News
1 May 23
Chris raises more than £1,800 after marathon lumberjack run
A staff member from the University of Worcester has raised more than £1,800 for our food bank after completing the London Marathon dressed as a lumberjack. Chris Garratt, Deputy Chief Information Officer at the university, completed the gruelling 26-mile run around the capital clutching a fake axe and dressed in full lumberjack gear, including heavy […]
26 Apr 23
Foodbank appeals for volunteer delivery drivers
Worcester Foodbank is on the lookout for volunteer delivery drivers to join our team as we continue to go the extra mile to help people 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 […]
7 Apr 23
Easter opening hours
Our doors will be open for food parcel collections and donations on Good Friday before we take a well-earned break over the rest of the Easter weekend. Easter opening hours Good Friday – open as usual, 11am to 2pm Easter Bank Holiday Monday – CLOSED Tuesday 18th – normal opening hours resume
2 Jan 23
Foodbank publishes first shopping list of 2023
A new year may have dawned but many of the old challenges that plagued struggling households remain as we head into 2023. Soaring inflation continues to widen the gap between many people’s incomes and the prices of everyday essentials like food, heating and rent – forcing record numbers of people to turn to us for […]
23 Nov 22
Foodbank unwraps Christmas gift voucher appeal for children
Our Christmas Gift Card appeal is up and running as we look to repeat the success of last year’s festive fund-raiser for disadvantaged children. An outpouring of generosity in response to the 2021 appeal enabled us to provide more than 600 vouchers to families that were then able to buy a gift for their child […]
30 Oct 22
Businesses’ festive celebration set to boost foodbank funds
Business people from across the county will be raising their voices and vital funds for our foodbank when a popular Christmas celebration returns this December. The Worcestershire Business Community Carol Service is set be held at All Saints Church in Worcester on Tuesday, 6 December. The service will begin at 5.15pm with prosecco and networking […]
15 Sep 22
Bank Holiday Monday – revised opening hours
Worcester Foodbank will be open on Bank Holiday Monday (19 September) to ensure people in crisis can still access support. With a growing number of households in urgent need of help, our team has taken the decision to open our doors but for a shorter period as the nation prepares to mark the funeral of […]
21 Jun 22
Ten year anniversary marks bittersweet milestone
When volunteers at Worcester Foodbank opened its doors for the first time they never imagined it would grow to the scale it has ten years later. This week marks a decade since the charity handed out its first emergency food parcel and in that time it has provided more than 800,000 meals to people in […]
14 Apr 22
Easter opening hours
Our volunteers will be taking a short break to recharge their batteries over the Bank Holiday Easter weekend – although we will be serving clients on Good Friday. Good Friday – open for clients from 11am to 2pm Saturday – closed Sunday – closed Bank Holiday Monday – closed Wednesday (20th April) – normal warehouse […]
23 Mar 22
Our response to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today set out his Spring Statement, which includes a package of measures designed to ease some of the pressure on households from soaring energy bills and other rising costs. Worcester Foodbank welcomes these steps which include cutting fuel duty by 5p a litre and doubling the Household Support Fund to £1 […]