News | Abergavenny Foodbank

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 […]

5 Apr 22

Foodbank will be closed on Good Friday

Please note that the Abergavenny Foodbank will be closed on Good Friday – 15th April. This means that referrals received for food parcels after midday on Tuesday 12th April will not be fulfilled until Tuesday 19th April.

4 Mar 22

Thank you to the Green Man Trust

Since December, we have seen an increase in the number of referrals that we have received for food parcels. We have therefore been using our food stocks, and the shelves have been emptying. We are very grateful to the Green Man Trust for their generous donation to the Abergavenny Foodbank from their small community grants […]

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