit to playing a leading role in tackling hunger if they are elected. Manager Grahame Lucas has written to Worcester’s main parliamentary candidates inviting them to visit foodbank ahead of polling day and see first-hand the impact food poverty is having on thousands of households across […]

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24 Mar 24

Easter 2024 opening hours

Our doors will be open on Good Friday before the team take an extended break over the Easter weekend. Good Friday – open as usual from 11am to 2pm Easter Monday (1 April) – CLOSED Tuesday 2 April – open as usual from 11am to 2pm  

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9 Jan 24

Foodbank feeds record number of people during festive season

Worcester Foodbank fed a record number of people in the run up to Christmas with more than 2,600 adults and children relying on its support. The charity ended a challenging year by feeding 2,605 people during December – marking the busiest month for foodbank since it opened its doors in 2012. Foodbank has had to […]

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