News
22 Jul 23
Change of opening times: Monday 31st July – Friday 4th August
Please note that for one week only, the Foodbank will be closed every morning. The Foodbank will be open to give out food parcels to people who have been referred on Tuesday 1st August and Friday 4th August from 2pm – 4.30pm. Donations can be dropped off Monday 31st July and Wednesday 2nd August from […]
28 Mar 23
EASTER OPENING AT ABERGAVENNY FOODBANK
The Abergavenny Foodbank will be closed on Good Friday – 7th April. However, it feels like a week would be a long time between session at the moment. So the Foodbank will be open to give out food parcels to people who have been referred on Thursday 6th April from 13.00-15.30hrs. The Foodbank will then […]
28 Dec 22
It has been a busy December…
With the increase in the cost of living, the cold snap and Christmas, many people are struggling to buy food and heat their home. We therefore saw a sharp increase in referrals for food parcels in December this year, and a greater proportion of the referrals were for families. We give everyone referred in December […]
16 Dec 22
Foodbank Opening Hours over Christmas
The Christmas opening hours for Abergavenny Foodbank for people who have been referred for a food parcel to pick it up, will be: Tuesday 20th December 13.00-15.30hrs Friday 23rd December 10.00-12.30hrs. Tuesday 27th December – CLOSED Friday 30th December 10.00-12.30hrs if referrals received Tuesday 3rd January 13.00-15.30hrs We wish you all a very Merry Christmas […]
15 Nov 22
Thank you for an AMAZING Harvest Festival!
Thank you so much to all the churches, schools and other community groups and organisations that have held Harvest Festival collections, both food and money, and donated them to the Abergavenny Foodbank. Everyone has been so incredibly generous this year. We have had well over 2 tonnes of food from Harvest collections. That is more […]
26 Oct 22
Thank you so much for all the bags!
A few weeks ago, we were starting to run short of bags at the Foodbank. We asked on social media for people to let us have their excess bags, in good condition, that were getting in the way in the house. Within hours they started to come in – and we now have plenty of […]
13 Jul 22
Foodbank Re-opening for Clients to collect Parcels – Tuesday 9 August 2022
The Abergavenny Foodbank will be welcoming back people who have been referred for food parcels, to have a cup of tea and collect their food parcel, from Tuesday 9th August 2022. As it was before covid, the foodbank at the Abergavenny Baptist Church will be open on Tuesdays from 13.00-15.30 hrs and Fridays from 10.00-12.30hrs. […]
1 Jun 22
Three Cheers for Volunteers!
At the beginning of Volunteers Week, I just wanted to say thank you to all the incredible volunteers at the Abergavenny Foodbank, who give their time regularly and reliably, and go above and beyond all the time. They have compassion and caring in abundance, but also good sense, dedication and a wonderful sense of humour. […]
24 May 22
Thank you to Coleg Gwent, Independent Living Section
Thank you to the lads from the Independent Living Section of Coleg Gwent for bringing in 24.65kg of food for the Foodbank. The lads are taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award and as part of this, raised money and used it to buy food for the Foodbank. They did the equivalent of […]
13 May 22
Thank you to the Mayor for making the Food bank one of his Charities
On Monday, Ian Morris, one of the Food Bank’s regular volunteers, was presented with a cheque for £1245.00 by Tudor Thomas, Mayor of Abergavenny, as he came to the end of his term in office. Mr Thomas had kindly nominated the Foodbank as one of the Mayor’s charities for his year in the role. The […]