News
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
18 Aug 21
Thank you to all who donate to our foodbank….
We at Abergavenny Foodbank are very grateful to the local community for everything that you have done to help us over the last 18 months, which have been so challenging for so many. During the pandemic, the number of food parcels we provided increased dramatically from March 2020 onwards, with overall a more than 40% […]