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Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank celebrates the life of Doug Armstrong

Stratford-upon-Avon pays tribute to Doug Armstrong, who sadly passed away in December 2024. Doug was passionate about the work of the foodbank and was a long-standing supporter both personally and through the Street Arts Project. Doug created the Street Arts Project a not for profit charity with Jackie Lines, to support the homeless, vulnerable and […]

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Stratford Town FC support the Foodbank

Marilyn Price from our Foodbank was delighted to meet with Jed McCrory and Steven Burge at Stratford Town FC this week to receive their generous donations. Their campaign collecting a fabulous array of hats, scarves and toiletries was generosity supported by the local community…big thanks to everyone for your support! “We are absolutely grateful to […]

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White Swan host Black Tie Charity Dinner Dance

Exciting news!  The White Swan Hotel, Stratford is hosting a Black Tie Charity Dinner Dance  in aid of The Shakespeare Hospice and Stratford upon Avon Foodbank.Join us for a night of delicious 3-course dining, live entertainment and fantastic raffle prizes!  Date: Friday 9 May 2025  Time: 7PM with a glass of prosecco on arrival  Location: The White Swan […]

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Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank awarded £320,000 grant

Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank has been awarded a £320,000 community benefit grant from Heart of England Community Energy, a local community energy enterprise based in Stratford. This funding will support the Foodbank’s new satellite locations to meet the growing demand for food and services, particularly in underserved areas. Over the next three years, the grant will help the Foodbank establish […]

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Our Christmas opening hours

These will be our Christmas opening hours for food parcel collection during the two week Christmas period: Our last session for food parcel collection before Christmas day will be: Bishopton Community Centre on Monday 23rd Dec 2-3pm Our next session after Christmas day will be: Ken Kennett Centre on Friday 27th Dec 11am-12pm We will […]

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Four New Trustees for our Foodbank

Kate Rolfe has lived and worked in Stratford-upon-Avon for over 26 years.  I have been a Town and District Councillor for Tiddington Ward and a County Councillor for Stratford South for over 15 years and I have had the pleasure and honour of being the Mayor of our wonderful town twice – 2019-2020 and 2034-2024.  During […]

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Support our community this winter by donation at your local Tesco store

Support our community this winter by donating to Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank at your local Tesco store  From Thursday 28 November to Saturday 30 November, customers at Tesco, Birmingham Road will be encouraged to pick up an extra item or two as part of their weekly shop to drop into a special donation trolley on the way out of the store. As foodbanks continue to […]

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Most Needed this November

Today is the start of November, we are appealing for our Christmas food donations for the whole of the month of November. Why do we need these donations now? We need to have collected our Christmas food donations by the 4 December ready to build our Christmas hampers. If you can support the foodbank with […]

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Our 2024 Reverse Advent calendar is launched!

Traditionally, Advent calendars are used to count down the days of Advent in the run up to Christmas. Foodbanks use a reverse advent calendar to promote giving at Christmas. Instead of opening a series of doors revealing a picture, small chocolate or a gift for each day, the reverse advent calendar turns this trend on […]

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Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank launches it’s 2024 Christmas campaign

At the start of November Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank is launching its Christmas campaign. This year we are doing something slightly different. Since April we have been asking for donations of used but good condition children’s books for children coming to our sessions to take home with them. We’ve been overwhelmed by the incredible generosity and support. […]

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