News & Blog
17 Mar 20
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds in the UK, our main priority is ensuring the safety of everyone who comes to our food bank — whether it’s someone needing help, someone volunteering their time, or someone making a donation. Things are changing quickly, so we’ll keep this page updated regularly with information about what’s happening […]
29 Oct 19
Reverse Advent Calendar
Why not help us collect the items we need the most this Christmas? Christmas is a time for celebration and reflection, but it’s a sad fact that many people in our community will likely spend the festive season hungry. Rising fuel and heating expenditure, extra costs incurred by school holidays and benefit delays are just […]
13 Sep 19
Food collection at Tesco (Barkingside) receives 985 kilos of food and hygiene products
Tesco supermarket in Barkingside hosted food collections on the 6 and 7 September. Redbridge foodbank volunteers handed out “shopping lists” with suggestions of what to donate. The Redbridge foodbank heavily relies upon food collections to replenish its food stocks. The food collection received an impressive 984.7 kg of food and hygiene items, and £144.62. Our […]
18 Jun 19
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency donates 42 kilos of food to the Redbridge Foodbank
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) donated 42 kilos of food to the Redbridge Foodbank on the 18 June 2019. All food items were vegetarian, which are in high demand at the Redbridge Foodbank. The DVSA would like to make regular donations to the Redbridge Foodbank. The photograph shows Redbridge Foodbank volunteers with Paula and […]
17 Jun 19
London City Airport collected 200 kilos of food for the Redbridge Foodbank
London City Airport collected food for the Redbridge Foodbank at a local supermarket on 14 June 2016. Anna―one of the volunteers from London City, said: “London City Airport is committed to supporting the East London area.” The Redbridge Foodbank relies on food collection to replenish its food supplies. “We really enjoyed the team challenge […]
3 Jun 19
Sahira’s family and friends donate 1 tonne of food and hygiene products to the Redbridge Foodbank
Sahira, together with her family and friends donated 1032.55 kg of food and hygiene products to the Redbridge Foodbank. All family members, including the children were actively involved in this very generous donation, made as part of Ramadan. Thank you, Sahira’s family and friends for your generosity and hard work!
1 Jun 19
DYNO Plumbing East London donates £1070 to the Redbridge Foodbank
Employees from DYNO Plumbing East London took part in a sponsored fast during this Ramadan period. The money raised was then doubled by DYNO Plumbing East London. DYNO Plumbing donated a total of £1070 to the Redbridge Foodbank. Ronald Shanmugaratnam, Somya Yoqoob, Eddie Rashid and Siva Surenkumar presented the Redbridge Foodbank with this very generous […]
31 May 19
Tesco Ilford (Barkingside) Food Collection
Tesco Ilford (Barkingside) hosted a food collection on the 17 and 18 May 2019. This collection is part of the Redbridge Foodbank’s ongoing campaign to help support people struggling with hunger and poverty in the Redbridge. The food collection was an enormous success, with 1775.73 kg of food and toiletries and £161.44 of cash collected. Thanks […]
16 May 19
Vitality London 10K Fun Run fundraising event
One of our dedicated volunteers, Lisa MacKenzie (left), will be participating in the Vitality London 10K fun run 2019. The fun run takes place on Monday 27 May and starts in the The Mall and finishes in front of Buckingham Palace. Lisa is raising money for the Redbridge Foodbank. Her target is £200, so please support […]
30 Mar 19
New Distribution Centre in Newbury Park, Ilford
We are pleased to announce that we have opened a new distribution centre in Newbury Park, Ilford. We would like to thank all our supporters, donors and volunteers. We especially thank Pastor Max Bowhom for providing the us with the facilities and the opportunity to widen our Foodbank network in Ilford. The Gracevine Community Church distribution […]