News
10 Dec 18
Longrun Meadow Park Run
300+ park runners who gather every Saturday morning at 0900 and run 5km in Longrun Meadow decided to invite contributions for us when they ran on Saturday 8 December . Between them, they collected a staggering 157.2 kgs of food which was delivered to us today. We are so grateful to all involved for thinking […]
6 Dec 18
Missing Person: Warwick Smith dob 24/12/1988
We have been approached about the the above named person. He has been reported as missing by his family from Wolverhampton. If you see him or he is in contact please let Pc Ian Williams 20025 of the Western locate team at Wednesfield Police Station know by dialling either 101 extn 8723045 or 01902649150 or […]
6 Dec 18
CHRISTMAS EVE OPENING AT WELLINGTON
Please note that Wellington Foodbank will be open on Christmas Eve between 1500-1600.
30 Nov 18
Travellers’ generosity
And this article was brought to our attention which we feel worth sharing. Apparently, gypsies and travellers have been filling up Foodbanks as part of what has been dubbed the Foodbank Challenge. It works by nominating friends and family on social media to take part in the challenge by donating a trolley full of goods […]
30 Nov 18
Tesco Food Collection Days
Here is one of our wonderful Trustees and volunteer with a trolley load of food donated by one family yesterday at the Tesco Food Collection. The two days are nearly over but we are so grateful to those Tesco shoppers that embraced the initiative with such fervour and donated an enormous amount of food, […]
30 Nov 18
Bric a brac raises money for Foodbank
A huge thank you to all who bought from Neil and Kathy Arnold on the Bric a Brac stall at the traditional Buckland St Mary Christmas Bazaar, held in the Buckland St Mary village hall last Saturday. Neil and Kathy took over the annual Bric a brac stall several years ago and put a call […]
16 Nov 18
New Foodbank Opening In Wiveliscombe: 28 November
There will be a new Foodbank distribution centre opening in Wiveliscombe on Wednesday 28 November. It is based in the Wiveliscombe Evangelical Congregtional Church, Silver Street, Wiveliscombe TA4 2PA and will be open every Wednesday from 1400-1600. Wiveliscombe joins our centres in Langport and Wellington.
6 Nov 18
Latest Press Release from Trussell Trust
Concerns for this winter as Taunton Foodbank reveals over 1000 emergency food boxes went out to local people in six months Between 1st April and 30th September this year Taunton Foodbank provided 1015 emergency food boxes supplying three days’ food for 2135 local people including 773 children. The Foodbank, a member of The Trussell Trust’s […]
6 Nov 18
Reverse Advent Calender time again!
And here it is – our wish list for a Reverse Advent Calender!! It is the same principle as last year – an empty cardboard box on the first day of collection and hey presto, 24 days later it is full. But we need you to start early as we have to weigh in, pack […]
29 Oct 18
Thank you to Somerset County Council for their donations
Another wonderful bunch of people, this time from Somerset County Council, who collected 31.1 kgs of food for us. Tracey and Jill very kindly dropped it round to us last week. We are so very grateful.