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13 May 18
Buckland St Mary Coffee Morning
The coffee morning at Buckland St Mary church raised an amazing £195 from the coffee donations and raffle. We say a massive thank you to all involved, including the hosts Neil and Kathy Arnold and Sam Mayled-Pillay. The funds raised will be put to very good use and make a huge difference to […]
4 May 18
Fantastic result from the 30th Swimathon for the Taunton Foodbank
These photos reflect the culmination of much hard work from all those that took part and organised the 30th Swimathon this year. An amazing £5028.62 was donated to the Taunton Foodbank for which many many thanks. Read the full article in the Somerset County Gazette.
24 Apr 18
Taunton Foodbank press release April 2018
A record 4900 emergency food supplies given to local people in last year, Taunton Foodbank reveals Between 1st April 2017 and 31st March 2018, 4900 three day emergency food supplies were provided to local people in crisis by Taunton Foodbank, compared to 4356 in the previous year. Of this number, 1837 went to […]
2 Mar 18
Taunton Foodbank will not be able to open today
To our great regret, the adverse weather conditions mean that we will be unable to open the Foodbank today (Friday 2 March). We hope to be back in business as usual on Tuesday 6 March. There will be emergency winter provision in Taunton for the homeless.
20 Feb 18
Taunton Soroptimist Swimathon makes a splash!
The Taunton Soroptimists‘s 30th anniversary got off to a great start with their 30th Swimathon. Nearly £14,500 has been pledged so far, a figure that we are hoping will rise significantly when all the money is in, and over 4,000 laps were swum. The money raised will be divided 50% to St. Margaret’s Somerset Hospice and […]
12 Feb 18
Take part in our 40 for 40 challenge this Lent
With people struggling to afford food living locally, it is important that we can continue to support families in crisis throughout the Easter period. We provide essential emergency food, emotional support and practical advice to families who live near you and really need us. The challenge We are asking people to join us in taking […]
16 Jan 18
Your Foodbank Needs You! Swimathon volunteers needed.
Perhaps you and your friends, family and work colleagues would consider entering a team in the Annual Swimathon on 17th and 18th February. This year the Taunton Soroptimist Annual Swimathon is celebrating 30 years and Taunton Foodbank has been chosen as one of the three charities to benefit from this local charitable event. For more […]
16 Jan 18
Latest Press Release: Taunton Foodbank thanks local community for ‘incredible’ response to calls for support
Taunton Foodbank was able to provide emergency food and Christmas hampers to hundreds of local people facing hunger in the lead up to Christmas thanks to generous support from the people of Taunton Deane. Over 8 tonnes of food were donated to the foodbank in December giving us ample stocks to provide 569 three day […]
4 Jan 18
A big Christmas Thank You to all our donors.
A huge thank you to everyone who donated to the Foodbank during December. We honestly are overwhelmed by such a level of generosity from you all. It would be impossible to thank each person, organisation or office individually as there were so many, so please accept this post as an all encompassing THANK YOU to you all. […]