News

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 […]

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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 […]

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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.

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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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25 Jan 22

Christmas at the Foodbank

Christmas is a busy time at the Foodbank as more food comes in because people kindly do Christmas collections for us, and the number of referrals increases.  We give everyone referred to us in December a Christmas Hamper, full of Christmas goodies, in addition to their normal Food Parcel.  Our wonderful volunteer elves came in […]

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29 Dec 21

Covid Regulations – Return to delivery model of operation

Due to the changes in the covid regulations in Wales, the Abergavenny Foodbank will return to the delivery model of operation from Wednesday 29th December 2021.  This means that clients will need to be referred for a food parcel by their support worker, which will then be packed and delivered to them on either Tuesday […]

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19 Nov 21

Harvest Festival Thank you

A big thank you to everyone who has given their Harvest Festival Collection to the Abergavenny Foodbank.  The total Harvest Collection for 2021 was 1550.1kg – that is over a tonne and a half of food which will go to people in Abergavenny and the surrounding area over the coming months.  By the end of […]

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13 Oct 21

Getting Back to Normal

Thankfully, we are gradually getting back to something closer to normality.  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 19th October 2021.  As it was before covid, the foodbank at the Abergavenny Baptist Church, will […]

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22 Sep 21

Thank you to our regular donors

Thank you to all of you who donate regularly to the Foodbank, whether by bringing in food, putting something in the collection boxes in the supermarkets, or by giving a financial donation.  Without your support, we would not be able to provide the food parcels to the clients referred to us.  We have just about […]

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10 Sep 21

Keep the Lifeline…..

Have you heard of #UniversalCredit? It’s a social security payment for people who don’t have enough money for the essentials – often because they’re in low-paid work or can’t work because of a health issue or caring responsibilities. These payments can be a lifeline, but this October the UK government is planning to cut these […]

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