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This is the first year that The Food Bank has been a CIC and so the first of these annual reports. I am very grateful to Ed Jackson and Drina Heighton for the time invested in making the application to become a CIC. During the year we were fortunate to receive generous donations of our […]

Our shelves are nearly empty here at the Food Bank. On Saturday we fed 91 people (numbers are increasing) and we spent £600 topping up supplies – most of which we gave out.We’re very grateful for a recent donation from Rotary and to our weekly team of shoppers.But the need is increasing just at the […]

We’re delighted to announce that Shipston Food Bank is now a Community Interest Company (CIC). We’ve always been a community group and volunteers and supporters come from across the town, across the political parties (and none) and across faiths (and none). We deliberately have no political affiliation. If you need some help – come along […]

We’ve had a number of generous anonymous donations recently – and we want to say thank you! We really appreciate them.

If you find you need a food parcel, please do pop along to St Edmund’s church between 10 and 12 on Saturday. No voucher or referral is needed – we won’t let anyone go hungry. We also have some summer primary school uniform available so if you need some help on that front, please also […]

Thanks to their campaign to raise awareness of Food banks, we have been given a generous grant by Midcounties Co-operative. It will help us provide essentials (and a few treats) for those who are finding it tough at the moment – so thank you!

Have you or your children outgrown the traditional Advent Calendar?  Tired of the same old ‘Secret Santa’ at work? Revive interest in the real spirit of Christmas with this Giving Tree Advent Calendar.  Instead of opening a window each day to receive a treat, you open the window to find an image of a product […]

Thank you so much for all the generous donations over the past few weeks. We’re really grateful to everyone. Just a reminder that from now onwards, we are open on Saturdays ONLY for donations and to pick up a parcel if you need one. No vouchers needed, just come along to St Edmund’s between 10 […]