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19 Mar 20
Foodbank Update March 2020
Thank you everyone for your continued support of the Boston and Sutterton Foodbanks. With the advent of the coronavirus to our country, and the related restrictions to our lifestyles, the Boston Foodbank will be moved to the Blenkin Memorial Hall, Wormgate, Boston, PE21 6NP until further notice. We will endeavour to continue our services during […]
20 Nov 19
Forthcoming Collections and News
Hello supporters. After a busy autumn period during which many schools, churches, companies and individuals kindly donated to food bank, we are looking to the lead up to Christmas. The donations received during the Harvest Festival period were significantly higher in weight when compared to last year’s collection, and we heartily thank all who have […]
8 Sep 19
Autumn Update
Autumn is here. The summer period at the Boston Foodbank has been busy, and we thank our volunteers and donors for their support. The Foodbank, in partnership with the Parish of Boston, issued lunch boxes to children over the summer period during which time school meals were not available for children. Currently we are witnessing […]
7 Mar 19
Spring time is here!
Foodbank News: The foodbank is still quite busy with an average of 10 foodbank voucher referrals each day. Items we are low on: long life milk, tinned fruit, tinned puddings, fruit squash, tinned meat and tinned fish, sugar. We could also do with some fresh vegetables and fruit to hand out to our clients on […]
12 Dec 18
Bob and the warehouse
Thanks to our kind and generous donors, our shelves are looking stocked. Tesco, Asda, Co-op stores, local schools, Pilgrim Hospital, Jerry Green Dog Rescue and personal donations have been gratefully received on the countdown to Christmas.
6 Dec 18
Foodbank rise in referrals
We have seen a dramatic rise in foodbank referrals over the past 2 months. Since the roll out of Universal Credit, local companies closing their doors, a rise in homelessness, mental health issues and illnesses our numbers have increased from 10-15 per week up to 40 per week. This is a frightening figure as within […]