News

25 Oct 18

Harvest Festival: the gift that keeps on giving

  These lovely people from King’s College Taunton dropped by last week with an amazing 188 kgs of food for the Foodbank. We are so grateful to all the schools who have committed their Harvest Festival to helping us and it is much appreciated. Pictured above with Father Mark (Chaplain) are Phoebe Hake, Hattie Fox, Ellie Cooper and […]

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2 Oct 18

Tory Party Conference 2018 appearance

  Our esteemed project manager, Sue Weightman, ventured up to Birmingham yesterday to talk about us at the Tory Party Conference. She took centre stage at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and spoke about the Foodbank’s experience of Universal Credit and serving people suffering from mental ill-health as well as what would help. In the photo […]

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1 Oct 18

Slimming World help feed us!

  We have received this fabulous photo c/o Dawn Booth showing Jill Rumary and Kay Aldworth, Slimming World consultants, with an amazing collection of kettle food donations given by part of the Taunton Slimming World team. They kindly promoted our need for rehydratable food, which we have named “kettle food”.  This is because this type of […]

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21 Sep 18

Good job Bevan!

This story started when children in a local church were given £10 each by the pastor and asked to try to turn it into something more.  So Bevan seized the initiative, rose to the challenge and did jobs around the house for his mum and increased his £10 to £25. He then used the money he had […]

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18 Sep 18

Harvest Festival 2018

  I am sure you are aware of the vital part Foodbanks are playing in our society at the moment. Thirteen million people live below the poverty line in the UK with individuals going hungry every day for a variety of reasons from benefit delays to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. Your […]

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13 Sep 18

Tales of the Foodbank

  There may be a perception that all our clients at the Foodbank are there because of benefit delays. Whilst this is partly true, it is not always the case. Here are a few examples of those caught up in circumstances beyond their control who rely on us to provide them with food until things […]

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27 Jun 18

Thank you to Unite again for generous donation

Another very welcome donation from Unite .  A huge thank you to all concerned for their generosity – it is much appreciated. Here is the moment Kevin came in to the warehouse to hand over a cheque for £1500, ably supported on either side by Diane and Helen.  

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26 Jun 18

Taunton Foodbank Recruitment

Taunton Foodbank is excited to announce that we are recruiting! The foodbank is seeking to appoint a part-time (10 hours per week) Administrative Assistant. The job description can be found here. The successful applicant will provide administrative support to the Manager of Taunton Foodbank. Taunton Foodbank is affiliated to the Trussell Trust and works with […]

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22 Jun 18

Langport Foodbank on the move July 11

Our colleagues in Langport will be moving.  From 11 July they will be found at the Ridgeway Hall, Stacey’s Court, Langport TA10 9PQ. They will be open Wednesday afternoons from 2-4pm.

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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 […]

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